JimG

Yes, the speed is amazing , and explains why the 'Galloping Ghost ' impact, when viewed in normal time , doesn't show the aircraft at all .

 

Jim G

 

 

It's on tonight 15/06/18 ...........looks like the promo is a day old

 

JG

 

 

Tomorrow night (sat 16/06/18 ) Channel 7  on the  6 O'clock news , should be good 

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/165789403603009/permalink/928580110657264/

 

Jim G

 

 

Thanks for posting this here F T , I saw it a couple of days ago on HBA .

 

I really like this guys 'can do' attitude and his first creation was pretty impressive .

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Hellllloooooo?????

Yeah , you are on target tow operations , I need a moving target to dial in my gun sights

Cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Terrific job Jim! Will we be seeing it at YCAB soon?Mike

Thanks Mike , my hangar share is at YCAB so when I am confident with its reliability and my flying I will apply to have the testing area extended to include Caboolture .I'll get big Cuz , Danny and Roger to fly escort when I bring it over, looking forward to it .

 

Cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Hey Jim.... more vids please.And when you see Kev next tell him I'm still going to finish my pilot cert.Hopefully this year if he will still be teaching.

I've done 4.5 hours total flying now and over Easter i will ( hopefully ) mount my dummy Lewis Machine gun . So I guess that'll be a good reason to do another little vid.

Kev is still teaching , i will let him know your intentions.

 

Cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

The Baffleing was on the KC Dawn Patrols web site.

Thanks Pete , I had found those , my baffling is a mixture of that and cheating some Revmaster methods .I'm going to run it with a water manometer set up to measure the pressure drop between the across the heads etc. and see what i have got .

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Who was the plans designer?

Canadian Graham Lee is the plans designer , he passed away a few years ago and his son Michael runs the website and sells the plans.cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Thanks Pete , I am keen learn about successful VW cooling set ups.

 

Cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Not sure what the Noon patrol have done there . Can you refer me to a link or article please.

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Great work Mark , Danny sent me a couple of youtube clips about 'balance beads', used in tyres , to understand how it all works . Amazingly simple once one understands the process.

 

I don't think it can ever be perfect though, because of the ' hunting ' gearset used in the gearbox . That means any imbalance in the engine will be in a different place at the prop shaft every engine revolution .

 

I suppose an extra Balancemaster mounted to the engine flywheel may take care of that .

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

I thought the vw engines were ment to rev lower then that( 3400-3800)?

Thanks Pete , the new prop may take a few rpm off it but i would still expect it to be 4K+ . The valve train and reciprocating components will do this easily ,even the inlet port doesn't reach peak velocity till mid 5K with the 458cc cylinders . The biggest challenge is dealing with the lack of cooling fin area.

 

cheers

 

JimG

 

 

How many rpm is that engine doing in take off?

Hi Pete , the engine is doing 4700 rpm at full power climbing and at 4200 rpm I have about 62 knts in level flight.

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Thanks All for those replies and well wishes...most appreciated.

 

I'm very surprised at how well the Nieuport flies straight out of the box , although I must confess I had the benefit of years of experience and testing the

 

guys in america have done . So I implemented most of the changes they had discovered and it all seems to tame it nicely.

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Is that a 3 bladed prop I see?

Hey Pete , I was hoping no one would notice ! , I'm carving my own prop 80X47,not quite finished yet and was keen to get flying so I just put a Powerfin on .cheers

 

JG

 

 

looks good Jim, is Kev still building the DR1?

Thanks FT , Kev is up to the covering and painting stage of his full scale DR1 .I will be helping with the engine set up . He hopes to start ground running the engine in the next few months

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Over 4 long year since I purchased a partially plans built GL 7/8th scale Nieuport 11.

 

Here is the first day of flying testing at Watts Bridge , QLD

 

 

Cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

Seriously good work there Mark , I'll be over to check it out once you have it up and running .

 

cheers

 

Jim G

 

 

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JimG

 

 

The sprag clutch is just for the starter motor , has no effect of the power transmission from the engine to the prop shaft.

 

JimG

 

 

This is the most recent Discussion Paper that I have and it is also closed.

 

DP 0802OS - Mass increase for aeroplanes administered by Recreational Aviation Administration Organisations (RAAO) | Civil Aviation Safety Authority

 

So if a weight increase in RAA is a current CASA project , I'm unable to find it .

 

Jim G

 

 

WHAT......... Bludging , I resemble that remark !

 

 

Oh yeah........Beer !

 

Jim G