palexxxx

On 09/11/2019 at 3:11 PM, bexrbetter said:

Did you know there's one rotting in a public park in Thailand?

 

In fact isn't it in your city of Chiang Mai?

 

Here it is, you're welcome...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterson_260SE

 

Well,  just to bump this old thread,  I have just returned from a road trip to Loei where the above plane is situated.  I hadn't been there for about eight years.  The public park turned out to be a bit of a war memorial and strangely (for Thailand) there was a bit of activity going on in regards to maintenance.  Here are some pics from just the other day.  Also,  for those interested,  they also had another war plane in the park,  I believe that it may be a Trojan.

Love the shot of all the old cars (in brand new condition) they'd be worth a small fortune nowadays.

Thanks Student Pilot.

I think that the Wren is no longer manufactured.  But in any case,  I am interested in the Kenai (and the Katmai) which are still being modified from N, P and Q model Cessna 182's by Peterson Performance Plus.

Thanks bexrbetter,  I do remember seeing that when I visited Loei about seven years ago.  Loei is about 500 kms from me.

The Wren was manufactured by another company.  The Wren is what Todd Peterson used to design his canard wing for his Katmai and Kenai models.

and thanks onetrack,  good to know that there are a couple in Oz already,  I'm assuming that would make the paperwork easier if another one were to be brought from the US of A.

Did you know there's one rotting in a public park in Thailand?

 

In fact isn't it in your city of Chiang Mai?

 

Tell me more.  I haven't heard about it.  How did you find out about it?

I am interested in the short field capabilities and very low stall performance of these aircraft.  Does anyone know if any of these aircraft have made it to Oz?

http://www.katmai-kenai.com/

Everyone I know of will end up dying. None of us are getting out of this alive. Nev

Hmm,. . . . prob too much BV product last night, I forgot to mention Maglev trains, or rather, Magnetic Repulsive Technology trains,. . .but I guess they dropped the repulsive bit, . . .just in case someone didn't like the sound of it, . . .but they are, in reality "Captive" RMT trains,. .as they can't work unless they are still hovering over a rail. . . .mono or otherwise. . . And I invented the Gravitational Diversity System many years ago, whilst still corresponding regularly with Isaac Asimov, ( seriously ) I said,, ,.all you need is a simple (! ) system whereby you are able to "Tilt" the gravitational effect forward to accellerate your car, and then reverse this effect in good and proportionate time to decellearate. . . . .I regret that we didn't discuss this with reference to flying appliances. . . . Regrettably, Isaac died before I could get to that . . . . He also used to write to my mate John Whalley, ( now sadly deceased ) who lived in Mansfield, Brissy, and Isaac reckoned that there must be summat in the Brisbane water supply which created blokes like us. . . . .He told me that I was a lot more silly than HE was. . . . . but we both agreed that it was a terrible day when the Deane ( sort of Perpetual Motion ) Drive was disproved,. . .but,. . .That's another story. . . .mentioned and similarly bemoaned previously herein and upon this forum the day and year first hereinbefore written and forgotten. . . . . .

 

Another of my regular correspondents was Sir Patrick Moore, of the BBC series "The Sky at Night". . . . . ( Before he was benighted and became the Sky at KNIGHT ) another really friendly bloke of bountiful astronomical wisdom, always willing to connect with his public. . . whom I miss quite a lot. His show has now been strangled and made politically correct with a Black lady co-presenter. . . .and has been dumbed down and reduced to one half hour show per month. . . .I just Lurve the BBC. . . .

 

Got no more celebrities to write to nowadays. . . . . I exchanged letters with E.E. "Doc" Smith,. . .author of the sci-fi book series, " Gray Lensman" and "Children of the Lens" and other similar titles,. . .but he was REALLY away with the fairies,. . .and none of his sci -fi was based upon anything in particular. . . .

 

Phil. . . just having a muse. . . .

Hmm, seems like you're a dangerous person to correspond with. Everyone you write to ends up dying.

You might like to search the forum for and Google "Camit" engines, they are improved and optimised Jabiru engines and highly thought of around here.

http://camitaeroengines.net/

My account was never deactivated. I just simply logged on again and because I hadn't posted in quite a while I thought I probably should say 'Hi' again.

I harbour a wish to build an aircraft. Presently thinking the Glasair Sportsman with the Diesel (runs on Jet A1) engine may be an interesting option. Tail wheel with big bush wheels. 130KTAS @ 20 lph seems a reasonable compromise for the cash strapped retiree. http://www.glasairaviation.com/sportsman.html Comments? Suggestions?

Welcome to the forum from a fellow 'newbie'.

Are you sure of those performance figures? According to the glasair website cruise at 75% power is 132 knots, but even at 65% power (122 knots) it is using 8.5 U.S. gallons per hour (about 32 litres).

G'day,

I was a member here many years ago, as with everyone circumstances change and I had to put my interest in planes and flying on the backburner for a while.

Previously I was located in Strathfieldsaye (just out of Bendigo) but for the last three years I have been living in Thailand. This would be a great place to fly if the airways were a little bit more available to the public.

I'm hoping to return to Aust. soon and resume my flying activities.

I've just found my first post when I joined the first time (from Aug 30, 2006)

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/gday-from-palexxxx.462/

While searching for the above thread I saw a few old familiar names. I hope that they are all still around and enjoying friendly skies.

Peter.