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  1. Hi all, I posted this in the classifieds but this seems more at home with microlights We received a Delta Sailplane Nomad aircraft and it does not have a motor or prop, the original motor was said to be a 10HP min to 25HP motor. So we need a Rotax 277 or similar engine/pusher prop. the plane is the same model as in this video any help would be great.
  2. Such acts are bad I agree but there has to be a line drawn sometime that says no more, no more intimidation, no more harassment, no more childish acts of vandalism. It seems to me that certain Councilors may have received kickbacks to "support" the sale, This is no new thing as the Wollongong Council shows. I know someone suggested a new airfield devoid of council and the trouble makers. I am not saying this is the best course but call this Plan C I know that you guys have been protesting to try and get sense and logic into the bureaucrats brains but I do not know if you guys have read the Restrictions as to Usage in Information Memorandum package sent by Colliers International. There is much more in the Information Memorandum sent by Colliers International. The information I quoted above is in section 7 (page 12) If people can not gain access to this I can scan it and email it.
  3. It sounds like they will attempt to restrict the airports activity with their plans of "anti-terrorism and security centre". I hope I am wrong in this regard but my gut says otherwise. My firm only wanted to use Goulburn Airport for Storage and Training, hence why we do not wish to interfere with current air operations. But with the Unrealistic price tag and the lack of transparency of the council on the matter we decided to search other areas. It is a shame that greedy,short sighted and self obsessed politicians can not listen to the public,There is an old saying "People should not fear Governments, Governments should fear its people! " I really hope no air operations will be affected by this group although it seems you have had a taste of whats to come (referring to the vehicle incident on the airside of the fence) . If this action is needed we would be happy to lend some assistance
  4. You guys and girls do not need egotistical developers whom only really care for themselves. ( aircraft giving way to a car, its an airport not a road way:censored: ) Has that developer brought the airport or is in the process of considering?
  5. Yes I have to agree its and airfield not a race track.
  6. We pulled out of the auction with Colliers because of the following: * Lack of solid title to the land (no one could give us a solid answer to the questions about the title) * The over inflated price expectations ( who would pay over $1.5m to have a dept of over $90,000/year ) * they valued the price of land as if it is rural land, issue is you can not do anything with the land other that keep it as an airport. * The fact no structures were included in the sale ( all you get is the runways,taxiways and the lighting ) * they stated that there was approval for more aircraft hangars ( turned out you still had to pay council for the approvals ) * and all the "you must do" in the contracts If they were more realistic in price and gave solid answers/ title we would have no issues. The airfield needs to be better run and to place aviators above administrators. Simple math the more pilots = more planes, more planes = more tourists, more tourists = more money for local businesses My company wished to setup one of our facilities at Goulburn Airport ( we are currently setting up three within NSW) and our aim was not to interfere with current air activity but encourage it to grow. I do not know if it sold within the auction or not. PS. I have not posted for a little while because I forgot the password
  7. Sorry for the slow response I have tested four of the Victa mower engines to see about thrust. It does not have enough rpm:sad: I am still looking at the other motors you guys talked of though and so far the performance is 100% better than the Victa. My engine mounts also seems to have issues (development of cracks have turned up after tests)It could be because of the stiff wings so now I have to inspect the wing internals for damage as well. The experiment continues.
  8. The wings have been built to handle four engines mounted but having a dummy set that look the same as the inboard will produce not only Prop drag but also the engine bay itself will act like a speed break. I have looked at the Yamaha 250cc motors as well as these would fit my mounts but my issue was speed wise as these would make it hard to keep speed down. I made a contra rotation blade setup on one of my test frames to see what it does so If I find I need more power I can bolt the assembly on (this takes 2 hours/engine) and this would give me to add four more if needed (over kill I think plus it will look odd) My main issue is finding propellers as I want straight props not these fancy three bladed ones. Currently I am using a wooden prop and this is great but the gentleman whom made it for my has now passed away:sad:
  9. The Victa 160cc is a high torque and the 4hp was on a standard Victa float bowl carby system and governed , I have a larger ungoverned carby system to try. I do not want a speed demon as the airframe is not designed for it and that is not my purpose for building it. I know four 160cc can safely lift 250kg without a large wing area. I have retractable landing gear to lower drag , a enclosed fuselage , adaptable engine mounts for various engines and I have a large wing area also. The A 3W210 Engine you spoke of I will have to price them to see if they would be in my budget. I chose the victa 160cc because we have plenty sitting around. This would place a large amount of drag on the aircraft not including the stress on the wings. This is just for something for me to bounce from home to work for fun and for weekends.
  10. well the other way is to add it to our foreign License. There is not restrictions on this. Then CASA can not legally interfere with its internal politics. But I did want to have this toy registered as a ultralight in Australia because it is being built here. The old saying "There is many ways to skin a rabbit" is so true.
  11. I am regular weight (ok maybe a little bit more) The airframe itself is exactly like the real thing just smaller (other than the canopy of course) I only added more oil to prevent lockup during the tests. but I have to run some tests with the standard mix as well. I use the same oil that racing go carts use by Castrol. I have completed the one piece wing and 54% of the fuselage.all the framework is completed I just have the long process of fitting equipment. The landing gear retracts to help minimize drag as well. (it is the old windup type similar design to a threaded car jack with gas assistance) My aim is to keep the whole aircraft total under the 350Kg mark. I may have to take up jogging to hit that mark.
  12. The Germans have a 3 cylinder radial engine for light aircraft (but they look pink if that worries you) I have made a few scaled replicas in my company these have been P38 Lightning (we used the German 3 cylinder engines for that) P40 Kitty Hawk ( chev full alloy V8 ) P51 Mustang ( Chev V8 full alloy ) Spitfire ( we cheated with this as we used a clancy skybaby engine ) and now this project. If you wish the web site for the German company whom sells the engines I will find the address for you. ozzie what kind of ultralight do you fly? it sounds fun
  13. It is a scaled B24 Liberator early model (without the powered turret) I chose to make this one because of its size and no one else has made an ultralight version I will have to look at your belt redrive idea as I am not sure about those types The sizes are Wing span = 9600 Fuselage length = 5600 Fuselage width = 600 Fuselage height = 800 So it is a cozy fuselage indeed,I chose the early B24 due to its perspex nose (this will help landings),Fuselage height and high wings.
  14. I use the old Castrol R4 oil (castor oil) this gives good lubrication and prevents lockup. If I use the 25:1 mix straight I am worried about under lubrication of my barrels. I looked at CASAs rules about ultralights and they did not seem to suggest a limit to the number of engines The Cri Cri (french microlight) has two engines
  15. Flyer I will take a good look at those motors and props you were talking about. I am currently using a wooden prop for tests, facthunter oil wise it is a 2 stroke motor normal operations is 25:1 but I add 10%more oil in the mix for safety. I do not mind the cast barrel and with in behind the prop cooling does not seem an issue. My clearance for the engine barrel is three inches each side I can not use a chainsaw motor because of the aircraft size and its weight (it would not get airborne) I have gone overboard with its structural strength to increase the odds of survivability if it does need to engage in a hard landing,belly landing or collision at least I will be able to walk away
  16. I personally am qualified for Fast Jets and Helicopters for my company. We operate Military Class aircraft and Ex Military Aircraft. So that side I am covered and as for VH registration I am not 100% sure. I have seen CASAs requirements for strength of the airframe/wings and so far we have surpassed them,We have made many scaled aircraft for fun in our South African office and being ex military we tend to go troppo in regards to making it strong. Our test wings we piled 950 Kg in the ends of each wing and it still did not bend. The airframe is made of Aviation Aluminum,Foam,Fabric (control surfaces) and Perspex The foam is very handy for the leading edges and being fire retardant it is also handy for around the fuel tanks. Most aircraft have one or two wing spars This project operates two box spares and a tubular spar.
  17. the aircraft would not use a single 160cc but four 160cc engines. Jabiru/Rotax/Lycoming would not scale well into the airframe. as for the TCM I will have to look that motor up. I have a Lycoming 350Hp Blue motor sitting in my Garage as a spare for one of the company's aircraft but I am not going to waste such a motor. This is a scaled four engine WW2 bomber with a wing span under 10m. Currently it is a cozy 600mm wide and 5600mm long and weight all up is under 300Kg. I have heard of the accidents the single engined aircraft had and took note what motors/carbys were used. These engines are third generation not first/second generation and the Carby systems are different. This is being built as a fun little toy for weekends play.
  18. Greetings everyone This may sound very odd. I have four Victa 160cc mower engines (old type) that produce 4 horsepower per unit. I was intending to use them on a design I have been working on,But I have a few little questions though. * What size prop can these safely use I have been looking a 28 inches. * Would they need a ratio box or is Direct ok The ultralight would have four of these motors mounted on the wings. This is just as a side project to keep me busy Has anyone else used or considered to use these engines? In my engine tests I got 4 horsepower from each motor and a fuel rate of 500mL/Hour/engine at running speed. Well any help would be good Thanks
  19. It is funny that these people are now complaining about an Airfield that was there first. These people deliberately buy near Airfield because it is cheap then once there they attempt to remove the Airfield for self gain. I have a simple solution to their issues and it is "If you don't like it LEAVE !" plan and simple. It is not like the Airfield sneaked up and went SURPIZE ! these people need to realize they are not fooling the educated people with their crocodile tears and sob stories. Fact is a Fact the Airfield was there first
  20. Sorry I should have expressed myself clearer I meant to ask were you quoting Joe Gostner of Camden Airport. I know Joe Gostner personally thats all although it has been a while.
  21. Are you speaking of Joe Gostner from Camden Airport?
  22. Thank you for your positive remarks and assistance. 68volksy I have sent you and email along with my phone number as well. The email to teraya.miller bounced so I am not sure what has occurred there. I am not sure if Ray Ekinci is still at Goulburn Airport If he does I would be interested in what he thinks is the condition of the sealed runways for Jets and medium sized aircraft. As for your ideas of maintaining the airfield I have to agree these are great ideas If I can gain enough support from locals and operators alike,we can secure the future of the airfield and operations alike. If you know of any other persons I should talk to just say
  23. Hi everyone I am Paolo Von Hindmarsh, I tend to fly helicopters and fixed wing aircraft (not including grasshoppers they scare me !) well I have no clue what else to say!
  24. Greetings I noticed your forum when I was searching for information about Goulburn Airport. As you are aware the airfield is currently offered for sale. I am one company looking into purchasing the airfield to use as a "home base". The information I have recieved from Ken Wheeldon is. *The expenditure for them to maintain the airfield costs approximately $70,000 per year and approximately $30,000 income received per year does this sound about right ? *That capital works are required in the near future in regards to a.Reseal bitumen runway and taxiways b.Drainage improvements to the main car park area and access road Now I am interested in the airfield for use by my company but I have no intention to deny operators the use of the airfield. If my company is successful in our tender I would like to try and get all operators of the airfield to have a meeting to see how we could keep costs down. I am not sure if I am allowed to post a link to my company's website as to show you what kind of business I run. http://www.bluehawktechnologies.com/privatemilitary/ Regards Paolo Von Hindmarsh
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