AussieB1rd

tying the 'boat' together

At last some solid transom brackets, lol looking good with that flat bottom should make for a very shallow draft, suit my short leg lol

 

 

Thanks Rotax618 and Yenn and Ken for putting his lovely well maintained machine up for reluctant sale.

 

The lime green and black is a striking colour scheme

 

 

Boorabee, mark 2

 

no 7 in the series

 

150 hours

 

Jabaru powered 2.2

 

Always hangared

 

$20,000

 

Extras:

 

Prop copying machine

 

Special tools, for fabric and lots of tools for maintenance.

 

Contact Ken

 

07 49781172 or [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotax618 how many of these did you build over time, how many where build altogether if built by others, and what is the significance of the dimples in the pod, and then one must ask where did all the molds go for this pod.

 

Looking at the two, Boorabee and Shutle they could be the same if not for those distinctive dimples in the pod so how different were the two craft from one another, you say the shutle is more a glider yet wing profile looks identical.

 

 

Thanks Mick

 

 

A couple of months back I flew over to have a look at Orchid Beach.

What a great looking strip and so close to me, hopefully one day down the track will be able to make my own way across.

 

 

When I saw it at Old Station fly in a few weeks ago it was for sale.

Can you remember the asking price just for interest, and thanks Mick and Bill

 

 

Thanks Rotax618, I believe its in NZ now, it's a lovely little aircraft and a credit to your skills.

 

 

Should be arriving in the first week of December !

What an amazing machine, now that's a Thruster, sorry chaps.

 

 

Kermit what a beautiful walnut panel, reminds me of of my old 1955 Vauxhall Cresta I had many a year ago.

 

 

From what I know the original was made using the rear fuselage of a Drifter with new wings and cockpit built for two. then there was another copy of this and think 4 were made possibly 2 still flying Mk1 Shuttle single place where as the Boorabee was a 2 place.

 

 

Thanks Kyle will do

 

 

Just wanted to know if anyone has any relevant information on the Boorabee Ultralight, have you flow one, flight handling characteristics, nasty's or nicety's, all pro's and con's, maybe know where there is one.

 

 

Cheers

 

AB

 

 

$25 JayCar USB

Most likely they all come out of the same factory, that looks pretty spiffy on your panel.

 

 

Use the Dahmer drilling technique then lol

 

 

Thank you, will keep it in mind, and like you said, @ $12 can always throw it in the tinny.

 

 

All the best Nightmare, I'm sure you will do fine.

 

 

For the vertical to move at all would need a force totally independent of the longeron approaching 5 TONNES. Concern level is zero.

That maybe the case if it's just in one direction, it will not be just going up and down, all airframes will flex, and not just in one direction, torque from the engine will twist it one way, pressure from vert stab and rudder another, landing yet another again and so on, so the weakest point will be on the gusset at just bellow top longeron where the vertical brace starts and just above bottom longeron where the same brace ends, any sideways flexing here may or could fatigue over time regardless of allowable load limits. Just my thoughts.

 

 

I'm guessing full-time GPS usage chews through the power.

I have USB charging in my old forunner surf, also on my bike and will certainly be installing one on my little B1rd, maybe some of you chaps may have a reason for not installing one so would like to know if there is a reason, all these extra batteries and such are out, there is also a 4 port version of this and can't complain about the price, guess modding is a no no in GA craft.

 

I like this one as it is panel mount.

 

Car Motorcycle Phone Gauge Meter Voltage Volt Waterproof Dual USB Socket Charger

 

Motorcycle Car Boat Phone GPS 4 Port USB Power Socket Adapter Charger Waterproof

 

 

A drill press would help prevent that but be a little bit slower.

Or a drill stop, they fit onto the drill and tighten with a grub screw, even some tape around the drill and even pressure and slower. Bex is just trying to show how quick it can be done, and I guess it's up to each and every purchaser as to how they go about it. A few extra hours in the build time are nothing if it's done correctly and competently.

 

 

OMG thought lettuce was damn smart, I am taking my own food if I ever head to OS again.

 

Prawns me lads dig in, yumm yumm and no shell bits in yar teeth.

 

 

 

I'm not an expert, so would need to defer to someone who is.

Agree's and yes fatigue life is what was in the back of my head concerning gap movement, and that squeaky noise is annoying lol

 

 

This is all very nice folks but you're 'chatting' on my build log. Could we keep the discussion relevant to DooMaw and/or good engineering practices, thanks.

And a great build log it is, your work is awesome, have enjoyed it to date.

 

SrPilot thanks for the Tubemitre proggy, needed something like this for years, no more tears.

 

 

For these types of members the material would be formed in the annealed state, and heat treated after forming to ensure no residual stress.

I maybe wrong, and will stand corrected if so, but he is basically just cutting to length and popping it together, and overlaying gussets and skins, and it all this goes together like a big kids meccano set, sorry for that analogy, if on the other hand there were welded joints, extreme rolling, or bending happening I'm nor sure how all this stress is introduced. As Pauline once said, Please Explain.

 

Where previously I mentioned ally angle being used in some home builds, vertical and diagonal bracing is pop riveted to the longeron and becomes a fairly rigid connection, in his method that mm or 2 mm as he says is a concern as movement can occur at both ends due to the brace not being connected directly to the longeron, also a smaller TEE gusset top and botton would probably be all that is required and further reduce weight and not subtract strength, but it can be said his top to bottom gusseting does add further strength but a trade off for weight, something I have noticed over the years with home owner builders is that they usually build over strength unnecessarily and maybe the case here.