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Nev

The parts in the kit are very well made. All the CNC stuff is really nice. The manuals are very good although you use 3 manuals to build. A text manual, a figures manual and a assembly drawing manual

Lots of videos out now too with guys doing their builds and any snags or tricks to help the build

Just have to get Mabel painted and down to the hangar then I can finally get to start mine

The S-21 TD is extremely tame. I didnt do any takeoffs or landings as I dont that that endorsement but was watching and there was virtually no dancing at all on the peddels for take off or landing and I had 2 flights over 3 days. The last day and its on my video in the last 1/3 of it all that low leve; the winds were 20kts and more that day

This is me filming back in 2018 and my mrs was pretty excited after her flight

Tail dragger 🙂

Got to do a TD endorsement yet. If Group G isnt ready when she is ready to fly then I will do my RPL in a TD aircraft

I tried to cover both bases

No it doesnt.....the Group G is based on the MTOw  The Titan is 818kg..as I said before it fits the flying specs easily but does NOT fit the gross spec. The Rotax powered version is 727kg gross

I want to be in the new Group G if and when it comes in to remain in RAA. If not then it is registered as a VH under experimental. So I am hedging my bets. The Rotax powered version is limited to weight by horsepower. 1600 lbs for a std Rotax (727kg) but with the Titan is is 1800lbs (818kg)

My engine will have 115 hp and if I do some exhaust work nearly 120hp

727kg fits the proposed 760kg Group G  but the 818kg does not.

The S-21 will fit even with the Titan in the stall spec for Group G but cant fit in the MTOw

The std 912ULS the aircraft flew fine and with a bit more grunt almost 20%  it should be very good

Also a lighter aircraft of course lands slower and takes off faster. The Titan and Rotax takeoff in the same distance and the Rotax version lands shorter due to lighter weight and lower stall speed.

Also total fuel on board is the same so the Rotax version will kill the Titan in endurance and distance and also cost of fuel. It will be a bit slower but will go further. I have a Titan header tank in mine and that means total useable fuel on board if I want it is 185litres..thats over 10hrs endurance so I can fly a lot longer between refueling stops

Yes I am hoping to be 110 kts or so with the big bore and Eprop

This hopefully will be easier to read its a later brochure

I flew that very aircraft on the 11th and 13th of Oct 2018. Rans have stopped making the FWF kit for the Rotax as most seem to want the Titan. They also stopped the 915 IS version because they couldnt get the inlet temps down to the Rotax spec. Rotax have now revised their specs and Randy will probably go back to doing a FWF kit for the 915 IS now. The std 100hp S-21 flies perfectly with 2 POB and when I flew it half fuel load...which is a lot. We had climb rates of 600 to 800 ft per min easily and that was at a fastish climb of around 70 to 80 mph. My Rotax powered one will have close to around 118 to 120hp. The engine is built and sitting here waiting for me to finally get to start the build. As a test to their popularity is when I ordered mine back in 2018 it too 10 months to have it ready to ship..the current wait from time of order to get a kit is 14 months !!!!!  Rans can not make enough of them

The weights and performance given in that one is for the Titan. The Rotax powered version is MTOW of 1600 lbs (727 kg) The Empty weight is 820 lbs (372kg)