I have a question related to my wood prop and the good 'ole Rotax 277 with a 2.58:1 reduction. I had a prop strike a month ago with my nice Tennessee wood prop...
I like it!!!!! In a message dated 9/2/2009 3:46:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ulav8r@... writes: Did you know that Shakespeare referred to the Ultraprop...
6400 rpm static is about right for the prop/engine combo. The blade profile has a lot to do with how much thrust the prop generates just as the wing profile...
Jeff, Setting Shakesphere aside for the moment, I believe that Rotax says static rpm should be around 2-300 rpm below red line for a good engine/prop match....
Wow, sorry to hear about your dilemma. The first question that came to mind if you had a good working prop, why would you not go back to it. Do some browsing...
... Well the outgoing folks sure did a bangup job last 8 years too, didn't they? An unwinnable war that's still eating our kids and exhausting the gubbamint...
I hope the young one is OK. Two broken planes is enough but I would hate to think of seeing my son hurt. It tears at your soul of being a parent.. It...
How many legal 254lb or less ULs are manufactured now days? I'm not interested in flying bed sheets with strings attached to hold me. PPC and PPGs don't count...
here is one new one http://www.beliteaircraft.com/    Disclaimer ; opinions of others will vary depending on what they’re selling  This is my website...
gilan, if you were subscribed to the nanolighttrikes list at yahoo, and ask that question you would find several trikes in production and many homebuilt trikes...
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Jeff Erekson
jeff@...
Sep 5, 2009 5:55 am
I can think of a few.... weedhopper (in and out of production) Lazair (out of production but still a lot around) Quicksilver (in production) Challenger (in...
30 large if you build it ... 55 large if they build it. I bet they can't build them fast enough! As far as a list of 103 aircraft goes ... here's a link ......
... Just in case you care, you might want to keep in mind that 254# is overweight by the part 103 rule. < > I'm not interested in flying bed sheets with...
... There is the Dragonfly in the UK which is 115KG http://www.flylight.co.uk/flexwing/dragonfly.htm Very nice looking... ~Joe...
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Don Zank
donzank@...
Sep 8, 2009 6:14 pm
Did yall see the moron who crashed his ppc into the crowd?? What an idiot every one was. First, the event people....totally illegal to fly that thing low over...
Except it's not a PPG, it's a PPC, much larger, heavier, and faster. -Dana ... -- But do you trust the _government_ with semi-automatic assault rifles?...
fellows, in looking at the video, I saw a couple of errors in the flying. The pilot, when they first started to drop, applied throttle, then reduced throttle,...
Whether or not he was legal, the FAA will investigate this as it involved injuries on the ground and made national news. The pilot may face some serious fines...
Hi Ralph, It was on NBC news this morning. I'm would guess that the FAA is now well aware of this incident. Typically the FAA has set the fine at $1000.00...
