WTB: Evans VP-2 Volksplane Plans

[Richard Craig]

Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of
plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along
with asking price (must be reasonable).

Dick Craig

[Bertie the Bunyip]

"Richard Craig" >
link.net:

> Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of
> plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along
> with asking price (must be reasonable).
>

if it's of any interest to you, someone is selling what looks to be
modified plans for the VP2 on ebay on CD. I can't remember what he calls
it.


Berti e

[Bertie the Bunyip]

"Richard Craig" >
link.net:

> Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of
> plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along
> with asking price (must be reasonable).
>

Here it is, it's Item number: 4553488700


Bertie

[Anthony W]

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
> "Richard Craig" >
> link.net:
>
>
>>Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of
>>plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along
>>with asking price (must be reasonable).
>>
>
>
> Here it is, it's Item number: 4553488700
>
>
> Bertie


I think that guy is selling plans he downloaded for free then burnt them
on a CD.

Tony

[Bertie the Bunyip]

Anthony W > sednews:d34pe.8667$yS2.5211@trnddc07:

> Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
>> "Richard Craig" >
>> link.net:
>>
>>
>>>Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of
>>>plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along
>>>with asking price (must be reasonable).
>>>
>>
>>
>> Here it is, it's Item number: 4553488700
>>
>>
>> Bertie
>
>
> I think that guy is selling plans he downloaded for free then burnt them
> on a CD.
>
> Tony

Yeah, it's not a real VP, but if someone wanted to see how one was put
together whilst deciding whether to build one...
I'd want to know an awful lot about engineering before I built something
that I got offa Ebay for 3 bucks!


Bertie

[Lou]

If I remember correctly, Evans aircraft had them on their website as a
free download because he didn't want the resposibility of someone
paying money just to find out that it didn't really fly. Later he took
them off all together because of the liability. If the designer wasn't
sure if it's airworthy, why would you? On the other hand I have emailed
a couple of people who have built and flown their own.

[W P Dixon]

If you search the net you can find VP-2 plans free, but they are not at the
Evans Volksplane site,...he no longer sells nor gives away the VP2 plans.
Check out the VP2 builders in the volksplane group on yahoo. There are quite
a few flying. A nominal two seater but a nice roomy one seater from what I
have heard.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech
VP-1 in progress

[[email protected]]

Anthony W wrote:
> Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
> > "Richard Craig" >
> > link.net:
> >
> >
> >>Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of
> >>plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along
> >>with asking price (must be reasonable).
> >>
> >
> >
> > Here it is, it's Item number: 4553488700
> >
> >
> > Bertie
>
>
> I think that guy is selling plans he downloaded for free then burnt them
> on a CD.
>

Yeah, looks that way to me too.

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FF

[[email protected]]

Lou wrote:
> If I remember correctly, Evans aircraft had them on their website as a
> free download because he didn't want the resposibility of someone
> paying money just to find out that it didn't really fly. Later he took
> them off all together because of the liability. If the designer wasn't
> sure if it's airworthy, why would you? On the other hand I have emailed
> a couple of people who have built and flown their own.

People who have built them tend to say performance is adequate for a
single
person but marginal for two normal size persons.

--

FF

[Richard Craig]

"Lou" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Later he took
> them off all together because of the liability. If the designer wasn't
> sure if it's airworthy, why would you?

You are right about Evans taking the VP-2 plans of the market was due to
liability concerns. But, is was not because the plane wasn't airworthy, it
was because of the potential of a lawsuit from a passenger, since the plane
was designed as a 2-seater (that's the story as I understand it). My intent
is to explore the design as single seater (which as been done many times
already) since I am not the FAA standard size pilot of 170#.

[Richard Craig]

Thanks for the advice. I had already found the "free" VP-2 plans on the
net. I was considering the VP-2 as a single-seater since I exceed the
VP-1's useful load. I had wanted to do things right, and avoid any
copyright problems by legally buying a set of plans for my use.

Dick Craig

"W P Dixon" > wrote in message
...
> If you search the net you can find VP-2 plans free, but they are not at
> the Evans Volksplane site,...he no longer sells nor gives away the VP2
> plans. Check out the VP2 builders in the volksplane group on yahoo. There
> are quite a few flying. A nominal two seater but a nice roomy one seater
> from what I have heard.

[Anthony W]

Richard Craig wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. I had already found the "free" VP-2 plans on the
> net. I was considering the VP-2 as a single-seater since I exceed the
> VP-1's useful load. I had wanted to do things right, and avoid any
> copyright problems by legally buying a set of plans for my use.
>
> Dick Craig

I have the same problem. At 6'5", I'm to big for most planes. One
thing I've heard is don't plan to power a VP@ with a VW type 1 engine,
it's just not enough. Plan on a Corvair or similar powered conversion.

Tony

[W P Dixon]

Dick,
As I understand it people in the VP world that wish to build the VP-2
get the free plans off the net and then as a courtesy buy the VP-1 plans
from Evans. Just kinda gives him something for his effort and design, and
then they build the VP-2! I am sure Mr. Evans appreciates it and you won't
feel as if you are stepping on someones toes as well ;) A fellow in Church
Hill, TN has his VP-2 on it's gear and is coming along very well. Myself I
am trying to locate some good douglas fir for the vertical, and am laying
out ribs for the horizontal as well. Actually I am laying it out on a
template so I can cut them all out with a router, and will do the same for
the wing ribs.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Richard Craig" > wrote in message
k.net...
> Thanks for the advice. I had already found the "free" VP-2 plans on the
> net. I was considering the VP-2 as a single-seater since I exceed the
> VP-1's useful load. I had wanted to do things right, and avoid any
> copyright problems by legally buying a set of plans for my use.
>
> Dick Craig
>

[[email protected]]

Evans pulled the VP2 for liability reasons. It's a good one-seat
design, but a marginal two-seater.

You might also consider the Bowers Fly Baby (bowersflybaby.com). Pete
Bowers was over six feet and 200#. It's a more complicated airplane
than the VP, though. I settled on the FB after getting plans for the
VP 1 and 2, and trying on a VP1 for size. I've written about my
rationale (and other stuff) here:
www.itasca.net/~corrie/homebuilt_plane_blog.htm

Corrie

[Stealth Pilot]

On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:45:26 GMT, "Richard Craig"
> wrote:

>
>"Lou" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>> Later he took
>> them off all together because of the liability. If the designer wasn't
>> sure if it's airworthy, why would you?
>
>You are right about Evans taking the VP-2 plans of the market was due to
>liability concerns. But, is was not because the plane wasn't airworthy, it
>was because of the potential of a lawsuit from a passenger, since the plane
>was designed as a 2-seater (that's the story as I understand it). My intent
>is to explore the design as single seater (which as been done many times
>already) since I am not the FAA standard size pilot of 170#.
>
richard
get a set of plans by any means that you feel comfortable with.
they are A3 size drawings.
I could email you digital photos of mine if it came to it.
modify the seat to a single seat and register it as an experimental
amateurbuilt richard craig 1.
gets around all your problems.

send bill evans a carton of beer.
Stealth Pilot
Australia