Racing Airplane Questions.....

I've got two questions some RAH folks might be able to answer. I've done some
googling with no luck...

What does/did(?) the Parker JP-350 look like? It seems it was a homebuilt
unlimited racer with a big engine. Are there any pics out there? The American
Air Racing site didn't seem to have any mention of it, but from what I've read,
it must have come out of there.

Are there any public pictures of the Nemesis NXT out there yet? Has it flown?

Thanks in advance.....

140LB

Come on, a homebuilt newsgroup and nobody has any answers? That's not the RAH
I know......

Cessna140LB

(Cessna140lb) wrote:

Come on, a homebuilt newsgroup and nobody has any answers? That's not the RAH
I know......

Cessna140LB


Here is a good article on the Parker JP-350 from the April '89 issue
of Sport Aviation, pictures and all. I'll leave the article up for a
few days (*). This is a 1.56 MB Adobe Acrobat file.

http://www.AirplaneZone.com/NewsgroupPix/JP-350.pdf

The Parker JP-350 was a pretty plane but, apparently, it wasn't
destined to be the record breaking platform that John Parker
envisioned. John missed the CAFE races in '89 due to a fuel leak in
the wing. That same year the JP-350 failed to qualify in the
Unlimited category at RENO, placing 33rd in qualifying at 277 mph. In
1990 John crashed the JP-350. Thankfully, he suffered only minor
injuries. I expect that the plane was never rebuilt as I can find no
further mention of it. Here is the NTSB accident report,

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X23433&key=1

In recent years John and his company, American Air Racing, have had
some success at RENO in the Sport Class including a second place
finish in 2002 in his Thunder Mustang.

* Requisite Plug: Sport Aviation magazine is available on a
multi-disk CD-ROM archive (currently 1952 to 2002) from the EAA for
$159 plus shipping. I have found the archive to be a great resource.
Here is a link,

http://www.eaa.org/sacd/index.html

David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com

I've never heard of the first airplane you mentioned, but then again I
don't really follow the racing scene. Big engines seem like the brute
force way of solving the problem. I like the idea of small horsepower
going fast like the Rotax 914 (turbo normalized) powered aircraft that
cruise over 200MPH. That motor seems to have solved one of the
paradoxes of general aviation- low stall speed and high cruise speed.
The answer was to be able to produce power up high in the thin air and
go fast, fly down into the thick stuff to go slow and land.

I've seen the Nemesis web site before, maybe its the older model, not
sure. Didn't see anything new. Just big motor on small glass plane.
I guess I'm moe excited about efficiency then HP. No offense to
people who like (and can afford) the big engines.



(Cessna140lb) wrote in message ...
Come on, a homebuilt newsgroup and nobody has any answers? That's not the RAH
I know......

Cessna140LB

"Jay" wrote in message
m...
I've never heard of the first airplane you mentioned, but then again I
don't really follow the racing scene. Big engines seem like the brute
force way of solving the problem. I like the idea of small horsepower
going fast like the Rotax 914 (turbo normalized) powered aircraft that
cruise over 200MPH. That motor seems to have solved one of the
paradoxes of general aviation- low stall speed and high cruise speed.
The answer was to be able to produce power up high in the thin air and
go fast, fly down into the thick stuff to go slow and land.

I've seen the Nemesis web site before, maybe its the older model, not
sure. Didn't see anything new. Just big motor on small glass plane.
I guess I'm moe excited about efficiency then HP. No offense to
people who like (and can afford) the big engines.


Nemisis is incredibly efficient. 250+ miles an hour on under 200 (honest)
hp. Amazing.

Regarding 914 powered aircraft, I can't think of any designs that cruise at
200 mph on that engine. Did I miss a few issues of Sport Aviation?

KB

The ones I'm thinking of a
1) Europa
2) Pulsar Super 100
3) American Guilies Sporty?

They're all similar in design, 2 seat SBS, 700lb empty, composite
construction, the French one has Al over foam wings. This is the data
from the Kitplanes kit plane summary edition.

1 and 3 are European. Gas is so "dear" over there they try to do more
with less. Also the nosie restrictions end up forcing them into
geared motors.

250MPH on 200hp at a couple thousand feet ASL ain't bad.


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"Jay" wrote in message
m...
I've never heard of the first airplane you mentioned, but then again I
don't really follow the racing scene. Big engines seem like the brute
force way of solving the problem. I like the idea of small horsepower
going fast like the Rotax 914 (turbo normalized) powered aircraft that
cruise over 200MPH. That motor seems to have solved one of the
paradoxes of general aviation- low stall speed and high cruise speed.
The answer was to be able to produce power up high in the thin air and
go fast, fly down into the thick stuff to go slow and land.

I've seen the Nemesis web site before, maybe its the older model, not
sure. Didn't see anything new. Just big motor on small glass plane.
I guess I'm moe excited about efficiency then HP. No offense to
people who like (and can afford) the big engines.


Nemisis is incredibly efficient. 250+ miles an hour on under 200 (honest)
hp. Amazing.

Regarding 914 powered aircraft, I can't think of any designs that cruise at
200 mph on that engine. Did I miss a few issues of Sport Aviation?

KB

Sorry, I can't resist:

The Europa. (i'm sure there are others as well).

www.europa-aircraft.com

There is one gent (Dennis Vories) in California who has also put an
intercooler on the 914 and is claiming over 210mph way up high.
Pics of his nicely finished Trubo/intercooled 914 Europa (with nice leather
interior) at:
http://www.galaxyhobby.com/europaphotos/arl1.jpg
http://www.galaxyhobby.com/europaphotos/arl2.jpg
http://www.galaxyhobby.com/europaphotos/arl3.jpg

You can listen to his review of the truetrak in his Europa (as well as some
of his high-flying habits) at Kitplane radio (third column half way down):
http://www.wsradio.com/kitplanes/


Cheers,
Pete
Europa Builder (and 914 dreamer)



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wrote in message ...

"Jay" wrote in message
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Regarding 914 powered aircraft, I can't think of any designs that cruise
at
200 mph on that engine. Did I miss a few issues of Sport Aviation?

KB

post the question on aafo.com

bob

"Cessna140lb" wrote in message
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I've got two questions some RAH folks might be able to answer. I've done
some
googling with no luck...

What does/did(?) the Parker JP-350 look like? It seems it was a homebuilt
unlimited racer with a big engine. Are there any pics out there? The
American
Air Racing site didn't seem to have any mention of it, but from what I've
read,
it must have come out of there.

Are there any public pictures of the Nemesis NXT out there yet? Has it
flown?

Thanks in advance.....

140LB

I just wanted to take time out to thank "David O" for the time he took to post
the article in a place we could read it. I read the article and was
dissapointed that I didn't remember it since I've been an EAA member for a
while now.

Thank you very much.....this aviation stuff is fun (and the people too!).

Cessna140LB

On 14 Mar 2004 18:11:11 GMT, (Cessna140lb) wrote:

I just wanted to take time out to thank "David O" for the time he took to post
the article in a place we could read it. I read the article and was
dissapointed that I didn't remember it since I've been an EAA member for a
while now.

Thank you very much.....this aviation stuff is fun (and the people too!).

Cessna140LB


You are indeed welcome.

David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com