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DAVIS DA - 8
About a dozen years ago I had several phone conversations with
Lleon Davis. He sent me some literature and an 8 x 10 of the (DA -8?) TX-1. The plane has been built but Lleon offers no plans for the plane. Has anyone heard of someone who has bought this plane and will be offering plans for it? Lleon said it was a possibility. I sold my plane a number of years back. I'm now faced with a 3 1/2 hour commute. Won't be every day and will only last a year or two but I'm enticed about getting another plane and this time building it myself. The DA-2 is nice but the DA-7 or DA-8 is quite the ticket. -Rick |
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"Sbtypesetter" wrote I'm now faced with a 3 1/2 hour commute. Won't be every day and will only last a year or two but I'm enticed about getting another plane and this time building it myself. The DA-2 is nice but the DA-7 or DA-8 is quite the ticket. -Rick So, do you think you could build one in less than a year or two, even if you had the plan? Most take longer than two years to build a plane. The old saying goes, if you want to fly, buy; if you want to build, build. -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 11/26/2004 |
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Brad Moffett 254-859-5401 |
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Jim Asked:
So, do you think you could build one in less than a year or two, even if you had the plan? Most take longer than two years to build a plane. The old saying goes, if you want to fly, buy; if you want to build, build. -- Jim in NC Yeah, Jim, I think I could build one in less than a year. That's one of the things Leon is really good at... Simplified construction. And the DA-8 was _intended_ for production (by Leon, anyway). It would be an interesting LSA offering today... Richard |
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"Richard Lamb" wrote Jim Asked: So, do you think you could build one in less than a year or two, even if you had the plan? Most take longer than two years to build a plane. The old saying goes, if you want to fly, buy; if you want to build, build. -- Jim in NC Whoa, here. I don't have the slightest idea how my name got associated with this post! Not that it is bad, but I didn't write it. -- Jim in NC |
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DA-2 is nice but the DA-7 or DA-8 is
quite the ticket. Anyone got a website for Leon Davis's airplanes? -- Jim in NC |
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I saw a pic of one on a website and it was really nice, would not building
one myself! I'll see if I can find it again Jim. By the way I have not heard anything from the fellow down there about flying? Don't know what happened to him. Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "Morgans" wrote in message ... DA-2 is nice but the DA-7 or DA-8 is quite the ticket. Anyone got a website for Leon Davis's airplanes? -- Jim in NC |
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Would not mind building one that is, I found a pic of the -2 at
http://www.aerofiles.com/davis-DA2.jpg, there was alittle info on the -8 but not much. "W P Dixon" wrote in message ... I saw a pic of one on a website and it was really nice, would not building one myself! I'll see if I can find it again Jim. By the way I have not heard anything from the fellow down there about flying? Don't know what happened to him. Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech |
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Morgans wrote:
Anyone got a website for Leon Davis's airplanes? DAVIS DA5 • $4,500 • PRICE REDUCED • Davis DA5 project 95% parts built 70% complete. Flawless workmanship. Serious inquiries only please. • Contact Ronald D. Wallin - located Midland, TX USA • Telephone: 1-432-689-7910 • Posted July 31, 2005 http://barnstormers.com/listing.php?...h&user=alchemy http://www.airbum.com/photos/DavisDA-2AandDA-5.jpg http://www.eaa.org/benefits/sportavi...ycled_0309.pdf |
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I'd have to pass on the -5. Cute plane but barely big enough to use as
house slippers (Leon is a itty bitty dude). But the article on the DA-2 was cool. Thanks for the link. There was a -2 project floating around here a few years back but it seems to have disappeared. Too bad. I can actually FIT in the -2. Richard |
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