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Getting out of the airplane building business
I regret to inform everyone that I have decided to stop further work
on my Christavia Mk 4 project. My passion for flight is undimmed, but I've grown weary after 15 years of labor and so much more left to do. The expense of what is left to buy and install is also off putting. Description follows: Christavia Mk 4 Fuselage complete, unpainted. Landing gear from Piper Tripacer included, with tires All flight surfaces completed: rudder, elevator, ailerons and flaps Trim system completed Engine mount (welded to the nose gear) completed Center controls stick, completed All cables except for the flap cables, completed Cabin roof, completed All stringers fabricated Wing struts fabricated, unpainted Wings completed Wingtips completed Gas tanks welded (Bruce Frank welder) Various cables and pulleys go with the sale Engine description: Ford 3.8L V6 PSRU Northwest Aero 2 to 1 reduction ratio Carburator Holley 350 cfm with MacNeally leaning block Intake manifold modified Solid billet cam machined to spec ARP cylinderhead studs ARP studs holding crank bearings New con rod bolts Wiseco 9-1 compression ratio pistons Ivo magnum prop Roller rockers, 8 to 1 ratio Northwest Aero machined aluminum flywheel NWAero dual sensor distributer NWAero reduced diameter crankshaft pulley NWAero increased diameter waterpump pulley NWAero increased diameter alternator pulley 30 amp lightweight alternator Lightweight reduction gear starter Custom fabricated, equal length headers designed for best power at cruising altitude Fluid to fluid oil cooler Expansion tank (by Bruce Frank) Engine is on a test stand and has been run up to 3,900 rpm. Prop will have to be repitched to get higher rpm. The Ivo prop features single point repitching. The test stand includes a 10 gallon quick decouple fuel tank, cooling system, battery and winch, as well as casters to roll it around. Most of this type of engine produce between 180 and 200. With the cam, pistons, headers and rocker arms, this one should be at the high end of that spectrum, at 4,800 rpm, sea level. Engine currently has two mufflers installed to keep it quiet while ground running. Engine is very quiet with the mufflers, the prop is actually louder than the engine. Everything is located in Vermont. Interested parties may e-mail, or call at 802-765-4015. No calls after 9 eastern standard time thanks. Corky Scott |
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wrote in message ... I regret to inform everyone that I have decided to stop further work on my Christavia Mk 4 project. Hell Corky if you are going to sell it show the pictures. An BTW if you Google "Christavia Mk 4" http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cscott/ your site is the first one. |
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Sorry to hear this, Corky. I've been following your progress for a long
time. My dream was always to build a Falco or an RV, but I've been fortunate in being able to be realistic about the time commitment and my available time. It'll never happen. Hope your baby finds a good home. -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) wrote in message ... I regret to inform everyone that I have decided to stop further work on my Christavia Mk 4 project. My passion for flight is undimmed, but I've grown weary after 15 years of labor and so much more left to do. The expense of what is left to buy and install is also off putting. Description follows: Christavia Mk 4 Fuselage complete, unpainted. Landing gear from Piper Tripacer included, with tires All flight surfaces completed: rudder, elevator, ailerons and flaps Trim system completed Engine mount (welded to the nose gear) completed Center controls stick, completed All cables except for the flap cables, completed Cabin roof, completed All stringers fabricated Wing struts fabricated, unpainted Wings completed Wingtips completed Gas tanks welded (Bruce Frank welder) Various cables and pulleys go with the sale Engine description: Ford 3.8L V6 PSRU Northwest Aero 2 to 1 reduction ratio Carburator Holley 350 cfm with MacNeally leaning block Intake manifold modified Solid billet cam machined to spec ARP cylinderhead studs ARP studs holding crank bearings New con rod bolts Wiseco 9-1 compression ratio pistons Ivo magnum prop Roller rockers, 8 to 1 ratio Northwest Aero machined aluminum flywheel NWAero dual sensor distributer NWAero reduced diameter crankshaft pulley NWAero increased diameter waterpump pulley NWAero increased diameter alternator pulley 30 amp lightweight alternator Lightweight reduction gear starter Custom fabricated, equal length headers designed for best power at cruising altitude Fluid to fluid oil cooler Expansion tank (by Bruce Frank) Engine is on a test stand and has been run up to 3,900 rpm. Prop will have to be repitched to get higher rpm. The Ivo prop features single point repitching. The test stand includes a 10 gallon quick decouple fuel tank, cooling system, battery and winch, as well as casters to roll it around. Most of this type of engine produce between 180 and 200. With the cam, pistons, headers and rocker arms, this one should be at the high end of that spectrum, at 4,800 rpm, sea level. Engine currently has two mufflers installed to keep it quiet while ground running. Engine is very quiet with the mufflers, the prop is actually louder than the engine. Everything is located in Vermont. Interested parties may e-mail, or call at 802-765-4015. No calls after 9 eastern standard time thanks. Corky Scott |
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Anyway, perhaps you will take a brake from building, attempt to sell
it , then keep plugging at a slower pace for another decade or so. Then you'll have to find a new hobby. Something really interesting and challenging. Any ideas? And maybe Corky will kick himself for selling the thing. Maybe he could take a break of at least six months, then hang a Lycoming on it, get the fabric on it and go fly. The V6 can wait 'til later or could be sold. I've sold stuff (airplanes, boats, cars and machine tools) that I later wish I had found some way of keeping. Of course, I don't know the full story here, and maybe he's been wishing for a long time that he was clear of it or perhaps there are other pressures beyond his control. I do know that these things can consume a good part of a man's life, and often it's just not worth it. I remember one airplane at Arlington years ago; the placard on it that gave the model, builder's name and performance data had, on the cost-to-build line, some dollar figure and "my family" beside it. Wife took the kids and left because he gave them too little time. Your stuff can own you. Dan |
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On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:59:51 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote: Hell Corky if you are going to sell it show the pictures. An BTW if you Google "Christavia Mk 4" http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cscott/ your site is the first one. This group doesn't allow pictures. I forgot to mention it but I'll send pictures to anyone who asks. Corky Scott |
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I really just meant you should have listed the website.
wrote in message ... On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:59:51 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote: Hell Corky if you are going to sell it show the pictures. An BTW if you Google "Christavia Mk 4" http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cscott/ your site is the first one. This group doesn't allow pictures. I forgot to mention it but I'll send pictures to anyone who asks. Corky Scott |
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