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Oh decisions!
Well,
I got a new set of plans the other day for a Free Bird 103, with a 2 seat option. Just your basic aluminum tube contruction..can't get much simplier than that! yep, I added this set of planes along with all my others! HAHA So many projects so little time and money ! I got irritated with the wood situation with the VP, though the vertical ribs are done and I have the ply, what part of it is good to build some horizontal ribs. One of the sheets wasn't worth building a dog house out of Still plugging away at a Luscombe. have some decent plans for some real nice planes . Corbin Baby Ace 1930's and 1950's plans now ( I really like that plane) , a Smith Termite, which is just a little sweetheart of a looker..but usesthe dreaded wood I have so much touble getting around here. The Early Bird Jenny, which I love but I am waiting for my wife's GEO to bite the bullet so I can have my airplane engine Ahhhhh maybe a project would be to build an airport and a few huge hangars!!!!? The Free Bird looks like an very inexpensive project, and the simplicity could have me in the air sooner than a more complicated design. Cheap to operate as Experimental -Light Sport, and probably a great time builder...which could help lessen insurance premiums. That all being said, I know NOTHING about these 2 cycle engines that are reccomended for the Free Bird, Rotax and Hirth etc. 50HP or greater would be the way to go on this plane from the designers standpoint. The weight of 4 cycles is an issue for this little bird. Heck the weight period as far as that goes. I do know alot of us, myself included, have reservations about the 2 cycles. but beyond that, and knowing that this plane probably will have to use one. Let's hear suggestions and pro's and cons of the different two strokes. I have heard good thing about the Kawasaki 440, but would like alittle more HP. Thoughts? And I didn't even mention the JB-1 or JN-1 plans!!!! -- Patrick Dixon student SPL aircraft structural mech |
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