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On Jan 15, 12:26*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On 2008-01-05 17:14:27 -0800, Bertie the Bunyip said:

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Still flies better than you ever will.

Bertie

Heh.

With a reasonable headwind a Zenith CH701 could do it.

Yeah, I think it could even do it zero wind, eh?
One of those Slepcev Storchs could definitely do it.

Bertie

A Storch is almost a helicopter. It would be a lot of fun to build
and fly one.

I know someone who is building the Pazmany version.Most guys are
doing the Slepcev version which is much simpler. It's 3/4 scale and
it;s still huge! Unbelievably complicated too. They had to make their
own landing gear oleos, for instance. and the slat system is
unbelievable. Make a great airplane when it's done. Too bad it will
have a Lycoming and not an Argus or some other V8

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The Storchs do look more hefty than the Zeniths, but I wonder how
their actual performance compares. I have seen many videos of the 701
fly (incredible). I haven't yet seen a video of the Storchs fly,
although I've read many write ups.

I saw one fly once a few years ago. It got up and went alright. I'm sure
you could run next to it in even a mild breeze.
I'd go for a Storch just cause of what it is, but if I wanted a
workhorse, i'd probably go for the Zenith. I think it's a lot cheaper,
too.


Bertie