ASW 27 Flight Testing Video Clip

wrote on 10/24/2019 7:51 AM:
Nice video. Welcome to the jet club. BTW, your canopy needs cleaning. Also, Bob
Carlton and I have found that Windex easily removes the residue from jet
exhaust on the tail. Use REAL Windex. Some of the off-brand blue glass cleaners
won't do it.

I'd be concerned Windex would also remove the wax; instead, I suggest trying Nu
Finish polish, which does a great job of removing the Rotax 912 exhaust grime from
the belly of my Phoenix. It's liquid enough to apply, and leaves a wax coating
that makes it easier next time.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

That's really cool Chris! Will the glider be on display at the SSA Convention? I hope you talk about the project too, I'd love to hear about it.

On 10/24/19 10:54 AM, Tony wrote:
That's really cool Chris! Will the glider be on display at the SSA Convention? I hope you talk about the project too, I'd love to hear about it.



He gave a nice talk at the 2018 Reno convention. There were a
surprising number of jets on display on the convention floor. There's
pictures of those, plus some from Chris during his project on FB if you
have access, search for "auxiliarypoweredsailplaneassociation" is the
best way to find them.

I'm looking forward to seeing this in person. Chris's turbine-powered HP-18 is probably the best-looking HP glider I've ever seen, and his workship on the ASW is sure to be top-notch.

--Bob K.

Seems a piece of cake for the Russians:

https://youtu.be/hghW_vD0UBg

Not exactly the same glider (AC-4) but a similar technology...

On Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 11:54:47 AM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
That's really cool Chris! Will the glider be on display at the SSA Convention? I hope you talk about the project too, I'd love to hear about it.

Tony,

I hope to be at the SSA convention for possibly Thursday. We have a vacation conflict that prevents me from attending for all three days. I look forward to talking and catching up with you.

I have no plans to bring the glider.

On Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 4:48:04 PM UTC-5, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
I'm looking forward to seeing this in person. Chris's turbine-powered HP-18 is probably the best-looking HP glider I've ever seen, and his workship on the ASW is sure to be top-notch.

--Bob K.

Thanks Bob,

This pales in comparison to your design, development and build of your amazing HP24 project. It was tough enough to put this bird back together and add the turbines much less to start from scratch.

Chris

On Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 7:57:08 PM UTC-5, Tom BravoMike wrote:
Seems a piece of cake for the Russians:

https://youtu.be/hghW_vD0UBg

Not exactly the same glider (AC-4) but a similar technology...

Thanks Tom,

I was unaware of the Russian developments. They are using the same engines as I have in the ASW 27 and my HP18.

Chris

On Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 11:32:59 AM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell wrote:
wrote on 10/24/2019 7:51 AM:
Nice video. Welcome to the jet club. BTW, your canopy needs cleaning. Also, Bob
Carlton and I have found that Windex easily removes the residue from jet
exhaust on the tail. Use REAL Windex. Some of the off-brand blue glass cleaners
won't do it.

I'd be concerned Windex would also remove the wax; instead, I suggest trying Nu
Finish polish, which does a great job of removing the Rotax 912 exhaust grime from
the belly of my Phoenix. It's liquid enough to apply, and leaves a wax coating
that makes it easier next time.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Thanks Mark and Eric for the tips for the degreasers. I have been searching for the right product.

Chris