I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!

"wright1902glider" wrote

FOO--EL ! (2 sylibles for emphysis) Every evil genius knows that to
have a truly evil flying machine, it must be a dirigable

Wellllll, maybe so, but I was interested in a homebuilt with a 70 foot
wingspan. If that ever shows up at OSH, I may have to end up helping to
push it, and that would be worse (heavier) than the (VK-30??) Cirrus
brother's earlier airplane that I helped push a few years ago. That was in
rain softened ground, too.

We pushed it out down an isle that had so little wigtip clearance, that I
had to put my hand between the spinner of another plane, and the wing, to
keep them from scratching each other.

See, I'll glaadly sacrifice my body, even for someone else's plane! g
--
Jim in NC

Crosspost to: brasil.unix deleted.
Morgans wrote:

Wellllll, maybe so, but I was interested in a homebuilt with a 70 foot
wingspan. If that ever shows up at OSH, I may have to end up helping to
push it, and that would be worse (heavier) than the (VK-30??) Cirrus
brother's earlier airplane that I helped push a few years ago. That was in
rain softened ground, too.

Theres one in Winnsboro, La. awaiting completion of a turboprop
conversion... Airstair door sure makes for ease of entry/exit...

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote

Theres one in Winnsboro, La. (VK-30) awaiting completion of a turboprop
conversion... Airstair door sure makes for ease of entry/exit...

Thanks for deleting that cross post. I have to admit, I forget to look for
cross posts in the replies, most of the time.

I'll bet that will be sweet. What engine, and Shaft HP?

It is a neat looking plane. I have never heard a PIREP on how it handles,
or performs. All I remember is how big and heavy it was, but that was
because I was pushing it! g
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

I'll bet that will be sweet. What engine, and Shaft HP?

It is a neat looking plane. I have never heard a PIREP on how it handles,
or performs. All I remember is how big and heavy it was, but that was
because I was pushing it! g

I dunno if it will ever fly again, its been sitting for several years
already but thats not a true measuring device...

I saw a completion that flew to Oshgosh in one of the mags many years ago...

Lanny the guy with the rights to the Turbine Legend series has it, to do
the conversion for somebody that has apparently lost interest. You can
see it in the hanger photo he

http://www.legendaircraft.net/New%20Owner.htm

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote

Theres one in Winnsboro, La. awaiting completion of a turboprop
conversion...

You know, I'll bet it would do well on a little pair of turbofans on a
couple of pods, a la Adam, too. I wonder how fast it would go?

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Continuation of reply, after some more digging around:

Seems that the turbo prop testing and conversion was being done on more than
one occasion. http://www.eaa1000.av.org/fltrpts/st50/st50.htm

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It looks as astronaut David Overmeyer was killed testing aft CG, and lost
control, in a spin. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rfovermyer.htm
NTSB report he
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X05368&key=1

It seems it had some nasty deep stall problems at aft loadings.

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More on Israviation's putting a PT-6A turboprop, working (at the time)
towards certification:
ST-50 1994 = 5pClwM rg; 500# P&W-Canada PT6A-135/7 pusher; span: 39'0"
length: 26'0" load: 1950# v: x/322/71 range: 1260; ff: 12/7/94 (p: Norman E
Howell) [N50ST]. Based on VK-30, Cirrus and Israviation (Israel)
collaborated on design and development.

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I don't know if the one you mentioned is related to any of the other
versions or conversions. At any rate, some interesting stuff.

Some questions I never found answers to we

Turbo prop version's speed?

Was it pressurized, in the original, or after the conversion?

I wish the others luck on the conversions. I do hope they do some
aerodynamics work on it, to make it better. (more safe?) It seems like the
inclusion of a spin chute would be helpful, although on a pusher, that might
be tricky.

--
Jim in NC