Blanik L-13

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:45:05 PM UTC-7, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
Probably the most realistic idea I've heard yet is retrofitting L23

wings to L13s and seeking an STC for the combination. That's probably

a lot more cost-effective, though a lot less fun, than developing new

composite wings for L23.



Thanks, Bob K.

Not a bad idea but would a "frankenblanik" would be worth as much when finished as it would cost?

Just have to try one to find out. any volunteers? Any dead Blaniks near Menlo Park? I have a long driveway...

How about DYI conversion plans free, or cheap! Laser and CNC router patterns, wiring diagrams, component sourcing, etc. But would it be too weird to fly a blank with the performance of an ASW27b?

Matt

On Feb 20, 2:37*pm, "Matt Herron Jr." wrote:

How about *DYI *conversion plans free, or cheap! *Laser and CNC router patterns,
wiring diagrams, component sourcing, etc.

That sounds like fun! I'll go make some popcorn...

onsdag 20. februar 2013 kl. 22:45:05 UTC+1 skrev Bob Kuykendall:
Probably the most realistic idea I've heard yet is retrofitting L23
wings to L13s and seeking an STC for the combination. That's probably
a lot more cost-effective, though a lot less fun, than developing new
composite wings for L23.

Thanks, Bob K.

Hi, where are you. We need Blanik fuselages for simulators. We are building one now, and we are good at it. Norway.

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 4:04:01 PM UTC-5, Tor Olav Steine wrote:
onsdag 20. februar 2013 kl. 22:45:05 UTC+1 skrev Bob Kuykendall:
Probably the most realistic idea I've heard yet is retrofitting L23
wings to L13s and seeking an STC for the combination. That's probably
a lot more cost-effective, though a lot less fun, than developing new
composite wings for L23.

Thanks, Bob K.

Hi, where are you. We need Blanik fuselages for simulators. We are building one now, and we are good at it. Norway.

If you've got a clean specimen the factory mod seems quite viable, especially if you team up with others for shipping!

At around 2000hrs. total time: hold on to it and wait for the AD&C mod to be approved by the FAA (like it has been by many other national airworthiness authorities) or sell it very cheaply to someone in a country where it has already been approved.

If it's at more than 3000 or 4000 hours already the flying life given by the mod probably wouldn't be economically feasible given the cost versus remaining flying hours.

If it's at 5000 hours (or more) - scrap it after pulling any good parts off of it (oleo, wheel, instruments, possibly some miscellaneous small parts). 5000 hours is the current maximum authorized total airframe time with no further aerobatics even if you put the $12-15K into carrying out the AD&C mod.

Following the factory's website I don't see much hope for them coming up with an alternate solution anytime soon.

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:23:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
At around 2000hrs. total time: hold on to it and wait for the AD&C mod to be approved by the FAA (like it has been by many other national airworthiness authorities) or sell it very cheaply to someone in a country where it has already been approved.



If it's at more than 3000 or 4000 hours already the flying life given by the mod probably wouldn't be economically feasible given the cost versus remaining flying hours.

The last word from the FAA which was obtained by the SSA indicated that it would be a real stretch if the European fix will ever be approved here. To compound the problem it looks like there would be more questions about the rest of the aircraft's life expectancy since the wings that broke were not near the 5,000 hours. Don't think a large number were repaired in Europe according to my inquiries when there last spring.


If it's at 5000 hours (or more) - scrap it after pulling any good parts off of it (oleo, wheel, instruments, possibly some miscellaneous small parts). 5000 hours is the current maximum authorized total airframe time with no further aerobatics even if you put the $12-15K into carrying out the AD&C mod.



Following the factory's website I don't see much hope for them coming up with an alternate solution anytime soon.

I'd like to see somebody make a small electricity generating windmill from an L-13. Convert lift to rotary motion. I guess you would need two left or two right wings to make it work.

On Feb 20, 6:59*pm, son_of_flubber wrote:
I'd like to see somebody make a small electricity generating windmill from an L-13. *Convert lift to rotary motion. *I guess you would need two left or two right wings to make it work.

Now would you like to hear a really sad story, Here on my local
airport in a hanger is a L-13 with only 28hrs on it and knowing it
will never fly again.

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:43:28 PM UTC-7, janice stowers wrote:
On Feb 20, 6:59*pm, son_of_flubber wrote:

I'd like to see somebody make a small electricity generating windmill from an L-13. *Convert lift to rotary motion. *I guess you would need two left or two right wings to make it work.



Now would you like to hear a really sad story, Here on my local

airport in a hanger is a L-13 with only 28hrs on it and knowing it

will never fly again.

Take good care of that one. If a fix ever appears, it's one of the few likely to be worth the expense. If so, those still flyable may become classics. Take it apart, wrap it in plastic and store it in a dry climate.