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On Jun 29, 9:06*am, Michael Henry
wrote: Have you looked at the Furio? http://www.falcomposite.com/ Nice. I will keep an eye on these guys. My initial plan was to get a Jabiru built quickly so I could fly it while I spend years building a timber Falco, but perhaps I can do things differently... |
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On Jun 29, 6:48 pm, Jonny wrote:
On Jun 29, 9:06 am, Michael Henry wrote: Have you looked at the Furio? http://www.falcomposite.com/ Nice. I will keep an eye on these guys. My initial plan was to get a Jabiru built quickly so I could fly it while I spend years building a timber Falco, but perhaps I can do things differently... Thats gotta cost. Lou |
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On Jun 30, 4:58*pm, Lou wrote:
On Jun 29, 6:48 pm, Jonny wrote: On Jun 29, 9:06 am, Michael Henry wrote: Have you looked at the Furio? http://www.falcomposite.com/ Nice. I will keep an eye on these guys. My initial plan was to get a Jabiru built quickly so I could fly it while I spend years building a timber Falco, but perhaps I can do things differently... Thats gotta cost. * Lou Well, a timber Falco was going to cost a lot of time. I'm a ex- highschool woodwork teacher, so I can purchase the minimum of parts from Sequoia. A well built Jabiru will sell later when I need the $ to finish the Falco. However, just going straight to a composite Falco (the Furio) might be quicker and cheaper all round. |
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On Jun 27, 7:03 am, "Morgans" wrote:
I think the Falco probably is designed with the tail areas at close to minimum areas to maximize performance. If there is area added in front of the center of pressure, and not compensated with changes behind the center, you will definitely become a test pilot in another critical way. The engine in my Jodel is 11" further forward than blueprinted to get the balance where it was supposed to be, so the cowling is a long one. No changes were made to the tail, and the airplane hunts around laterally in rugh air, and when I want to sideslip, the airplane is eager to impress me with how far sideways it can go. Drops like a rock. The translated blueprints changes a bunch of stuff, like going from mahogany ply to birch, adding a tailwheel insterad of a skid, covering plywood areas with fabric, and so on. It all adds up to a heavier airplane and most of that weight is behind the CG. Many Jodel builders had the same problem. Dan |
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On Jun 28, 6:06*pm, Michael Henry
wrote: http://www.falcomposite.com/ Oh my gosh! The Exploding Plastic Inevitable is here! |
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