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I've got two questions some RAH folks might be able to answer. I've done some
googling with no luck... What does/did(?) the Parker JP-350 look like? It seems it was a homebuilt unlimited racer with a big engine. Are there any pics out there? The American Air Racing site didn't seem to have any mention of it, but from what I've read, it must have come out of there. Are there any public pictures of the Nemesis NXT out there yet? Has it flown? Thanks in advance..... 140LB |
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Come on, a homebuilt newsgroup and nobody has any answers? That's not the RAH
I know...... Cessna140LB |
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(Cessna140lb) wrote:
Come on, a homebuilt newsgroup and nobody has any answers? That's not the RAH I know...... Cessna140LB Here is a good article on the Parker JP-350 from the April '89 issue of Sport Aviation, pictures and all. I'll leave the article up for a few days (*). This is a 1.56 MB Adobe Acrobat file. http://www.AirplaneZone.com/NewsgroupPix/JP-350.pdf The Parker JP-350 was a pretty plane but, apparently, it wasn't destined to be the record breaking platform that John Parker envisioned. John missed the CAFE races in '89 due to a fuel leak in the wing. That same year the JP-350 failed to qualify in the Unlimited category at RENO, placing 33rd in qualifying at 277 mph. In 1990 John crashed the JP-350. Thankfully, he suffered only minor injuries. I expect that the plane was never rebuilt as I can find no further mention of it. Here is the NTSB accident report, http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X23433&key=1 In recent years John and his company, American Air Racing, have had some success at RENO in the Sport Class including a second place finish in 2002 in his Thunder Mustang. * Requisite Plug: Sport Aviation magazine is available on a multi-disk CD-ROM archive (currently 1952 to 2002) from the EAA for $159 plus shipping. I have found the archive to be a great resource. Here is a link, http://www.eaa.org/sacd/index.html David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com |
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post the question on aafo.com
bob "Cessna140lb" wrote in message ... I've got two questions some RAH folks might be able to answer. I've done some googling with no luck... What does/did(?) the Parker JP-350 look like? It seems it was a homebuilt unlimited racer with a big engine. Are there any pics out there? The American Air Racing site didn't seem to have any mention of it, but from what I've read, it must have come out of there. Are there any public pictures of the Nemesis NXT out there yet? Has it flown? Thanks in advance..... 140LB |
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I've never heard of the first airplane you mentioned, but then again I
don't really follow the racing scene. Big engines seem like the brute force way of solving the problem. I like the idea of small horsepower going fast like the Rotax 914 (turbo normalized) powered aircraft that cruise over 200MPH. That motor seems to have solved one of the paradoxes of general aviation- low stall speed and high cruise speed. The answer was to be able to produce power up high in the thin air and go fast, fly down into the thick stuff to go slow and land. I've seen the Nemesis web site before, maybe its the older model, not sure. Didn't see anything new. Just big motor on small glass plane. I guess I'm moe excited about efficiency then HP. No offense to people who like (and can afford) the big engines. (Cessna140lb) wrote in message ... Come on, a homebuilt newsgroup and nobody has any answers? That's not the RAH I know...... Cessna140LB |
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![]() "Jay" wrote in message m... I've never heard of the first airplane you mentioned, but then again I don't really follow the racing scene. Big engines seem like the brute force way of solving the problem. I like the idea of small horsepower going fast like the Rotax 914 (turbo normalized) powered aircraft that cruise over 200MPH. That motor seems to have solved one of the paradoxes of general aviation- low stall speed and high cruise speed. The answer was to be able to produce power up high in the thin air and go fast, fly down into the thick stuff to go slow and land. I've seen the Nemesis web site before, maybe its the older model, not sure. Didn't see anything new. Just big motor on small glass plane. I guess I'm moe excited about efficiency then HP. No offense to people who like (and can afford) the big engines. Nemisis is incredibly efficient. 250+ miles an hour on under 200 (honest) hp. Amazing. Regarding 914 powered aircraft, I can't think of any designs that cruise at 200 mph on that engine. Did I miss a few issues of Sport Aviation? KB |
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The ones I'm thinking of a
1) Europa 2) Pulsar Super 100 3) American Guilies Sporty? They're all similar in design, 2 seat SBS, 700lb empty, composite construction, the French one has Al over foam wings. This is the data from the Kitplanes kit plane summary edition. 1 and 3 are European. Gas is so "dear" over there they try to do more with less. Also the nosie restrictions end up forcing them into geared motors. 250MPH on 200hp at a couple thousand feet ASL ain't bad. " wrote in message ... "Jay" wrote in message m... I've never heard of the first airplane you mentioned, but then again I don't really follow the racing scene. Big engines seem like the brute force way of solving the problem. I like the idea of small horsepower going fast like the Rotax 914 (turbo normalized) powered aircraft that cruise over 200MPH. That motor seems to have solved one of the paradoxes of general aviation- low stall speed and high cruise speed. The answer was to be able to produce power up high in the thin air and go fast, fly down into the thick stuff to go slow and land. I've seen the Nemesis web site before, maybe its the older model, not sure. Didn't see anything new. Just big motor on small glass plane. I guess I'm moe excited about efficiency then HP. No offense to people who like (and can afford) the big engines. Nemisis is incredibly efficient. 250+ miles an hour on under 200 (honest) hp. Amazing. Regarding 914 powered aircraft, I can't think of any designs that cruise at 200 mph on that engine. Did I miss a few issues of Sport Aviation? KB |
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Sorry, I can't resist:
The Europa. (i'm sure there are others as well). www.europa-aircraft.com There is one gent (Dennis Vories) in California who has also put an intercooler on the 914 and is claiming over 210mph way up high. Pics of his nicely finished Trubo/intercooled 914 Europa (with nice leather interior) at: http://www.galaxyhobby.com/europaphotos/arl1.jpg http://www.galaxyhobby.com/europaphotos/arl2.jpg http://www.galaxyhobby.com/europaphotos/arl3.jpg You can listen to his review of the truetrak in his Europa (as well as some of his high-flying habits) at Kitplane radio (third column half way down): http://www.wsradio.com/kitplanes/ Cheers, Pete Europa Builder (and 914 dreamer) " wrote in message ... "Jay" wrote in message m... Regarding 914 powered aircraft, I can't think of any designs that cruise at 200 mph on that engine. Did I miss a few issues of Sport Aviation? KB |
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I just wanted to take time out to thank "David O" for the time he took to post
the article in a place we could read it. I read the article and was dissapointed that I didn't remember it since I've been an EAA member for a while now. Thank you very much.....this aviation stuff is fun (and the people too!). Cessna140LB |
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Are there any public pictures of the Nemesis NXT out there yet? Has it flown?
There were some pictures of the uncompleted NXT airframe, taken at an SAE or ASME meeting (don't remember which). They pretty much resembled the illustrations on the website. I don't know if its flown yet. |
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