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May 4th 04, 04:00 PM
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SMALLL airplanes..
Hi all...
The discussion about aluminum vs composites and running across some stuff on the hummel bird got me thinking... What are the REALLY small homebuilts out there? The hummel bird and tennie two - aluminum construction.... The Cri Cri - mostly aluminum? KR1 - composite.....small, but is it REALLY small like the previous 2? Is there a smallllllll rag and tube homebuilt? A smallllll mostly wood homebuilt? A smalllll canard of any type of construction? Quickie? Dragon Fly? Any other ones/ideas? Note that I am not talking so much about ultralights (which generally just dont wiegh much)...I am talking smalllll one/.75 person airplanes that LOOK like "real" airplanes...of course your definition may differ  take care Blll 
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May 4th 04, 04:04 PM
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"BllFs6" wrote in message
... Is there a smallllllll rag and tube homebuilt? A smallllll mostly wood homebuilt? A smalllll canard of any type of construction? Quickie? Dragon Fly? Here's one that qualifies for two of the three - http://www.harbornet.com/folks/shankland/onyx.jpg Power is a 12 hp Onan. Rich S.
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May 4th 04, 04:53 PM
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May 4th 04, 09:17 PM
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Check out http://corvaircruiser.com/ for a slick single-place
all-composite low-wing using a Corvair engine. Greg
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May 4th 04, 09:51 PM
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May 4th 04, 11:05 PM
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Stealth Pilot wrote in message . ..
On 04 May 2004 15:00:09 GMT, (BllFs6) wrote: Hi all... The discussion about aluminum vs composites and running across some stuff on the hummel bird got me thinking... What are the REALLY small homebuilts out there? snip Is there a smallllllll rag and tube homebuilt? cassutt racer stits skybaby (in the eaa museum) hegy's chuparosa A smallllll mostly wood homebuilt? Corby Starlet Jodel D9 Druine Turbulent Bruger Collibri A smalllll canard of any type of construction? Quickie? Dragon Fly? yeah the quickie Any other ones/ideas? the single high wing blue job that sits beside the stits skybaby in the eaa museum. (it has a smaller span) all the above are "real" aircraft with national registrations. Note that I am not talking so much about ultralights (which generally just dont wiegh much)...I am talking smalllll one/.75 person airplanes that LOOK like "real" airplanes...of course your definition may differ take care Blll I have here on my office wall a photo I took in the Tucson Air Museum. The BumbleBee, built by Robert H. Starr, with an 85 HP (I think) Continental. Wingspan 6'6", length 9'4", cruise 150 mph, max 180 mph, stall 75 kts (that's right, some speeds in mph and others in knots). A tiny negative-stagger T-tailed biplane taildragger, which is probably why it's in a museum instead of out scaring somebody. Plans probably not available. It's short enough that it looks like it has three wings, and the prop is nearly as long as the wings. In the 50's a couple of guys built something called a Honeybee or WeeBee or some similar name, an all-metal low-wing trike that was too small to have a cockpit. The pilot laid on his belly atop the fuselage. I don't know what sort of harness they used to keep him there, nor what effect his body had on airflow over the tail. Most of us aren't all that well streamlined. Dan
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May 5th 04, 01:24 AM
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May 7th 04, 03:14 PM
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"B2431" wrote in message
... Interesting design. Whatevet happened to it? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Plans are available for $90 U.S. (inc. postage) at http://www.homebuilt.org/kits/littner/cp150.html. I don't know of anyone who is - or has - built one in the U.S. I believe several have been built in Europe including some with a composite fuselage. Looks like it would be a good test bed for some of the new v-twin lawn tractor motors or maybe a pair of those expensive turbojet model airplane powerplants.  )Rich S.
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May 7th 04, 05:28 PM
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"Rich S." wrote:
"B2431" wrote in message ... Interesting design. Whatevet happened to it? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Plans are available for $90 U.S. (inc. postage) at http://www.homebuilt.org/kits/littner/cp150.html. I don't know of anyone who is - or has - built one in the U.S. I believe several have been built in Europe including some with a composite fuselage. Looks like it would be a good test bed for some of the new v-twin lawn tractor motors or maybe a pair of those expensive turbojet model airplane powerplants. )Rich S. One of my neighbors is into RC big time. He has two tiny turbine engines of about 50 pounds thrust each. They turn something like 100 THOUSHAND RPM (with all the harmonics). These are the absolute coolest toys ever. Microprocessor controlled starter, even. I would LOVE to hang those screamers on my parasol for a high speed pass down the runway... First Jet Parasol in history! Richard Lamb
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