Soooo, what is the best plane to build around a corvair engine?

Well?

"Lou" wrote in message
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Well?


Logically, it should be a pusher . . .

Rich "Put the Force in your rear" S.

Why don't you decide what features you want and need in an aircraft first.
Then once you have defined the mission look around for an aircraft that
fulfills that mission, fits within the price range you have in mind and that
you are capable of building and flying. Then see if it will accept a forty
year old car engine.


"Lou" wrote in message
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Well?

Lou wrote:
Well?

Hot off the Presses

http://corvaircruiser.com/

That is the first 500lb useful load single place I've ever seen.
It would be a great 2 place.


On Nov 4, 2:51 pm, Greg Piney wrote:
Lou wrote:
Well?Hot off the Presses

http://corvaircruiser.com/

On 4 Nov 2006 15:13:45 -0800, "Lou" wrote:


That is the first 500lb useful load single place I've ever seen.
It would be a great 2 place.

have a look at the sonerai
stealth Pilot

On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:19:51 +0800, Stealth Pilot
wrote:

On 4 Nov 2006 15:13:45 -0800, "Lou" wrote:


That is the first 500lb useful load single place I've ever seen.
It would be a great 2 place.

have a look at the sonerai

Sonerai and Sonex although I have to admit the Corvair powered
"Personal Cruiser" is a much nicer looking plane.

We have one Jabaru Powered Sonex and another group is just finishing
up a VW powered one.

I don't remember what's in the Sonerai, but I think it was a Corvair
engine. He was parked right next to the Deb in the T-hangar while he
was building it, but I don't remember for sure.

I've mentioned it before, but I think we have 17 active (under
construction) projects in our chapter at present.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:20:09 -0500, "Roger (K8RI)"
wrote:

On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:19:51 +0800, Stealth Pilot
wrote:

On 4 Nov 2006 15:13:45 -0800, "Lou" wrote:


That is the first 500lb useful load single place I've ever seen.
It would be a great 2 place.

have a look at the sonerai

Sonerai and Sonex although I have to admit the Corvair powered
"Personal Cruiser" is a much nicer looking plane.

We have one Jabaru Powered Sonex and another group is just finishing
up a VW powered one.

I don't remember what's in the Sonerai, but I think it was a Corvair
engine. He was parked right next to the Deb in the T-hangar while he
was building it, but I don't remember for sure.

I've mentioned it before, but I think we have 17 active (under
construction) projects in our chapter at present.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


the challenge for the rest of the chapter is to urge, cajole and
mollycoddle those projects to completion.

those who just sit around and urge sometimes have the hardest task :-)

damn good effort though.
Stealth Pilot

Lou wrote:

Well?


Yes, the famous main bearing cracker engine.

Lou wrote:
Well?

Personally, if I were to pick the engine first,
I'd pick a Subaru.