"Chris Wells" wrote in message
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I visited Old Rheinbeck Aerodrome, and fell in love with the Heath
Parasol hanging from the ceiling. The spec sheet says it weighs 260#
empty, meaning a little trimming should bring it to 103 specs, if the
stall speed is low enough. Are plans still available?

I understad the Pober Pixie is supposed to be an updated version, but
it also seems to weigh a lot more. Can someone provide more info on
this plane, and what is different from the Heath? Are Heath Parasol
plans available anywhere?




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Chris Wells

The very short answer is: "I doubt it, but don't know."

The slightly longer answer is that there was a brief coverage of the Heath
Parasol in one of the EAA publications a couple of years age--I think that
it was in Experimenter, which has since had a name change to Sport Pilot.
Very basically, the problem stated was that Mr Heath was small and slight,
about the size and weight of the Wright Bros, and designed the aircraft to
fit himself and others of similar size. IIRC, according to the publication,
it will only work for pilots in the range of 125 pounds or less. I also
think it is a really cool looking little aircraft; but, at 6'1" and nearly
200#, I couldn't fit in it and it couldn't carry me.

Peter