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Just some quick notes...
I'm heading off to Alaska tomorrow for some R&R, so I'm doing some quick posting today with some detail on our aluminum taildragger, along with some photos from a new airplane. On this particular airplane, I've modified the fuselage to use trusses instead of fabric; we're adding some more gussets as well. Hopefully this will give our builders some ideas.
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| Rear Fuselage of Belite Taildragger. Also note custom wiring circuit for use with strobe on tail. |
And we've changed our heel and rudder pedals so that they are user assembled. Here's a detail photo, also showing the shopbot cut floor pan they fit in, complete with nylon bearings:
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| Heel brake and rudder pedals |
Here's some more pics of the gorgeous yellow plane we're getting set to deliver:
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| Taxiing in a new plane |
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| Looking shiny new. |
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| Rear detail. Note bulkhead riveted between diagonals. |
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| Flyover. |
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| Slight bank. |
I'm glad someone has the cash for F23. But personally I think it would be ideal if someone got Smiths' Generac engine into this airframe. Their own airplane is too unconventional, but they sure know how to buy and sell cheap. I know that Big Twin has single ignition, but hey... Jim landed in a field at Oshkosh with F23, was it? So it's not like Hirth is bullet-proof. In exchange, you get a better range. Stop laughing, my 103 club has guys in trikes venturing 50..80 nm away from the base, that makes me jealous.
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