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Kolb Firefly
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Yes - just pulling basic info off of Wikipedia. Found it interesting that wing area went down but weight went up, so something about...
Jun 17, 2022
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Kolb Firefly
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Kolb Flyer: 160 sq ft / 185 lbs empty / 23 hp Kolb Ultrastar: 150 sq ft / 235 lbs empty / 35 hp Kolb Firestar: 143 sq ft /...
Jun 17, 2022
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Kolb Firefly
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Still looking for a builder’s manual or any other construction details.
Jun 10, 2022
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Kolb Firefly
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Another thank-you. That was my suspicion, based on the shape of the airfoil. Seems like a Clark-Y or Riblett airfoil would be better...
May 30, 2022
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Yes, I’ve heard that about ultralights in general. (In the chaos of an engine-out, airspeed drops fast.) Ha - thanks for the tip on...
May 30, 2022
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Hello - looking for information on the Firefly. I came across a post mentioning “well-known“ low speed issues, but no elaboration. Can...
May 30, 2022
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Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas
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Nice work. Yes, looks like you could go thinner on the wing, down to the knee and shoulder level. Maybe make the cockpit/canopy...
May 25, 2022
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Excellent article, especially the Power vs Speed curves. So with delta (LAR) aircraft, the slower you go, substantially more power is...
May 24, 2022
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Very nice article on the two place Verhees Delta, the D2 in the July Kitplanes magazine. cool pics and diagrams as well...
May 24, 2022
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What Plane is this...?
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Yep - It's the Viera.
May 20, 2022
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What Plane is this...?
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Don't know - but it looks like a great weekend project! Simpler than a Hovey Wing Ding. I can no longer have an excuse for not being...
May 20, 2022
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Can’t seem to get the multi-quote working, so here goes: TT - Who else remembers flying on Pan Am (or TWA)? .👍 V1 - Thanks, just what I...
May 19, 2022
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OK - so thinking about building a 1/4 scale model for testing. Suggestions and input regarding 1/4 scale testing appreciated. (i.e...
May 18, 2022
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Facetmobile had 46 hp
May 17, 2022
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Sorry - forgot units: Empty Weight Gross Weight Payload Wing Span Wing Area Aspect Ratio Wing Loading HP Power Loading (lbs)...
May 15, 2022
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