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  1. Richard Riley

    Just out of curiosity

    I didn't know the first Glasair was that bad. I knew about the others - we did the canard checkout for the Jetcruzer 500 test pilot. I was once told a story by a guy that had been brought in to fabricate some designs by a World Famous Expert, who claimed a bunch of personal building...
  2. Richard Riley

    Just out of curiosity

    I'd thought Roncz's project had a better than average shot of making it into the air because he wasn't actually building it himself - Larry Lombard and Michael Dilleyat Featherlite were building, JR was designing. I don't know what killed the project. I agree with your assessment of how...
  3. Richard Riley

    WOW!!!!! Opinions? I'm in LOVE!!!!!!

    Absolutley. Heck, I'd be thrilled to find a 50 hp engine with the power density and fuel effeciency of a Lycoming 360.
  4. Richard Riley

    Another Crazy/Silly Idea!

    I never saw the airplane in person, but the pictures looked like a side by side.
  5. Richard Riley

    WOW!!!!! Opinions? I'm in LOVE!!!!!!

    absolute nonsense. Just the most obvious things - it has no way to cool, and there isn't a material on earth that will hold up to combustion at anything like 70:1 compression. I'd be very surprised if they could get 1 hp/lb without melting it.
  6. Richard Riley

    Another Crazy/Silly Idea!

    It's true. Lance worked for Ken Rand back in the day. There's a version of the KR2 with an O-200 (the KR-200) that wasn't released, the plans are still in a drawer. There are pictures of a VERY young Lance working on the prototype all the way through the plans. The original Lancair 200 is...
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