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  1. craftsven

    Aileronspades

  2. craftsven

    Aileronspades

    Hi, what do you set aileron angle to, wing chord line or aircraft thrust line?
  3. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-GOID former C-FRGU

    Forgot to say, this will be my last "One of a Kind" Aircrafts, the Turbine is my 12th. So I had my fill of designing and building. Started flying 1961 in Arctic Sweden.
  4. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-GOID former C-FRGU

    Hi narfi, Thanks, she is an easy plane to fly, but like most turbines very thirsty, 36 gph in cruise. The pictures shown her on Wipline 4000's (extended 3900's) for flight testing only. she is now on EDO 6470's. I get 160 kts on floats so it's not to bad, weight wise I could have made the fuel...
  5. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-FRGU

    Late reply, thanks for your kind words!
  6. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-GOID former C-FRGU

    Yes I have a Log home at Kiask lake for many years, located North of 56th Manitoba.
  7. craftsven

    Homemade engine preheater........

    Before you use any homemade heater to warm your engine, you should be aware that your airplane insurance will NOT cover any loss! Use only ULC, CGA, Warner Hersey etc. approved products. Two excellent propane heaters are the " Tundra Toaster" and "Red Dragon", and there is many approved electric...
  8. craftsven

    Small turboprop engines..?

    I have a Turbo Prop, do I have that "Wow" effect on you? You must be one of the poor people I heard of.
  9. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-GOID former C-FRGU

    Skis are for machochist's, I'm not much for freezing my butt off, retractable gear are for City Folks! The Wilson Explorer? was that the "Guppy", looked like a camper with wings built in La Belle province.
  10. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-GOID former C-FRGU

    Since last reporting, my Turbine have had the floats installed, since September 2012 the test flying program have been put on hold to the next summer (Run out of soft water) ! Transport Canada did re-register her to C-GOID, from C-FRGU. Also, an increase in gross weight to 5500 lbs was...
  11. craftsven

    The sherpa

    You can have mine for $295,000 See completions "Petrel Prop Jet", very close to a Turbo Sherpa! or see my website:Kiask Lake Manitoba Canada Vacation Rentals - Fly In,Family Lakefront Loghome For Sale! $265,000
  12. craftsven

    Float installation

    The Step !
  13. craftsven

    Rotax 532

    Rebuilt Rotax 532, Gear reduction,2 new Bing 54 Carburators, 60" IVO Ground adjustable Propeller.$4000 OBO Full Lotus 1260 Amphibious Floats c/w gear $4000 OBO Contact: Arlen Reeme Ph. (204) 778-7651 or (204) 679-6933
  14. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-FRGU

    I'm 68 but I feel like I'm 90, the years growing up in the Arctic Sweden (Kiruna Lapland)must have something to do with it.
  15. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-FRGU

    Thanks Orion, it means a lot coming from you! Being a Swede and known for our lack of social skills as well as enjoying playing the devils advocat,I am often misread. Having been a test pilot too many times, I am not looking forward to fly the turbine,(Can't find any volunteers). The...
  16. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-FRGU

    To be me you would have to add some 40+ years to your age! I'm living in the bush in Northern Manitoba 60 miles from closest town ( Thompson) up here there are more Moose(s) than people, many of our closest neighbors don't even know me. All my airplanes have been built in a very small garage...
  17. craftsven

    Petrel Prop Jet C-FRGU

    C-FRGU Petrel Prop Jet This is my 12th and the last project. Do I have to say "One of a Kind"? She have a tubular fuselage,fabric covered, all wood wing with Sitka Spruce spars, wing ribs made from Finnish Birch plywood, covered with 2 mm thk Birch plywood and ceconite fabric. The stabilizer...
  18. craftsven

    Sitabria C-GULD

    Here's my 9th "One of a Kind"Experimental She was built in the mid 90's, I copied a few things from the Citabria that's why I named her a Sitabria. The difference is a fuselage without the wooden formers, the wing is slightly larger as well as the tail, and 2 doors for float flying, on the...
  19. craftsven

    Super Pacer 200

    C-GUMP This is my 7th "One of a kind" Experimental (Photo taken with my Nikon from an old photo) She was built sometime in the early 1980's, can't remember the exact year Fuselage is Rag & Tubing, Wings fabric, Sitka Spruce spars & aluminium ribs. The wings were initially much shorter, I...
  20. craftsven

    Canuck 265

    Long time ago, but what I remember was as follows: At Gross weight 65 mph No Flaps 50 mph Flaps @ 30 deg.
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