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  1. CharlieN

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    Unfortunately that is not the truth, The original Ercoupe was a two control plane, as in no rudder pedals. The rudders and ailerons were cross linked to the yoke with a very conservative range of travel. But post war many and most were converted to 3 control with the addition of rudder pedals...
  2. CharlieN

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    That looks to definitely be a stall, spin. The plane looks to have come straight down through the roof.
  3. CharlieN

    New Guy From New Hampshire

    I hear you there. Part of me would be happier flying behind a Suzuki or Mitsubishi motor, or properly done Honda which I may go with rather than the Rotax. Nothing against the Rotax but you have one big priority right, there needs to be some money left over to fly the plane.
  4. CharlieN

    New Guy From New Hampshire

    Good direction to go, The Aeromomentum is a far safer option than the Viking options. The Viking has about the worst intake manifold, plumbing and fuel injection on the market if that matters to you. Some will buy his product even with his many decades of about the worst customer support and...
  5. CharlieN

    New Guy From New Hampshire

    You might consider getting a few flights in the RV and compare that to the 650. If control system harmony matters to you, you might question the choice of plane to build. If just getting in the air is your main goal, go for what you want.
  6. CharlieN

    An argument in favor of multi-engine design

    It is somewhat frustrating since 400hp from a turbocharged Hayabusa is not into any unreliable range. I do not know if the clutch that failed was the factory clutch or an overunning clutch in the aircraft gearbox, but the Hayabusa engine and transmission will withstand power in the 900hp range...
  7. CharlieN

    New GE 1300hp 3D printed turboprop improves efficiency by 15% while reducing complexity

    A good friend of mine has been hired there and is going through training just for that process. I will reach out to him and see what he has learned. He is the one who got me up to speed on the Prusa printer I use. Since being hired he has not been around our chapter activities. I believe hub and...
  8. CharlieN

    New GE 1300hp 3D printed turboprop improves efficiency by 15% while reducing complexity

    The GE forging plant here in Rutland VT. where most turbine blades are produced is tooling up to produce the additive manufacturing for this new direction of turbines. The plant is 11 miles from my house. Friends of mine who are transferring to this new division are quite impressed with the...
  9. CharlieN

    Rutan Quickie / Q200, Q1, Q2

    The Q1 I have is 447 powered, a more rounded fuselage with 22 gal fuel tank. This one also has the first customer carbon spar LS wing. I unfortunately do not have all the photos of it but here are a few. This is the inside of the upper tank, we were vacuum bagging our parts at this time...
  10. CharlieN

    Rutan Quickie / Q200, Q1, Q2

    Quite late to the party here, The canopy on the Q1 should be no issue to source, it was a standard bubble canopy that you cut the front rounded part off and turned the rest around. The steel fitments are very simple weldments, I expect I have two sets of them still since we did not use them and...
  11. CharlieN

    TIG welding samples

    You asked about torch size, I find little to no need for a torch larger than a #9. I work with a water cooled setup but have a portable inverter rig with an aircooled torch. For the aircooled there are a few lightweight very flexible cables on the market that are a must have. On my portable rig...
  12. CharlieN

    Wanted Bede bd5 kit or parts

    Umm, there was no 51% rule back then. This was one of the first comprehensive kits offered. Yes, unfortunately the powerplant and drive were not ready for market but this was pioneering that has led up to the kits we have today.
  13. CharlieN

    V4 1/2 LS

    You state this Motus motor is based on a GM LS engine, yet there is no dimension or part that is even close to any production GM engine. This looks to be a clean sheet design if not shared tech from somewhere else.
  14. CharlieN

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    That plane took off, pitched up, stalled and tumbled end over I believe twice and plummeted straight to the ground. Everyone onboard had a chute on. Not much you can do when the plane is only off the ground a few seconds.
  15. CharlieN

    Cheap EFIS finally coming.

    Yes but, whatever is driving the display in the Droid needs to have the pressure derived feed added so it can show and logically calculate this vital information. Plus the real value is to have a script to compare the air derived information to the GPS info. This will be of great value. I did a...
  16. CharlieN

    Cheap EFIS finally coming.

    The issue with the EFIS available on Droids at this time is they should not or can not be used as a primary display since the speed and altitude are derived from GPS, not from movement through the air. Blain, no schematic at this time. It would simply be based on the Stratux hardware, add...
  17. CharlieN

    Cheap EFIS finally coming.

    But why do you consider the need for the Tablet with the added complexity of custom code for both the tablet and the Raspberry. I have seen enough moody connectivity issues with the Wifi connection. To me the direct hardwired Display is as stable as one can have. A compatible display of some...
  18. CharlieN

    Cheap EFIS finally coming.

    The Raspberry with AHRS and a GPS receiver is about $80ish, obviously needs a power supply and such. The 7 to 10" displays are $30 to 100 with allot of variation from there. The two Motorola pressure sensors are small money, I do not know what is needed to output them into the Raspberry, I...
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