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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Just learned about this very intriguing 4 stroke 38 hp offering https://www.badlandaircraft.com/product/thumpair/
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    11/6/2023 So 11/4 Jimmy of Jimmys world YouTube fame acquired a waterlogged Cloud Dancer Jenny Cuyuna equipped I believe. View the video of the puddle in the bottom of the fuse! I jumped into the comments to clarify to the assembled crowd what he has. Another subscriber John Seymour replied...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    I hope the above is informative. PO represents my all up weight at 248# the above of course were generally not USA based, nor with the goal of lightest weight to reach 254#
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    specs PHOTOGRAPH: Cloud Dancer Jenny 10-0466 (c/n 005) at Ourimbah, NSW in March 1994 fitted with a Cuyuna UL 11-02 engine (David C Eyre) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States of America DESCRIPTION: Single-seat light sport biplane POWER PLANT: One 37 kw (50 hp) Rotax 503UL-2V two-cylinder...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    JL Frusha, thanks for your input. I concur. I can understand how my early search for info prompted your post. " Ignorance is bliss". So my rigging is 99% right. I required two clevises back to back and now all but one flying wire is in place. No turnbuckles came with the airframe but I intend...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Still need cloud dancer build manual 6/2023
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Robert at Aerodrome aviation uses a customized pair of pliers to grab the two thimbled ends and squeeze them together close enough to drop the clevises in place. He advised against backing up and removing the interplane struts once together I can claim victory and move one with this. He...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Thoughtful idea Dana...but: my rigging wires attach to tangs anchored to the base of the jury struts. Once assembled I might experiment with some cool tangs that have multiple attach holes that would enable me to dial in the tension.....Once I get things close with turnbuckles I will hopefully...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Still in search of an original plan sheet/instructions. For Cloud Dancer. Ive studied the Early Bird Jenny plans for comparison. Struggling to re rig: So my flying wires on the inboard struts have one foot stubs with cable thimbles that attach with a pair of clevises. 6x side, 4 on the...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    No turn buckles that I know of....but that omission would make total sense. Perhaps I'll call and quiz the PO.....Supported only on a 5 gallon pail yes a bit o flex.
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    4 months later and I've barely progressed on my Cloud Dancer. I've struggled unsuccessfully with the rigging and without plans I question my methods. I get the clevis within an inch and just lack the leverage to squeeze things together. What do you do? If you have a construction manual or...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Little Bird, I'm still searching for a set of Cloud Dancer plans. Mr Wiley and Youngblut in Colorado are on the hunt. I did acquire a set of Early Bird plans and construction manual digitally which tells much of the story, but not the UL version. these are readily available for $75 along...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Great comments, its electric start so a battery box will be in order. Flat farmland is, in fact, the order so I will shake it down as it is, but whether it be a tool kit or a more permanent ballast I'm liking my initial calculations.
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    I will investigate these most recent posts. Discovered an unbox video by BD5flyer on youtube that's a couple years old so he may have some user data he can share with me. Beautiful unit from where I sit.
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    Thanks for your feedback. The ZDZ dealer in AZ is getting back to me with mounting and belt reduction drive specs. Admittedly I'm just getting into the research. The target market includes ultralights: here's a bench test for a current BD5 project To your point: I have yet to find...
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    Cloud Dancer 67% Curtiss Jenny Part 103 Ultralight in the house.

    First post here: Prowling Craigslist this past December I stumbled upon and purchased this lovely Jenny replica. fabric tested good, so It followed us home. There's not much info. out there. What do you know? Its a 1980's era design that passed through several dealers' hands. My...
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    Foreflight basic Q

    Kudos for all the very well-informed responses above here’s my two cents worth firstly you need to choose to be a student of the iPad and cell phone for this technology just like all The other ones you have mastered and let’s face it this has more justification than Facebook use correct...
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