Orsovolante
Active Member
Good morning
For some weeks I caress the idea of a single-seat airplane, twin engine, push pull.
Before you consider me a fool
, I would offer my thoughts.
The projects of small single-engine aircraft and cars if they are several.
For example I really like the MC30 Luciole of Colombine.
I also like the engine, a Briggs & Stratton V-cylinder, used for the project.
The problem is that the Luciole, as well as other Colombain projects, in order to have good performance with little power, is a reasonably lightweight fuselage. light so that in case of an emergency landing, I offer very little protection is needed.
Furthermore, in order to contain the weight, its projects often require the use of special parts and excellent skills to be realized.
I fly in the mountains and a few adventurous glider landing I happened. Also my experience with small auxiliary engines of gliders, tells me that their reliability is not the best.
So why not think of a twin-engine? The cost in most, in the case of industrial engines, is not much. Probably absorbed by the possibility of not using exotic technologies (the MC30 uses carbon spars custom made). The greater power should bring about a more conventional structure and the push pull formula will not be too much anxiety on the controllability when an engine decides to go off.
Finally, if I was to be a completely rational, I would never have decided to learn to fly.
For some weeks I caress the idea of a single-seat airplane, twin engine, push pull.
Before you consider me a fool
, I would offer my thoughts.The projects of small single-engine aircraft and cars if they are several.
For example I really like the MC30 Luciole of Colombine.
I also like the engine, a Briggs & Stratton V-cylinder, used for the project.
The problem is that the Luciole, as well as other Colombain projects, in order to have good performance with little power, is a reasonably lightweight fuselage. light so that in case of an emergency landing, I offer very little protection is needed.
Furthermore, in order to contain the weight, its projects often require the use of special parts and excellent skills to be realized.
I fly in the mountains and a few adventurous glider landing I happened. Also my experience with small auxiliary engines of gliders, tells me that their reliability is not the best.
So why not think of a twin-engine? The cost in most, in the case of industrial engines, is not much. Probably absorbed by the possibility of not using exotic technologies (the MC30 uses carbon spars custom made). The greater power should bring about a more conventional structure and the push pull formula will not be too much anxiety on the controllability when an engine decides to go off.
Finally, if I was to be a completely rational, I would never have decided to learn to fly.
