Hello All,
Im curious what the legality would be of say buying a Ka6, Ka8 or SGS 1-26 and using the wings and empenage if sized correctly and then mating it to a homebuilt fuselage to give conventional gear and either an electric motor or small 4 stroke. My only worry is all 3 have fairly low Gross weights and the addition of a motor and new fuselage would likely not leave much for the pilot. Or perhaps its OK and limit the G rating much lower to allow room for pilot weight. Also design the new fuselage to work with a 100 Kilo pilot and also keep the CG in its original range...
Now crazy thought.. Could a non modified set of Blanik L-13 wings work if designed into an airframe of less gross weight. Or would the AD still stand on the wings even if re purposed into another lighter aircraft.
Thoughts?
Im curious what the legality would be of say buying a Ka6, Ka8 or SGS 1-26 and using the wings and empenage if sized correctly and then mating it to a homebuilt fuselage to give conventional gear and either an electric motor or small 4 stroke. My only worry is all 3 have fairly low Gross weights and the addition of a motor and new fuselage would likely not leave much for the pilot. Or perhaps its OK and limit the G rating much lower to allow room for pilot weight. Also design the new fuselage to work with a 100 Kilo pilot and also keep the CG in its original range...
Now crazy thought.. Could a non modified set of Blanik L-13 wings work if designed into an airframe of less gross weight. Or would the AD still stand on the wings even if re purposed into another lighter aircraft.
Thoughts?