JayWelchy
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
I am new to the forum. I am a private pilot, and am currently building a Sonerai II by John Monnet. It is an inexpensive, tube and rag airplane designed for formula vee racing in the 70's. It is my first aircraft project, and was chosen simply because it is not a kit and it looks racy. I am very interested in the building and design aspect and hope to learn alot during this project. The Pitts S1S is my all-time favorite (isnt it everyones??), yet the pricetag is way, way off for this FedEx courier/family man. I would like to build my own someday, to control costs.
UNTIL, I found the CEA-309 Mehari, the Brazilian aerobatic aircraft. Total bummer .. no plans, and the website shows the simplicity of the design and not much more. I am continuing my search on this airframe .. as it would suit me perfectly. My hope is when the Sonerai II is done, I will be able to move forward on a Mehari project .. time will tell. Simplicity in construction, fairly low-cost, etc... this is a must have
Jason
I am new to the forum. I am a private pilot, and am currently building a Sonerai II by John Monnet. It is an inexpensive, tube and rag airplane designed for formula vee racing in the 70's. It is my first aircraft project, and was chosen simply because it is not a kit and it looks racy. I am very interested in the building and design aspect and hope to learn alot during this project. The Pitts S1S is my all-time favorite (isnt it everyones??), yet the pricetag is way, way off for this FedEx courier/family man. I would like to build my own someday, to control costs.
UNTIL, I found the CEA-309 Mehari, the Brazilian aerobatic aircraft. Total bummer .. no plans, and the website shows the simplicity of the design and not much more. I am continuing my search on this airframe .. as it would suit me perfectly. My hope is when the Sonerai II is done, I will be able to move forward on a Mehari project .. time will tell. Simplicity in construction, fairly low-cost, etc... this is a must have
Jason
