Dillpickle
Well-Known Member
Why Would you wash a coffee cup? My Mokka pot wouldn't be the same either... LolHe builds (and flys) a new airplane more often than I wash my coffee cup...
Why Would you wash a coffee cup? My Mokka pot wouldn't be the same either... LolHe builds (and flys) a new airplane more often than I wash my coffee cup...
I found that having two axis controls did not limit my flying anymore than that ultralight planes aren't suitable for high winds anyway. The main issue is cross wind...two axis planes have to crab into a cross wind and often touchdown in a crab. For a tricycle gear (Quicksilver or Ercoupe) this isn't a big deal. For a taildragger it can cause trouble. The technique is to takeoff/land at an angle to the runway and into the wind as much as possible. The higher the wind velocity the greater angle to the runway is possible; given a 100 foot wide runway and a 15 mph crosswind its possible land directly across the runway. Flying in winds up to 15mph is safe though not always comfortable in a very light plane. I have flown a Quicksilver in 20 mph wind but don't think it was a smart thing to do.My only gripe . I also think that 2 axis is nice but it does limit the types of weather it can be flown in and UL's already are restricted weather wise so that kind of sucks. But for simplicity sake, its likely a good thing.
I don't know if it's his final configuration but you can see the tailwheel several times in the video.Let’s wait to see what he mounts under the tail for a skid or spring/wheel
If nothing else, he plays it safe.I think what he's doing doing is great, I just hope the pressure to generate timely youtube content doesn't get him hurt.
I guess you took a nap and Peter already built a new plane! Look at the video in post #1 and see his latest creation.FYI, his latest UL has a T-tail.
I agree there are a couple spots that could be made a little more elegant (and maybe even lighter) but on the whole it looks like it will be a lovely little airplane.While there are a few things I think ought to see some revision, he's got it pretty close.
Maybe so, but I wonder if we’d have had any comments if he had left the tailwheel off and just had a skid shoe on the end of that spring?Look at the tail wheel - it's definitely not turf compatible normally.
He used the Vitorazi as that is what he had from the previous project. He openly admits the pull configuration is the big unknown. If possible reversing the thrust bearing in the PSRU might be the solution. Then again that is why it is called experimental aviation. As to the limitations of the 2 axis control he did state his objective is to fly with his PPG friends on calm evenings. He has an Aerolite 103 for other times.My only gripe is unsure why he chose to put the elevator on the bottom of the fuselage instead of the top. On the bottom it rubs the grass and will be taken out for sure and damage the aft wooden structure. Really odd choice in my opinion. Also with a Vitorazi in Tractor config its also an odd choice. I Have a Vitorazi in the Zigolo and thought if I ever wanted to repourpose it could it work in tractor and traded a few emails back with the factory. I received a reply as absolutely not recommended. Figured if I ever did it, I would need to design my own PSRU. I also think that 2 axis is nice but it does limit the types of weather it can be flown in and UL's already are restricted weather wise so that kind of sucks. But for simplicity sake, its likely a good thing.
What happens when you experiment and iterate ideas? Often you find yourself going toward more efficient and practical designs....which also tends to be what others have found to work.I'm bitter sweet on this one.
Happy for him he is getting better at building planes, but disappointed that he is also getting more and more conventional.
Can't see he has done much better than a lightweight Mini Max here.
no comparison....,One is an idiot the other is a capable young designer.
And yet Peter's ratio of flying, original design, self-built planes to opinions expressed about others' projects is quite a bit higher than most of the rest of us.Can't see he has done much better than a lightweight Mini Max here.
I'm bitter sweet on this one.
Happy for him he is getting better at building planes, but disappointed that he is also getting more and more conventional.
Can't see he has done much better than a lightweight Mini Max here.
Uhm...which Peter are you referring to now?![]()