Re: Ultralite helicopter

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in 
message news:apms04lcb3f57h25onqintsolubskk05u3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:05:22 -0700, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields"
> <sfkf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Kevin: You are not to far from the Legal Ultralite empty weight.  I
doubt 
>>if
>>you will see one that can lift double its empty weight and still not
cost 
>>a
>>bundle.  There are arguments about interme****ng rotors being able to
pick 
>>up
>>quite a load but the cost and complexity goes up.  Extreme dieting may
be
>>the only way; while certainly less desirable, the bang for the buck
seems 
>>to
>>be there.  I say that and I've been trying to drop from 186 to 170 for
>>awhile.
>
> I can't even go the Rotorway route..  I physically don't fit in the
> cockpit of an Exec - I'm too tall in the torso..
>
> The Hummingbird 260L would work, but it's kinda pricey for a homebuilt
> at $170k for the kit sans engine.  I got sit in one at Heli Expo last
> year in Orlando and there's plenty of room inside for me and the
> useful load means I could carry a couple buddies for a couple hours.
>
> Of course, I'd have to ditch the Lycoming recip engine and bolt up a
> 300-ish HP Allison turbine.  :)
Kevin:  The Allison project is underway.  I met the guy at Sun'n Fun who
is 
in the process of finding the engine.  Should be ahead of the R-66 with
all 
the time life history already verified.

Stu