Re: Which Ultralight to build.....

("patrick mitchel" wrote)
> how bout the flitplane from ed fisher


http://www.digitalmarketingusa.com/flitplane.html
The Flitplane

http://www.digitalmarketingusa.com/homedepotultralight.html
Home Despot Ultralight ......"Motor Glider 101"

A:  Why not name it 103? (Stall speed. Drat!)
B:  I like different, and this is different!!!

(From the link)
Power is provided by two 10 HP Te***seh motors are mounted directly onto
two 
by two's, hollowed out in the center with 1/8 inch plywood on the side. No

rubber mounts are used for the engines, but it would be a good idea. Power

from the two 10 HP engines was transferred directly to the props, no gear 
reduction was used. The props for the prototype were homemade and were 
"whittled out of wood." They were redesigned several times until optimum 
performance was reached. The wings have a plywood main spar, the ribs are 
Styrofoam, and 1.7-ounce Dacron sail cloth is used as a covering material.

According the Jack he has "over 50 years of experience building planes."

The plane shown here had about 7 hours on it with the last flight made the

week prior to the show where it was on display. Jack re****ts that it fly's

along at about 40 to 45 mph. When asked how much the average person would 
have invested in materials - the reply was "if you go down and buy 
everything from Home Depot, the average person will have about $1,000 
invested in engines and materials. However, the builder will, carve his
own 
props or buy some commercially produced." Of course materials like the
4130 
steel tubing, sail cloth, etc will have to be sourced out somewhere else.

http://www.digitalmarketingusa.com/index.html
Ok, the subs are COOL!


Montblack