gandalph Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Would he be south of Toowoomba? A wee bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Going around in circles like that, i'd fall over and the plane would end up in the bush or someone's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Going around in circles like that, i'd fall over and the plane would end up in the bush or someone's head. Agree... I got dizzy watching it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Mike, The rumour mill has a retired Aero engineer somewhere near Toowoomba close to finishing converting a Blanik sailplane to be self launching, powered by a 503 Rotax driving a single bladed self feathering prop. I believe he has studied it all very thoroughly and is satisfied that his proposed setup will give him the greatest efficiency. Jeez, get it right. It's a 582 Blue-Head Rotax. [ATTACH]26801[/ATTACH] And the Everel concept isn't 'self-feathering', it's more like a 'constant speed' prop: at high rpm the geometry reduces it to fine pitch so the thrust is maximised; when throttled back, it automatically coarsens pitch for best economy. However, at much more than around 100 hp, other factors make the Everel concept inefficient. But, you're right: somewhere near Toowoomba. And a Blanik. With the necessary mods. to allow it to fly. Rumour has it the bugger has several 'legal' Blaniks in his hangar, after some metal-bashing has been done to repair damage to one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalph Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Well it's a Rotax with half as many strokes as a proper engine needs, but I suppose the prop has half as many blades as seems proper, so maybe it all gels. So it's a blue head. So what? I'm married to a red head. Both can be cantankerous little things though one is more reliable than the other. and NO! I'm not going to say which is witch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 THRILLSEEKER.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Mike, The rumour mill has a retired Aero engineer somewhere near Toowoomba close to finishing converting a Blanik sailplane to be self launching, powered by a 503 Rotax driving a single bladed self feathering prop. I believe he has studied it all very thoroughly and is satisfied that his proposed setup will give him the greatest efficiency. This link has some info. http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/blanik-l13-grounding.16398/page-2 Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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