Drifter Photos please!

[bilby54]

Hi Wayne,

 

The rear pod definitely improves rear seat comfort in that you don't get as much wind in the face and does help a bit with wind chill in the cooler months - helps, not stops! The appearance change makes the aircraft look more 'solid'.

 

I find that it helps a lot when doing TIF's as people have less of an 'Oh my god, I'm not getting in that thing' attitude. I like it but it will probably not appeal to a Drifter purist but it is really a progression of the type. It does seem to give a slightly better cruise speed but that maybe my own feelings as a knot or two is very difficult to measure. I understand that there was another one over in WA somewhere.

 

The only real drawback is a slightly heavier empty weight and perhaps access to the rear seat. Ask john from BUMS about it if he is still at Boonah as he used to maintain it.

 

Bill

 

 

[Guest sceadu52jr]

Thanks Bill,

 

I haven't yet tried out (ridden) the back seat in the(a) drifter yet, so I don't know how it compares to the front.

 

Wayne

 

 

[highway]

So Drifter Girl, did you ever get that site up and running? I have a good selection of Drifter pics.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

The first 'Drifter" was a Hummer

 

Love the Drifter, a fun and honest machine that just flys very well. The Drifter as we know it today got it's 'standard tail' in 1984. I still have the US 'Glider Rider" mag with the artical in it to prove it. The first machine had an upright V tail. no pod, a very narrow solid sort of landing gear,a similar wing to now but with different more stylish wing tips. I really wish they had kept those wingtips as they looked real efficent to me. The early Hummers probabily were powered with either Rotax 227 or 377 although I did see one used to tow hanggliders, that had a 503 in it.