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Cheap, cheerful and a proven design the Demoiselle is a good time machine. Aerodrome Airplanes do a kit and it can be under 10 grand flying. As for Rotax been old in tooth a rebuilt one by rotax Rick, In USA is cheap and have a great reputation. I won't comment on partners as I need all my blood inside my body.

I agree it would best for What's up back into the fold. More fun

Sure experiment with a new airframe design or motor, but only do one at a time. Sure you can be bold but few bold builders live to be old pilots. Pilots who fly new designs with new engines are called test pilots. And deserve the title if good enough, if not they are called the deceased more often than not.

If you want cheap, cheerful and reliable then do a Heath parasol or similar design and add a total two stroke. Shop around and $2,500 for a good rotax with redrive will provide plenty of thrust in which to trust. It's all about condition and managing your two stroke. The Texas parasol group is great and is very cheap to build, lots flying and not a huge amount of build hours. as it is built from angle alloy it is cheap. A tube frame in alloy of aircraft grade costs considerably more. The covering is up to you but can be cheap or very expensive eg. Oratex. The more you can do and make yourself the cheaper, go second hand when possible and enjoy. A used rotax or Kawasaki or Hirth two stroke will be fine and more reliable than a home cobbled motor/ box combo. Resist the temptation of a untried motor and untried airframe, too much to go wrong and you only have one life.

Bugger Why rip off the number? His name was Wayne maybe last name Kerr?

It would be a better deal with a Jabiru motor, then it is much more affordable. No redrive but light, and cheap.

As a side note the big Zeppelin fire was caused by the nitrate dope which is extremely flammable. Yes so is hydrogen but that flashes off, the nitrate made it a fireball waiting to happen. This is from a good documentary on the disaster.

Darwin award nominee. And he had a lot of runway(field) behind his start point. Just a complete idiot

The Jabbawocky is a kit, just a extremely advanced one that requires little time and also a lot cheaper than many others. But yes it requires a big box. I will find a pic

Lets not also forget the Jabiru has over 3000 aircraft flying and many were kit built. Besides the conservative thing, the metal kits suit the flat pack cargo cult of America. No comparison to Cessna is relevant at all, inferiors products at huge expense and are only GA.

I think you should look at all those Jabiru's treated like a work tool and always out and about. Lots have spent a lot of their 15-20 years out in the beautiful Sunshine's rays. Are frosted on, shat on by birds, peed on by work dogs, and hailed on sometimes. And a clean of the screen, plus washing off of large bird or flying fox poo, preflight is all that's needed. They are one tough bird and always weapon of choice for crash ability. You have to really try to kill yourself in one. And that is proven worldwide. With the exception of the wonderful locally built Ferris wheel fighter, A tin plane is far less forgiving of crashes unless really special, like another Aussie the Hornet. A metal aircraft can be a write off from just a hail storm, and it sure hates bird poo.

. In which case, your choice of a metal airframe, can be a major pisser. Dog urine is especially active as a corrosive dead man's curve if special care is not taken. If you want pee adventures with mutts, the plastic truly is fantastic.

If they had no understanding of aero then how come it is a airfoil and does its intended role perfectly? Two sticks would not. Credit due to the indigenous inventers

I do love how you get so many up in the Drifter. But,.............your pushing up the price for me when I get one.

As a aside from dumb colours and cooling costs I was in the previous century, a chimney sweep in the blue mountains and all the post war houses had the fireplace/slow combustion on the perimeter wall. Absolutely stupid, a massive heat loss, lots more wood used and the bedrooms would be cold. Also a huge fire risk if not properly cleaned, which given a tall chimney or pipe at the edge of the building rather than on the ridge, meant most were never properly cleaned. And it was bloody dangerous for me the sweep. Brainless bloody builders and developers.

The ego is not his biggest problem, the madman fails to realize he has no spine.

It is a hard one with the truck. The driver is a complete idiot, but the truck seemed to bash the horn rather than emergency brake. I would fine both if it was me. The driver of the car should get negligent driving charge. You do not have the right to brake anywhere you like in the traffic- unless it is a emergency. You must take care that your actions do not endanger others- even if you are in front. Just like it you have no right to go into a intersection when the light is green- you must do so safely and only when it is safe to do so. The vehicle in front does not have carte blanche to do anything they like, nor can they just decide to brake and stop in a lane unless it is for emergency reasons or because the traffic ahead has stopped. Just like you can't just decide to enter a intersection and then stop and read a map etc. If it went to court esp. if someone is injured and compensation was sought, then I would expect both drivers would be found to have contributed to the accident. Some states may see it different but that is the general principle. As far as multiple rear end crashes- in NSW the last car to hit only pays for the car they hit and so on down the line. I know because this happened to me 20yrs ago. The police that arrived were fortunately- the accident investigation team, lucky us. The fool at front slammed on the brakes on a major road for no reason and we all barreled in. The cop stated that as no one was injured and cars were movable (to a side st) she would not charge anyone. But the first driver- the idiot, wanted everyone fined- the nice officer obliged. The idiot was charged with negligent driving - they had no lawful reason to emergency brake, and by the very nature of it been a arterial road, the whole road is a NO stopping zone. Just like you can't park your car on a freeway lane and have a picnic. A similar situation is when swerving to avoid wildlife, if you cause a accident- you are at fault. You can not drive in a manner that endangers others- no matter what signs, lights, wildlife etc. I agree though that many cops have very little law knowledge and just rely on us copping it. Or they pick the easiest target and don't want to get involved.

Welcome aboard the good flying ship Lollypop. Great to have a new member, esp. a female- we need more females in our sport- adds a perspective we sadly often lack. Also we need more jokes that take the mickey out of the mainly male members. There is no "stupid" question except the one we fail to ask. So feel free, we are a friendly bunch and generally we all get along great. We may stir eachother but all in good fun. We all have a love of flying and find it is a great way to make friends, have adventures and learn from eachother. Congratulations- you have just joined the best site on the planet for rec flying. The combined knowledge of forumites is immense and always to be shared. Some are even designers and builders of their own aircraft. No issue to small or too big, you only have to ask. Please tell us a little about you. Enjoy Phil aka Litespeed

I will thrown in my 2 cents worth- It was a great project and some very talented people were involved including the pilot. As a highly specialised aircraft- yes it would be difficult to fly. Hence a proper test pilot, just like anything that fast running props it would not treat fools lightly. But the pilot was no fool and mechanical failure sealed his fate- Not his ego. It is very unfortunate but a calculated risk was taken, any test flying a new machine carries risk. Sadly Scott did not survive- I do not blame the pilot anymore than I would blame Gravity. It is a tragedy for all involved especially his family. His legacy should be applauded for having a go in as safe a way as was possible. If not for the clutch failure we would probably all be singing his praises. History is full of great pilots whose demise was not pilot error but the machine itself failing in a critical way. Test flying is dangerous and the safety we all enjoy today was built on the blood, sweat and tragically bodies of brave test pilots. May they all rest in peace and get the respect deserved, whilst we reap the rewards of their efforts. As a side note: it was not a cartoon aircraft just a very special machine for a specific purpose. Cartoon aircraft are the stupid "worlds smallest aircraft" competitors like below. I also include the Gee Bee - never happy unless it was on its nose. Compared to the above the Bugatti was relatively a sensible design, just a real hot one. Litespeed.

Going by their reputation, they would be very impressed. Quickly followed by the rubbing of hands with glee as they ring their lawyers and claim only they have the right to make aircraft.

I bet. They got ideas from Goldeneye, James Bond.

. Try a quote on a CNC and printed water pump or similar and sit down first. What is possible and what's economic as a finished ready to use part are very different.

Exception to the rule is BMW, they guarantee a part will be available even a 1960 model. But you will pay for it.

Nukes have only been used twice and only a tiny percent of population were effected. So by that argument everyone should be allowed them, to play with. Some things are fundamentally dangerous and should be restricted by law. Guns are one of these- there purpose is killing period. Target shooting is a straw man argument- it is practice at killing.

Then the guzzi had the wrong pipes on it. Have owned guzzi lemans with open staintunes and 40 delortos- brilliant. But with open reverse cones from Gianelli was like Thor had come to visit. Sorry the Ducati did not wake the dead- only stirred them. Oh yes car alarms of the 80-90's were great fun. And new ones will still go off when visited by Thor.