Here we have a mock up of major components like the coolers etc. Right or wrong i mounted the engine with a 5 degree lift on the rear so that when in flight I had a level thrust as my nose rides about 5 degrees up in flight.
I supported a little too forward and had to add support at the gear box to keep the rear of the trike from tilting back. Right around the engine mount to frame attachment area would be better.
got some nice flying in at tarkio . had so much fun after landing and warming up i had to go up for my last flight of the day . dan holinback snapped this spectacular photo as i came in for landing. it was lighter than it looks.
The engine install was the hardest part for me. Each measurement was crucial and there were no mounts in hand. Mounting hardware had to be made in the shop. My head...
This is the view that greeted us as we approached Mexican Mountain Airstrip.
After landing and with some hesitation, I c...p; I found out later the pilot had crashed here on landing 3 days earlier.