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.
Wishing all a great year filled with wonderful flying adventures. Video of this first flight of the year to follow shortly. It was -3 degrees Celsius but great flying...
...itch angle down in a spiral as I could to test out actual spiral angles. No power, 60 degree bank and about 70 MPH I could only get to the max 30 degrees nose down in a stabilized spi...
...n of my engine mounting. It turned out with the wing on, the 72 inch reach was scary close to the back of my keel. I also had as much as 18 degrees of pitch to get my 6500 R max...
...r box breather hole. I must have over filled it. The clutch on the engine works well and I am not an expert but I was seeing 6500 r's with 10 degrees pitch on my blades. It climbs...
...and dove out all around us. It was amazing how the expertly flew right around the trike- the only direction they had available was 90° degrees right at us as they dove off...