Marty_d

We could have opted in for the Eurofighter, we currently have Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopter), ARH Tigers, and MRH 90's.The new Air 9000 helicopter training, has recently been announced, with Boeing being the contractor using the EC135 from Eurocopter.

I don't know how much the SU-27 originally sold for, but at the moment there's 2 for sale (airframe 600 hours, engines 12 hours) at the measly price of $6 million each. http://whatthewhonow.com/2009/08/28/su-27-aircraft-for-sale/

I think that the SU-27 has some nice lines for a jet....and is certainly much nicer looking than most Russian aircraft.

Old vs new... which lines do you prefer?

I hope my wife doesn't see my tongue hanging out as I look at these aircraft pics, she'll think I'm perusing altogether a different type of website.

They are all gorgeous... and so much better looking than anything made today.

Just like the styling of cars from the 40's to 60's will never be seen again (despite half-assed efforts like the PT Cruiser)!

Spitfire. Every time.

All the others are great - love the P51(D, not the razorbacks), F4U, Jug, Mosquito, Hurricane - but for my money you can't beat the perfect elliptical wing and gorgeous lines of the Spit.

Looks way too fast for me!! Think I prefer something that stalls at 28mph. All the best though, hope it's a winner.

Hi Bob,The original Bug kit was sold way back in 1991 with the AMW808 engine of 90hp which was then subsequently upgraded to 100hp. AMW (Cuyuna) no longer produce this engine and in any case, it has not proven at all reliable in use on the Bugs that have flown.

 

I, along with fellow Bug builder in Adelaide, Milton King, own the rights, molds, tooling, spare parts inventory etc. for the Bug and we intend to release an improved kit version later this year. For the aircraft to be successful, commercially as well as for our own personal aircraft, it needs to be easily built, FAST and reliable.

 

While it performed quite well with the original 90hp (indeed, I own the wreck of the prototype Bug which was written off in a forced landing when it suffered an engine failure in the Sun100 air race during Sun'n'fun 1992 I think. It was doing 225 knots during that race), we wanted at least 100hp in the commercial venture, while keeping the weight down and giving it reliability and the Rotax912ULS is our preferred option.

 

Our aircraft in the photo above is about to fly with the 912 installed. We are just waiting on a custom prop. We found that we only need to add very small cowl cheeks to fit the 912 so we can keep the lines close to the original, so we expect very little performance degradation due to the 912's opposed configuration.

 

Here's a pic of the 912 being installed:

 

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So to answer your question succinctly, no it does not need the 912ULS or 100hp.

 

However, we believe this engine to be the optimum choice for the Bug at this time.

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

What's it doing sitting next to this... is your plane in the USA at the moment, or is the Velocity Air Turbine Legend parked in Adelaide?

I like that Vista. Sweet looking plane.

Harsh, probably slightly untrue, but still funny.

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Hi Bex,

I just discovered your thread and read all 15 pages straight.

As a "not very mechanically savvy" type (airframes I can understand; motors are a mystery) I stand in awe of someone actually designing one.

Good on you mate and I hope it's a winner. As someone who will be looking for an 80 - 100hp engine in about 5 years, I'll be keeping a close eye on yours from now on! If the testing indicates reliability and the price is similar to a 2nd hand 912uls, I'll be very tempted.

All the best!

"Pussers"??

Tres bon!

I think the flying sequences had Top Gun beat. Plus as it was all Mirage on Mirage (aside from the sequence with the Alpha Jet), they didn't have to pretend that a Northrop F-5 was a MiG...

Yeah The Corvair was nice. If a skinny chick is going to drape herself over something, it might as well have class. Nev

Talking of which, an MRH-90 just went over, tracking north. It had gone the other way a couple of hours back. No idea where - we're south of Hobart, there ain't a hell of a lot to interest the Army down there unless they just went for a scenic flight.

I was sitting in the back of a B737 on approach one time, all of a sudden he gave it full power (near the boundary fence I guess) and we climbed steeply and went around, apparently a flock of birds decided to share the airspace. That would have tested the double glazing in the neighbourhood.

Or a girlfriend!

Crikey, you'll get the Gnu started...

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/this-model-plane-is-jawdroppingly-incredible/story-e6frfq80-1226819224139

10,000 hours spent on a miniature made out of manila folders. Imagine what he could do full-size with some 6061-T6 and a rivet gun!

Yes, a number of times. The last time from Renmark. There was no such cloud layers there when I landed.

Beautiful. It's like two different worlds above and below the cloud layers.(I DO wonder which town planner allowed those houses so close to the end of the runway)

My instructor (ex RAF wartime instructor) used to switch the fuel off when you weren't looking, it taught us to switch fuel tanks as the first instinctive action.Several times I spotted him in the corner of my eye slowly sliding his hand down between the seats so I would pretend I hadn't noticed and casually looked out of my window; my reaction time always impressed him. This was training in Guernsey, however, I have never had this with any instructor in Australia, it has always been a reduce power to idle but not too quickly to avoid engine damage however I have done complete shut downs myself in rec aircraft including landings without power.

Alan.

Something not quite right about the final few seconds,. . . that looked mighty fast to me,. . . . . .I wonder if the movie speed was upped up slightly to enhance the excitement factor. . . . . the over-runway segment didn't look realistic, rather too fast ( from what I remember of heavy aircraft landings anyway. . . . !! ) but then again I'm an old F**T . . . . . .memory fading along with the medal ribbons (!) . . . .anyway, the "above cloud" sequence was really superb. . . . . rugged enough in daylight hours to scare the crap out of any passenger who regularly flew in there at night or in complete IMC anyway ! !Phil

We went to Queenstown on our honeymoon, took a chopper flight which was superb, landed on a glacier and went to Milford Sound. Watching the planes coming in there was amazing, at times there were 5 or 6 visible on approach.

Marty - could the 'BOOM' employees consider 'job sharing - this might cut costs ?

Never really got the whole thing about virgins anyway. If you want to reward a bloke, give him someone with a bit of experience!

Not to mention, it is not clear whether or not all the virgins are female.

Reminds me of the one about the bloke who goes to hell (not sure if this is already on this forum)...

Anyway he gets there and to his surprise, Satan is surprisingly friendly. He takes him around, gives him the guided tour.

"Do you like cocktails?" asks Satan.

"Er... sure!" says the guy.

"Oh, you're going to love it here. Every Monday is cocktail night. Top shelf, as much as you like, whatever you like. And the best thing is... no hangover!"

The bloke perks up a bit. This sounds good.

As they continue the tour, Satan asks "How about movies? Like them?"

"Yes, I love movies!" says the bloke.

"That's great!" says Satan. "Every Tuesday is movie night. HUGE 3D cinema, the best movies in the world, including ones made after the actor's deaths. Popcorn, beer, you name it."

The bloke is ecstatic.

"Hey, are you gay?" asks Satan.

"No!" says the bloke.

Satan shakes his head sadly. "Oh dear... you're gonna HATE Wednesdays..."

Suicide bombers in Britain are set to begin a three-day strike on Monday in a dispute over the number of virgins they are entitled to in the afterlife. Emergency talks with Al Qaeda have so far failed to produce an agreement.

The unrest began last Tuesday when Al Qaeda announced that the number of virgins a suicide bomber would receive after his death would be cut by 25% this February from 72 to 54. A spokesman said increases in recent years in the number of suicide bombings has resulted in a shortage of virgins in the afterlife.

The suicide bombers' union, the British Organization of Occupational Martyrs (or B.O.O.M.) responded with a statement saying the move was unacceptable to its members and called for a strike vote. General Secretary Abdullah Amir told the press, "Our members are literally working themselves to death in the cause of Jihad. We don't ask for much in return but to be treated like this is like a kick in the teeth."

Speaking from his shed in Tipton in the West Midlands, Al Qaeda chief executive Haisheet Mapants explained, "I sympathize with our workers concerns but Al Qaeda is simply not in a position to meet their demands. They are simply not accepting the realities of modern-day Jihad in a competitive marketplace. Thanks to Western depravity, there is now a chronic shortage of virgins in the afterlife. It's a straight choice between reducing expenditures or laying people off. I don't like cutting benefits but I'd hate to have to tell 3,000 of my staff that they won't be able to blow themselves up."

According to some industry sources, the recent drop in the number of suicide bombings has been attributed to the emergence of Scottish singing star, Susan Boyle. Many Jihadis now know what a virgin looks like and have reconsidered their benefit packages.