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10-28-2011, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
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Air Camper
Oh, I thought this section was for Air Campers...
I'm going over to the dark side. Rather than build another RV, I just wrote the check for Air Camper plans.
Who knows what will come of this, if anything but my wife told me I need another project. What a woman!
For some reason I have always liked the Air Camper, probably because I have always liked antique aircraft. I'm going to build this Old School and may even go with the Model A engine. It will not have an electrical system but will have the bicycle wheels rather than Cub style wheels and a big NX number on the wing.
It made me wonder, what OTRV (other than RV) aircraft would you consider building?
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RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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10-28-2011, 09:13 PM
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been here awhile
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 4,301
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N941WR
Oh, I thought this section was for Air Campers...
I'm going over to the dark side. Rather than build another RV, I just wrote the check for Air Camper plans.
Who knows what will come of this, if anything but my wife told me I need another project. What a woman!
For some reason I have always liked the Air Camper, probably because I have always liked antique aircraft. I'm going to build this Old School and may even go with the Model A engine. It will not have an electrical system but will have the bicycle wheels rather than Cub style wheels and a big NX number on the wing.
It made me wonder, what OTRV (other than RV) aircraft would you consider building?
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Bill,
I recently built a little critter that is about as anti-RV as you can get:
The plane has no practical value other than making me grin on late summer evenings, but it was a great way to add gas welding to my skill set. The little 1/2 VW sounds cool, too. Turns out the Eagle will scratch the itch for a late evening flight as well as the RV-6 but only a gallon of dead dinosaur is consumed for a 1/2 hour flight.
Sam's Legal Eagle XL Project
A short Video
Enjoy your Camper! I considered building one but the front cockpit is nearly impossible to get into for a normal sized human.
[ I moved the thread from camping .....]
Last edited by Sam Buchanan : 10-28-2011 at 09:26 PM.
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10-28-2011, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 209
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Sam, Looks like it would be a pretty fast condition inspection! 
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Mesa, AZ RV-8 SerNo 82582
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10-28-2011, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Warwickshire UK
Posts: 703
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It would probably be a Stummelflitzer with a Rotac radial engine.
And I'd grow a long waxed moustache!

Last edited by Mark Albery : 10-28-2011 at 10:08 PM.
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10-28-2011, 11:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Airdrie AB Canada
Posts: 172
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I'd be interested in a kitfox series 7. But for now I just need to focus on finishing up the wings and cracking open the fuselage crate that's been staring at me for the past few months.
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7 empennage done
wings done
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0-360A4M Fixed pitch sensenich
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10-29-2011, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
Posts: 295
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After the RV I'd really like to do a Fisher biplane.
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10-29-2011, 04:39 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,686
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Fokker Triplane Replica
I already have the plans for one of these.......don't tell my wife!
It will be awhile before I start on this long-term project.

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10-29-2011, 04:41 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: MKE
Posts: 1,519
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I'm currently working on one of these little beauties:
Sam, you should bring that thing to Oshkosh, we'll enter the Airventure Cup race! You too Bill with the Piet. They can create a new "bugs on the trailing edge" class for us.
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Jeff Point
RV-6, RLU-1 built & flying
Tech Counselor, Flight Advisor & President, EAA Chapter 18
Milwaukee
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10-29-2011, 05:00 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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Those are some great projects!
I have never heard of a Stummelflitzer before, cool looking plane!
The Breezy was on the short list by there is no way Nora would ever get in one. Besides, I'm not sure how my dentist would like seeing me every Monday morning to remove the bugs from my teeth.
Yes, the front seat of the Peat is small but I'll be ridding the back.
Funny, but in the shower this morning I was thinking about building two.
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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10-29-2011, 05:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
Posts: 9,500
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Have this beautiful set of wings built by Raymond Griffin, my own local craftsmanship guru. They're a bit dirty from storage, but don't be fooled.....beautiful work, from scratch, part of a one-off aircraft design. Airfoil is NACA 97, high lift low speed.
You think I'm shop-crazy? Raymond started by making steel rib forms from 1" plate. These are all hand-hammered.
Likely to be a Breezy, but I want to do (or hire) a structural analysis before I commit to a particular use. All I've done so far is reduce them to AutoCad.
Already scratched the WW1 itch. Go for it....best Walter Mitty fantasy you can have.

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Dan Horton
RV-8 SS
Barrett IO-390
Last edited by DanH : 10-29-2011 at 05:30 AM.
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