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10-31-2011, 07:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: BC Canada
Posts: 216
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air camper
Just sent you a pm 941WR.
I have an uncovered emp for an air camper, in the "barn". 
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RV-6 emp, done-sold,
RV7A QB. Passed pre-cover and sold!
Disclaimer: Everything I say can be presumed to be wrong. Don't try this at home.
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10-31-2011, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 2,473
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You're gonna love that plane. There are a good number od them aroumd here (Bernie is sort of local legend & aviation royalty in MN). Have you seen Navratil's with the Rotec radial on the front? In case you haven't, you can see it here. It's one of the finest around.
A friend of mine is still flying behind an engine Bernie overhauled before he died.
Neat airplanes for sure, but I have a pretty hard time fitting in them. Me, the breezy is on my bucket list (maybe after the coupe is done someday)!
Cheers,
Stein
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10-31-2011, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Twin Falls, ID
Posts: 683
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I finished a Backcountry Super Cub in March. Now I can putz around the Idaho backcountry at 110mph or go cross country at 200mph in my RV7. Don
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RV 7 N212MD Flying as of 12/22/2007
Backcountry/TCOW Super Cub flying 03/12/2011
Next project?
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11-01-2011, 06:48 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
Posts: 9,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteinAir
Have you seen Navratil's with the Rotec radial on the front?
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Ooooo...I like!
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Air Camper?. That would be the Avid Explorer 1
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I admit to having a serious jones for this fantasy......an airplane large enough to live in while touring the world.
Something a bit more affordable; remember the Private Explorer, another Dean Wilson design?

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Dan Horton
RV-8 SS
Barrett IO-390
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11-01-2011, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Warner Robins, GA
Posts: 1,187
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Hatz Biplane!
I spent the summer learning how to weld the fuse for my Hatz project. The wings are finished except for covering.
I started the project in 2007 due to a bout with BWS (builders' withdrawal syndrome).
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Bruce Sacks
RV-9 N659DB - Flying since 7/1/06
Hatz CB-1 - Fabric covering with Polyfiber.
Warner Robins, GA
A&P
APRS KJ4EFS
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11-01-2011, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: USAF Academy, CO
Posts: 34
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I always liked the canard designs. Great speed, range, and efficiency. Would be one heck of a cross country plane. Second to that, probably some sort of ultralight. That's what I got my start in, so I have a special place for them in my heart.
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USAFA Class of 2012...Currently day dreaming about flying an F-15 at work and an RV-4 at home.
Wannabe RV'r. Dream Plane: RV-4 Fastback, Hartzell BA Prop, painted up like my grandpa's B-24.
Speed is life. Altitude is life insurance.
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11-04-2011, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 963
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I have the plans for the Pietenpol and the GN-1. But I am building Hummel Ultracruiser ultralight with my father-in-law.
I've started on the fuse after having built the bulkheads from scratch. I can say that with a total of 27 pages of plans and a construction manual that was designed for a kit and not scratch building I have to wonder why I ever scratched my head on the RV9 plans!
Bob
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NM
Subscription Paid for 2020
Home is where the hanger is...
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11-04-2011, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Posts: 1,339
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Originally Posted by panhandler1956
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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Hey Brent, I have a good friend who built one of those from plans about 30 years ago. He still flies it and it is a beauty. When I first met him he was building it in his dining room. His wife is a special person, needless to say.
I think it took him about 8 years to build it. If you ever find yourself in Wichita for recurrent training, or aircraft delivery/maintenance, etc. let me know and I will see if I can hook you up with him. It is worth seeing.
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RV-10 N380DM
New Smyrna Beach, FL
VAF Paid 1/21/2020
"In '69 I was 21, and I called the road my own"
Jackson Browne
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11-04-2011, 11:53 AM
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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 bhassel
I am building Hummel Ultracruiser ultralight with my father-in-law.
I've started on the fuse after having built the bulkheads from scratch. I can say that with a total of 27 pages of plans and a construction manual that was designed for a kit and not scratch building I have to wonder why I ever scratched my head on the RV9 plans!
Bob
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Sweet! The UltraCruiser is a great variation of the old Hummelbird. You will enjoy the little 1/2 VW. 
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11-04-2011, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,686
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dmaib
Hey Brent, I have a good friend who built one of those from plans about 30 years ago. He still flies it and it is a beauty. When I first met him he was building it in his dining room. His wife is a special person, needless to say.
I think it took him about 8 years to build it. If you ever find yourself in Wichita for recurrent training, or aircraft delivery/maintenance, etc. let me know and I will see if I can hook you up with him. It is worth seeing.
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David,
That's awesome! I do make it to KICT from time to time, so I'll try to take you up on that offer! I'm having so much fun with my -8 that I can't see building it for a while, but I know I'll get the itch sooner or later..... 
Take care!
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