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1. 05:19 AM - Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! (robert bean)
2. 05:41 AM - Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! (David Lucas)
3. 11:23 AM - Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! (Bob Noyer)
4. 12:32 PM - Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! (Rick Nelson)
5. 02:58 PM - Re: flight to MV (jhauck@elmore.rr.com)
6. 03:10 PM - Warning, Non-Kolb/Non Flying (Bob Noyer)
7. 06:24 PM - Re: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? (Dave Rains)
8. 06:37 PM - Mark III owner (WADE LAWICKI)
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| Subject: | Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! |
Some innovative design work there. Nice engine mount. The engine is
from the Daimler smart car,
3 cyl, 4 stroke , ??HP The problems of redrive and harmonics are
well taken care of. Hard to transmit
harmonics of any magnitude back through a belt that long. In
addition the props are in cleaner
air than if directly behind or front of the engine. The tail boom
can be located directly behind the
cabin even in pusher mode.
looks like a kraut mind at work :}
BB
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| Subject: | Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! |
Slick BB got it ! The engine was developed from the 'smart' city car, a 700cc 3 cylinder turbocharged engine producing around 80HP at 5250 RPM with a 2.1 : 1 reduction belt drive and its quiet ! http://www.ecofly.de/english.htm
Thought it might be quite suitable for a Kolb, but it's also quite pricey at around
11,000 = US$ 14,500. Their flight tests say it equals or outperforms the
Rotax 912 in all phases of flight.
The win prop drive idea is for a pusher design the same guy was developing with
the props out in clean air. I've added a phot from a brochure so it's not too
good quality, just FYI.
Now who was it that was going to put two engines on their Kolb ?
David.
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| Subject: | Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! |
Several? couple? years ago I wondered whether an engine from a
hybrid...either existing or a future one, would be suitable for a
small /fat Ul/sport. Pretty soon they'll be in junk yards. Still
thinking/wondering.
regards,
Bob N. FireFly 070 Old Kolb
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/ronoy/
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| Subject: | Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! |
Me too. Specifically, I have wondered about the three cylinder, 1.0
liter Honda engine from the Insight. A 650cc version was used in the
Honda Beat, which was not available in the US. I can't find anything
on the web that lists the weight of either engine. The 1.3 liter four
cylinder used in the Honda Fit also looks interesting.
Rick Nelson
On 5/27/07, Bob Noyer <a58r@verizon.net> wrote:
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> Several? couple? years ago I wondered whether an engine from a
> hybrid...either existing or a future one, would be suitable for a
> small /fat Ul/sport. Pretty soon they'll be in junk yards. Still
> thinking/wondering.
>
> regards,
> Bob N. FireFly 070 Old Kolb
> http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/ronoy/
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: flight to MV |
Hi Gang:
Landed and refueled at Kit Carson Airport, Burlington, CO, a few
minutes ago. Wind 180, steady at 25 gusting to 35. After skirting a
pararie (sp) thunderstorm, I decided to hit this field that I refueled
at on the 2004 flight to Alaska.
Have had a good time and flown 53+ hours so far. Forget how many
miles. I lot of this time was pure pleasure flying with the gang.
Wanted to make Neosho, MO, tonight, but doubt very seriously if I
will. I am getting hit pretty hard with a quartering headwind. Not
what I expected or wanted today.
Spent the night at Walden Country Airport, CO, elevation 8,250 feet.
Was a little chilly when I went to bed in my tent at 2030. Woke up
during the night with some cold spots in a sleeping bag I had never
had that problem before. The condensation on the tent walls from my
breath had frozen inside the tent. Was the only moisture in the
air. ;-)
Pretty hot, tired, and boring about now. Will press on after I rest a
bit.
All in all has been a tremendous flight. Always great to see my old
friends at MV and make new ones.
Take care,
john h
mkIII (2,600+ hours)
912ULS (73+ hours)
PS: Larry C - would have called last night, but cell phone bats were
low. Did not want to get caught with no cell phone capability. I did
get a call from John W before I got out of the plane at Walden County.
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| Subject: | Warning, Non-Kolb/Non Flying |
When Memorial Day Was Truly 'Decoration Day'
By ROBERT 0. NOYER
Now comes another federally mandated holiday, dedicated to the
merchants of America.
This holiday, conveniently hooked on to a weekend, allows us extra
time off from our jobs so that we may celebrate The Memorial Day
Sale, as well as get in a little extra time behind the wheel
something we do all week anyway!
A glance at the calendar sometimes shows two Memorial Days one
"observed," the other just plain old Memorial Day. Can any of us
remember when there was just one such day, and what was memorialized
then?
For many years, May 30 was set aside to honor the memories of fallen
servicemen in all the wars. Many of the southern states have a
different day, however the observance is the same. Perhaps it was a
Virginia woman, Cassandra Oliver Moncure, a distant relative of mine,
who during the War Between the States, first dedicated this day to
the dead.
In my family, and no doubt in many others, May 30 was called
Decoration Day. On this day we went to the country cemeteries where
our ancestors were buried, and clipped the new grass around the
headstones, taking care to tweak the just-blooming peonies, and
placing fresh-cut flowers from our own gardens in Mason jars on the
family plots.
My grandmothers always knew which graves might not be tended for lack
of living relatives, and so brought flowers for these plots, tending
them as well. As children, we were warned to never walk on a grave plot.
And I remember more than 75 years ago the very small parades in these
tiny country towns. The entire Boy Scout troop of seven, including
what appeared to be the smallest Scout, carrying The Colors with 48
stars. A somewhat off-tune but determined Town Band wheezing out The
Stars And Stripes Forever and My Country Tis Of Thee. Only a couple
of very old Civil War veterans, riding in an open car, emblazoned
with red, white and blue bunting, leading a few more from the Spanish-
American War. And maybe a dozen from World War I ("The War to End All
Wars").
Most of the veterans still had a piece or two of their old uniforms,
and all had a few medals. Some of the World War "doughboys" had their
odd flat-brimmed "tin hats" and tightly wound puttees, but all who
marched did so in spite of age and pain. Each may have thought it
might be their last time to follow the Flag.
At Old Town Cemetery, all the old vets stood at attention, with the
younger men at each side of the Civil War soldiers. The several
widows, all in black, dotted the crowd of a couple of dozen, standing
near a few graves. Three volleys were fired from two old hunting
rifles. The preacher gave a long prayer, a wavering Taps was sounded
by the silver cornet player of the Town Band, and the formal
Decoration Day ceremonies were over.
Later we entertained old friends with real home-cranked ice cream and
chocolate cake while bringing back the memories of past times and the
people in them. Perhaps it was Memorial Day after all.
First published in The Winchester (VA) Star, 5/29/1999 Editorial
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| Subject: | Re: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? |
if they do tear you cant fix them with duct tape and the rest of the plane wont
be worth much
I was only being funny, no insult intended.
I have made field repairs to my Kolb with duct tape, and followed up with new fabric
when convenient.
Note: I don't think you have a very good understanding of certificated metal aircraft,
or their worth [Wink]
The engine alone in my Cessna would pay for a very nice MK III...........
Best regards,
Skeeter[/quote]
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Looking to contact the new Mark III owner that hangers at ( KSRB ) Sparta Tn. I
talked with you Sat but could not remember your name. Contact me off list.
Wade Lawicki
Nashville Tn.
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