---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 05/27/07: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:19:24 AM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:41:25 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: The things you find on the hangar floor ! From: "David Lucas" 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. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=115042#115042 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/fk_11_photo_1_187.jpg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:23:10 AM PST US From: Bob Noyer Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 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/ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:32:24 PM PST US From: "Rick Nelson" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 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 wrote: > > 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/ > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:58:24 PM PST US From: jhauck@elmore.rr.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 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. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:10:38 PM PST US From: Bob Noyer Subject: Kolb-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:07 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? From: "Dave Rains" 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] Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=115114#115114 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:37:17 PM PST US From: WADE LAWICKI Subject: Kolb-List: Mark III owner 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. do not archive --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. 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