---------------------------------------------------------- L29-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/26/07: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:07 AM - Re: swapped engines (czech6) 2. 04:16 PM - Re: swapped engines (delfin@mail.pf) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:07:04 AM PST US From: "czech6" Subject: Re: L29-List: swapped engines I have a viper convertion. ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Neville Cameron" Subject: L29-List: swapped engines Can anyone advise of what engine exchanges have been done to the L-29 and if they actually fly? It strikes me as a huge job, but any extra power would be nice as would be reduced fuel burn. There was talk of fitting hydraulic brakes too, has any one done this (it would reduce the dependance on air)? The other thing that I notice is that the seats are very massive and mine have been de-activated so they dont need to be able to stand any more than 6G Does anyone have an idea of weight of these things? I used to have a Yak-52, before I went mad and bought an L-29, by removing all the excess gear so I could use it for day VFR only, I lost about 70kg, the plane flew better. The buyer made me put it all back in. The Yak seats were light and strong, and I was wondering how much weight could be reduced apart from the pilot dieting. Pete Taylors L-29 has no airbrakes and flys fine, I wondered if you had an air system that only drives the seals, light seats, most of the inverters gone etc etc, what would the plane fly like? I am sure that some of the people going to Reno have done these things, any ideas what their weight loss is? Many thanks Neville the newbie www.matronics.com/Navigator?L29-List --> http://forums.matronics com ==== ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:16:30 PM PST US From: delfin@mail.pf Subject: Re: L29-List: swapped engines Does the viper support +8 as the Walter engine ? Le 26 mai 07 =E0 08:19, czech6 a =E9crit : > I have a viper convertion. > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > From: "Neville Cameron" > To: > Subject: L29-List: swapped engines > Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 21:48:02 +1200 > > > Can anyone advise of what engine exchanges have been done to the > L-29 and if they actually fly? > It strikes me as a huge job, but any extra power would be nice as > would be reduced fuel burn. > There was talk of fitting hydraulic brakes too, has any one done > this (it would reduce the dependance on air)? > The other thing that I notice is that the seats are very massive > and mine have been de-activated so they dont need to be able to > stand any more than 6G > Does anyone have an idea of weight of these things? > I used to have a Yak-52, before I went mad and bought an L-29, by > removing all the excess gear so I could use it for day VFR only, I > lost about 70kg, the plane flew better. The buyer made me put it > all back in. > The Yak seats were light and strong, and I was wondering how much > weight could be reduced apart from the pilot dieting. > Pete Taylors L-29 has no airbrakes and flys fine, I wondered if you > had an air system that only drives the seals, light seats, most of > the inverters gone etc etc, what would the plane fly like? > I am sure that some of the people going to Reno have done these > things, any ideas what their weight loss is? > > > Many thanks > Neville the newbie > > > href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?L29-List">http:// > www.matronics.com/Navigator?L29-List href="http:// > forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics com=== > ======================== > ======================== > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message l29-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/L29-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/l29-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/l29-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.