---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 09/14/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:42 AM - Re: Airworthiness Cert Received (n801bh@netzero.com) 2. 04:26 AM - Re: Airworthiness Cert Received (kmccune) 3. 10:57 PM - A lighter 701 (Benjamin Q) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:42:19 AM PST US From: "n801bh@netzero.com" Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Airworthiness Cert Received Congrats on the inspection...... Now lets get that puppy in the air.. do not archive Ben Haas N801BH www.haaspowerair.com ---------- Original Message ---------- From: ruruny@aol.com Subject: Zenith701801-List: Airworthiness Cert Received To my friends on all the Matronics lists that have helped me in many w ays over the years.Some of you I have met in person, so many that I have never met but have been with me through this project since 2002. I just want to say thank you for the encouragement, help, sound advice, inform ation, photos, drawings, parts, ideas, techniques, web sites, lessons le arned, stories, debates, Scotchbrite advice,humor and especially the fri endships.Many of you don't even know how much you've helped, but your co ntribution and presence on the listshave been a tremendous help.Yesterda y, I had my inspection completed and received my airworthiness certifica te. I'm surrounded bymany experienced pilots at Spadaro Airport in Long Island, NY to help me through the next phase of thisadventure/dream/craz y idea. Thanks Matt Dralle for making it all happen here.I especially wa nt to thank these people from the lists. Zenith-list- Zenith601 list- Ze nith701801 list Robert Pelland, Geoff Heap, George Race, Johann G(Icelan d), Jon Croke,Chuck Deiterich, John Marzulli, Zed Smith, Larry Martin, B en Haas, Gary Liming, Tommy Walker, Larrt McFarland, Bud Spudis, Keith A shcraft, Bill Naumuk, Ben Rambler, Max Johnson, Ken Szewc, Gary Gower, D avid Downey, Mike Brown, Frank Hinde, Scott Laughlin, Michel Therrien, M ark Townsend, Jeff Davidson, Jay Bannister, Bill Steer, Craig Payne. Kit fox-List Noel Loveys RotaxEngines-List Roger LeeThom RiddleGilles Thesee Ron Parigoris Aeroelectric-List Bob NuckollsJeff DaltonVern Little Bria n K UnruhLong Island, NYhttp://www.701builder.com ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ============ ____________________________________________________________ EXPOSED: Make $99/hr Online BREAKING NEWS: People are beating the recession by working at home. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4c8f346c95687be16bdst04vuc ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:26:58 AM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: Airworthiness Cert Received From: "kmccune" Congrats! Kevin do not archive -------- Always do what you are afraid to do. R.W. Emerson (1803-1882) "Real freedom is the sustained act of being an individual." WW - 2009 "Life is a good deal...it's worth it" Dorothy McCune Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312384#312384 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:57:35 PM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: A lighter 701 From: "Benjamin Q" My work on my 701 was unexpected stalled by a surprise deployment to Afghanistan. I am an engineer, so I have spent quiet a bit of free time thinking about the 701. Two things really impress me about the 701...it's lightweight and it's modular design. As lightweight as it is, it seems like there are areas where you could take advatage of its modular construction and use carbon fiber to save a few pounds. Some of the steel pieces like the rudder pedals could be replaced. If you accounted for the COG shift you might be able to fabricate all the tail section pieces and flaperons out of carbon fiber. And if you did some honest-to-goodness engineering, you could switch out the landing gear and make some aerodynamic struts. When I get home I might weight the parts and pieces and do some back of the envelope calculations and see what kind of weight savings a person could expect. Has anyone else looked into this? I've already finished all the major modules of the kit, but it seems like it would be an interesting way to continue to the build/experimentation phase after the airplane is done. I would be interested to hear your thoughts. 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