FORUMLEDEN met NOSTALGIE......"vreemde" kisten

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Ta Da, hier weer een makkie

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Beetje laat en iedereen op zijn geduld getest......
 
JAVELIN AIRCRAFT WICHAWK

The only side-by-side two-place biplane currently available, the Wichawk offers simplification, easy construction and easy flying to the homebuilder. It makes an excellent first project, because it is both simple and goof-proof. Designer David D. Blanton, president of Javelin Aircraft Company of Wichita had the best interests of amateur constructors at heart when he started developing the little ship.

As a matter of record, Blanton started the development in 1964, and didn't make the first flight until 1971. "It takes a long time to develop a perfectly sound airplane with a complete drawing file," he points out. The drawing file, we might add, consists of 50 sheets of production quality prints, for which Javelin charges a nominal $125.

The Wichawk is designed to meet all FAA criteria, Blanton adds, and easily could become a certified airplane. However, he estimates, production-line planes would cost $20,000 each.

The cockpit of the Wichawk is 36-1/2 inches wide, the same width as a Piper Pacer, and easily accommodates two men. There's a baggage area that will take up to 100 pounds behind the cockpit, but if you like, you can build the Wichawk as a three-place airplane, with a solo pilot's seat behind the two place front cockpit. If you opt for this, Blanton recommends the use of one of the heavier six-cylinder engines, and the mounting of the battery on the firewall to counterbalance the added weight and moment.

Wingspan is 24 feet, length 19 feet 3 inches, gross weight 2,000 pounds with a useful of 720 pounds. Wingloading is only 10.8 pounds per square foot, so the Wichawk is not a "hot" performer.

Blanton lists the Wichawk's structural strength as 12G positive and 6G negative at full gross.
The maker lists fuel tanks and metal wing ribs as the only preformed parts available; but, because the aircraft structure is so simple, few others are needed.
 
Deze "nep-oldtimer" is (volgens mij ;-)) een "SR1 Hornet" tekeningen te bestellen via "V.U.L.A. Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Assoc."
 
ik denk dat het tijd is voor een kleine tip.....
:)
steffe

Zo snel al ..... goed dan, het kistje maakte zijn eerste vlucht in 1941, gebouwd als vliegende observatiepost voor het leger (volgens de eisen van het luchtvaart ministerie nr: ?.?/??) echter nooit inproductie genomen ...
 
hallo dirk

dat is een mooie tip
ps: heb ik deze kist gezien in de film:"de langste dag"?of was het in de film: het ardennenoffensief?

groeten
steffe
 
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