Hi Nelson,

Yep ! Only waiting for the new radiator to fly.

Keep you posterd.

Norm

HI Nelson,
Thanks for the advice I already tried the new setting and found not much changed from the previous one as far as yaw is concerned. The 701 seems to accelerate much faster now and the engine doesn't revolution as much and the prop doesn't wine that much anymore. All in all, I'm pleased !
Norm

Hi Nelson,

You're right ! It's a lot of thrust ! And I will post a video to boot. Stay tuned. We still have to see if the engine was revving too high. If so, we'll repitch the propeller 0.5 degree more and try again. Trial and error.

Keep building...It'll eventually fly !

Norm

Hi Nelson,

Hard to say but getting closer...Carburator tests over the weekend, adjustments and then Taxi tests. Before year-end for sure !

Cheers.

Norm

Hi Nelson,

Thanks for your comments. I'll post a video as soon as it takesoff !

Norm

Hi Nelson,

you are right. It is a Subaru EA-81 that originaly was rated at 73hp. It was reworked (porting, head work, timing...) and was tested at 105hp on a dynometer.

Norm 

Hi Nelson,

Thanks for the 'Husky' comment...The owner of the hangar called me today and told me he coudn't believe how a coat of paint and some trim could change my plane so much. Me neither for that matter.

Norm

Gidday Nelson. re yr comment about cowl layup. I cut 6 thin MDF profiles  and a round piece the size of the spinner plate & taped them to the firewall at the rear & prop hub mount to give me a guide to the shape I wanted. I then scrunched up news paper and stuffed it around the motor/gearbox etc to fill most spaces, then taped 1" styrofoam sheet between the MDF profiles to roughly fill the remaining space. Then the fun part, squirt expanding (plumbers) foam in to fill the remaining gaps which also acts as a glue to the MDF & styro to hold it all together. Use breadknife & surform rasp to roughly shape. Then add more foam in any holes and do it again until you get the desired shape. Be sure to mask any areas you don't want stuck with foam and don't leave gaps where the foam can enter to stick to the engine exhaust etc. Lastly cut the top part along the line that will make a top & bottom part and prize it off. That's where I'm up to. I am going to use plaster of paris to smooth over the foam and then spray this with auto body putty to give a smoother surface, then spray paint with auto paint and finally give it to a fibreglass shop to spray on release agent and chopped strand mat to make a female mold. Then it's back to me again to lay up a fibreglass cloth cowl in this mold, make a join line joggle etc for Dzus (or whatever) fasteners and thats it. Well thats the plan anyway........................ I will take pix of separated cowls and post on my site later today.  Hope all this helps. Cheers, Ian

Hi we are away working won't be back for 2weeks
I will try to send some pic when we get back
Peter