Explorer

[Pine]

Ek brand om te weet van daai Subaru engin.
Wat dink julle ouens?

[KFA]

Howzit Pine, dis nou nie my projek nie maar ons het die engine mount gebou. Die engine is goed gemaak maar is te swaar. Die neus gaan 'n stompie wees, so ek is nog nie so seker of sy 'n thing of beauty gaan wees nie, kom ons kyk wat uit die twee se stal uitspring . Performance gewys sal die Eend en mr San jou maar op hoogte moet hou . Persoonlik sal ek nie die engine aanbeveel vir hierdie raam nie, behalwe as hy in jou garage le en jou niks kos nie. As die hp oor 100 is dan sal hy baie beter in die Safari doen.

[Aerosan]

Hi Pine

Jip KFA is reg die masjien is n bietjie swaar (102 kg installed dis nou alles!!) die neus werk toe goed uit met die prop extention ens. so die cowl lyk toe nie so bad soos ons gedink het dit gaan lyk nie. Om die performance te bevestig moet jy maar wag ! ons het die naweek die motor gestart vir die eerste keer en wag nog vir n paar goete. Ons wil graag n custom radiator laat bou en ek moet die cowl klaar maak. Die bedrading sal ek seker die naweek wat kom uitsorteer en Duckie sal aan water en radiator stelsel werk. So met n bietjie geluk sal ons oor 4 weke (ons werk net Sondae 4 ure!) n taxie run kan doen.

Huidiglik moet ek baie goete uitsort met die MGL panele en conneksies ens. maar ons kom daar.

Cheers Sanna boesman

[Aerosan]

Pine net om aan te las by my vorige post, ek is geneig om saam met KFA te stem oor die motor, VIR NOU, ons het die motor saam met die aerie gekoop. Vir dieselfde cash sou ek DALK n ander iets voor in wou sit. Hier kom die MAAR, die masjien het serious torque en ek dink dit kan dalk nice wees. Soos Stefan gese het kom ons kyk. Ek en Dukkie is baie tevrede met die diens sover van Stratus af en het met verskeie ander builders in die USA gesels wat die masjiene in hulle vlerke het. Hulle was dit almal eens dat dit n baie goeie ombouing is en dat hulle dit vir niks anders sal ruil nie. Een van die manne het my hare redelik goed gewas toe ek met die HP argument kom van vir 25 kg minder kan ek dieselfde HP kry hy se toe "ja dis so maar kan die masjien dieselfde wringkrag lewer en vir hoe lank kan daardie HP gelewer word.

Anyway ons sal moet sien. In SA kry ons baie negatiewe inligting en uit die aard van die saak sal dit n ou se mood beinvloed. Ons is baie posetief en dink dat die oukie n sukses gaan wees. Miskien n groter elevator, soos Stefan voorgestel het maar dit sal ons sien as ons haar vlie.

Hier is kiekie of twee

[Mogas]

Looking good Aerosan!
Guys, don't stress too much about the weight of the motor, at the end of the day all it boils down to is a reduced payload. Lightly built Explorers can lift their own weight so you can afford to sacrifice a little payload in return for reliability and affordability.
Of more importance is the CofG and this one will be within limits and slightly nose heavy, all good but just take care of that nose wheel leg!
I have not seen the torque curve for the Subie but if it is good it should deliver the performance.
Looking forward to seing the numbers.
Mogas

[Aerosan]

Thanx for the support MOgas Ja Im sure we will be OK. The numbers will speak for themselfves when we get there finally

[Pine]

Dankie vir die terugvoer. Ek het onlangs met 'n Subaru 2.0l turbo gery en die ding trek dat dit vrek. Die eienaar vertel toe vir my dat die enjin ook in vliegtuie gebruik word en baie minder kos as die ander vliegtuig enjins. Jy kry vir R77 000 'n nuwe enjin 170kw. Dit is baie minder as 'n 120kw Jabiro enjin. Vandaar die belangstelling toe ek julle 'post' sien. Ek beplan ook om 'n BB te bou, maar moet eers nog 'n motorhuis aanbou, so ek hou julle dop! Groete

[KFA]

Hang in there, the last 10% is 90% of the work. You have to hurry up, I feel a Kitplanes fly inn coming up ......

[Aerosan]

Thanks KFA, and I have to agree, you can build it as good as you want but if you dont finish it off nicely, it just looks like a backyard job I have seen so many aircraft that have so much more potential, but nou ja 99% of the time money gets that blame and if you look on the face of it the extra investment to make it 500% better will cost 0.5% more............

[JvTonder]

Hi Aerosan,

a Friend off mine fly's a Bushbaby with a Subaru motor, he did a engine mod and had fuel injection installed. I think it develops 115 - 120 hp, a bit nose heavy but fly's beautifully and cruises at 100 mph.

Enjoy and "byt vas", almost finished.

[Aerosan]

Thanx JV
Whos your friend? maybe you can PM me a number I would love to chat to him, or you for that matter

Cheers Sanna Boesman

[JvTonder]

Hi Sanna,

His name is Neels and fly's from Rhino Park, will ask him if I can give you his number. Unfortuanetly I don't know much about his BB and the Subaru motor, only flew a circuit or two with him, I can however tell you about a BB with a 912ULX (95hp)

[Boet]

Sanna, wat is jy en die Duckman dan so stil? Het julle nou al die Subie uitgesort gekry? ek is baie nuuskierig om te weet hoe die errie gaan perform. Laat hoor n slag man!!

[Rudix]

Hi Aerosan,

a Friend off mine fly's a Bushbaby with a Subaru motor, he did a engine mod and had fuel injection installed. I think it develops 115 - 120 hp, a bit nose heavy but fly's beautifully and cruises at 100 mph.

Enjoy and "byt vas", almost finished.

Hmmm, don't forget to mention the engine failed and the plane ended in the bush......

And then there was the Subie in my Savannah.....

But many guys are happy with them in the USA so it is not all bad

[Boet]

Hi Aerosan,

a Friend off mine fly's a Bushbaby with a Subaru motor, he did a engine mod and had fuel injection installed. I think it develops 115 - 120 hp, a bit nose heavy but fly's beautifully and cruises at 100 mph.

Enjoy and "byt vas", almost finished.

Hmmm, don't forget to mention the engine failed and the plane ended in the bush......

And then there was the Subie in my Savannah.....

But many guys are happy with them in the USA so it is not all bad

Ag jinnetjie tog, daar piepie Rudix nou weer Sanna- hulle goet se betteries skoo pap-sop-nat............