Thunderbird - BMW R1200 Engine

[WollieW]

Hi A H

Any further developments, news, pics?

Regards
Wollie

[Air Hog]

Hi Wollie
Am going to Crosswinds this weekend and will get some updates.

[Big Mac]

Hi Air Hog
Did you go through to Trevor at Crosswind over the weekend
Is there progress with this mod
Regards
Big Mac

[Air Hog]

Hi Big Mac
Engine mount finish, taking the fuselage to Exhaust people next week for manufacturing of Exhaust system. Not long now.

[Jean Crous]

Pics ek se , pics....waaaaarrrsss die pics????? Mens wil nou ophou dink HOE lyk die Dondervoel met so n engine

[WollieW]

Ek dink daai Dondervoel gaan `n lekker aerie wees, so `n lekker tussen 582 en 912 Dondervoel...

[Air Hog]

Ek dink daai Dondervoel gaan `n lekker aerie wees, so `n lekker tussen 582 en 912 Dondervoel...

Hi Wollie, die BMW het 105 perde, meer as 912S en met regte tuning en exhaust maklik 110.

[IceAge]

Johan,

Jy verstaan verkeerd....... ons soek prentjies van die vordering......

Onthou daar is nog 'n voeltjie wat so 'n 'conversion' moet doen

Groete

[Air Hog]

Hi Deon
Ons is nou besig met die papierwerk oorlog met CAA, dinge loop stadig. Ek sal die naweek weer by Trevor probeer draai maak en weer "prentjies" kry en dan weer pos.
Jy moet solank spaar vir die conversion, moet gedoen word voor ons Oranje rivier trip

[Jean Crous]

Hi IceAge, man ek dink hierdie projek van Air Hog is sssoooo n blink plan en skitterende idee, dat wanneer hy probeer foties vat dan groet sy kamera... "flash an all ek se"...DIS nou die rede vir geen foties
Ho-hum , ons wag dan maar geduldig...........

[Air Hog]

I can now understand Oupa-G's frustration with paperwork because I am going through the same. Now waiting for TWO weeks for inspection of the Engine mount. After various e-mails and phone calls now realised that the the Gentleman in question is in the USA!!!!!!

Now we wait and wait...

[Boet]

Sterkte ou maat....... raak maar solank gewoond aan WAG......................

[Air Hog]

Went to visit the Trevor and the Thunderbird this morning and got some detailed pictures (Prentjies for the others). I am very exited and can't wait. Trevor cannot do the final assembly/welding before been inspected by CAA inspector, so now we wait.
The performance and handling of this Thunderbird is just going to be in a different class. The engine is way back and well within the C of G. The thrustline is 100% inline with the wings, not like previous 912 Thunderbirds where the thrustline was way, way above the wings and the engine had to be tilted to compensate for this. There is also no mods to the Standard MKII airframe so this will be a quick conversion for future Thunderbird owners.
Trevor has built jigs so that future mounts will be quick to built.

HOPEFULLY not long now.

Bracket on Top of engine

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Lets call it the "Fire Wall plate" where the engine mount to.

Fire wall plate where engine mount to.JPG (48.33 KiB) Viewed 3357 times

Bracket at bottom of engine

Bottom mount bracket.JPG (60.4 KiB) Viewed 3357 times

Engine brackets mounted

Engine Brackets mounted.JPG (81.59 KiB) Viewed 3357 times

Mod for oil filter replacement

Mod for Oil Filter.JPG (55.23 KiB) Viewed 3357 times

[Streak BHD]

Hi Johan

Ek het my convertion na ccm op 'n t-bird gedoen met 618 op en soos ek dit het:
Styg op 60mph
Vlieg 60mph
Land 60mph
Het al gevat tot so 75 maar dan voel dit asof die windshield nou gaan waai, en dit was nie gemaklik nie.
Gaan jy al die perde kan gebruik?

Sterkte en groete daar by kroon hulle.

[Air Hog]

Hi Johan

Ek het my convertion na ccm op 'n t-bird gedoen met 618 op en soos ek dit het:
Styg op 60mph
Vlieg 60mph
Land 60mph
Het al gevat tot so 75 maar dan voel dit asof die windshield nou gaan waai, en dit was nie gemaklik nie.
Gaan jy al die perde kan gebruik?

Sterkte en groete daar by kroon hulle.

Hi Wolter
Met al die perde gaan ek:
1. My Buurman van 6' 3" en 107kg oplaai. Hou daarvan om 'n pax te hê, om my vlieg met ander te deel.
2. Gaan teen ten minste 800ft/min met hom in, uitklim
3. Gaan teen 70mph cruise teen 12 liter per uur.
4. Gaan in minder as 100m met my buurman in, opstyg.
5. As ek in 'n Rotor beland by die berg het ek baie meer perde om uit te kom.

Ek het al in die 912S TB gevlieg. Hierdie een gaan nog baie beter perform.

Dis wat ek in 'n aerie soek.

Groete daar