Microlighters

Posted: **Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:28 pm**

A while ago I saw a concept for a microlight called the Cheeky,

nice little plane but it seems like it never got "off the ground" ,

anyone knows why?

Posted: **Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:56 pm**

There was some dispute about the copyright of the material.

I know where to get the plans for one of them if interested.

Posted: **Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:13 pm**

was a cute loking little thing, looked a bit like the sting

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:33 am**

I wanted to get one some time ago.....and was doing the same thing. I think the prop was not to specification for it and didnt want to get out of ground effect...

Quentin Ferreira
ZU-ATP
Newcastle

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:53 am**

Quentin Ferreira wrote:I wanted to get one some time ago.....and was doing the same thing. I think the prop was not to specification for it and didnt want to get out of ground effect...

Quentin Ferreira
ZU-ATP
Newcastle

Quentin, can you ellaborate on that?

Did the aerie really have a problem to get airborne?

I e-mailed the designer and according to him the design is proven.

Anyone know of any flying examples?

Tailspin, it looks like you have all the contacts !!

Any usefull info on this aerie?

If you had the moolah, would you invest in it ?

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:35 am**

We did know there was a problem with the prop spec and did not go any further into the whole thing ......As i lost intrest when it could not get out ground effect........Strange to see it run up and down the runway and cant lift off.....My opinion i waont take something like that....

Quentin Ferreira
ZU-ATP
Newcastle

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:44 am**

I got all enthusiastic about it too. It was based on Max Braendli's Cherry BX-2. The Cherry performance was good with lots of them flying in Switzerland. The guys building the local version was/is the agent for ISON aircraft and they were based at Vanderbijlpark. They also build a high wing plane called a Knot and they sell Bennie's favourite type of engine....

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:30 pm**

smallfly wrote:
Quentin Ferreira wrote:I wanted to get one some time ago.....and was doing the same thing. I think the prop was not to specification for it and didnt want to get out of ground effect...

Quentin Ferreira
ZU-ATP
Newcastle

If you had the moolah, would you invest in it ?

I am not sure about the ground effect thingy, I know where the original design came from. I would go for this aircraft if i have enough moolah but my heart is torn in two between this little baby and a Sky Fly.

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:48 pm**

Hi Gavin,

Could you provide a link? The only ones I could find are:

http://www.csir.co.za/plsql/ptl0002/PTL ... t_no=10093

and

http://www.flyzoneplanes.com/airplanes/ ... index.html

Are you talking about a scaled up version? The pic would not open. Description sounds great - I would like to know more.

Regards,

Henni

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:48 pm**

What is the Sky fly going for now???

Quentin Ferreira
ZU-ATP
Newcastle

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:01 pm**

I was searching for an aircraft to build the first time and i found a local guy building a Knot and a cherry, subsiquently he has gone from the airwaves and all the promisses etc. The SkyFly is a scratch build from plans and there are no Kits available that i know of but i cold be wrong.

to see the cherry have a look at this site : http://www.spang-air.de/willkommen/Cher ... y-bx2.html

to see the Sky Fly look at this site. http://www.cvjetkovic-aircraft.com

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:34 pm**

I checked out the cherry and I LIKE

!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 meter wide cockpit and cruising at 155mph, only sniffing at the feul!!

I can understand why you considdered it, it looks like it is a spruce aery,

so for scratch build it's pay as you go.

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:47 pm**

Hi Smallfly,

Another thing that those Cherry's prove is that the BMW boxer engine is more than suitable for any flying project. See how many of them are flying!

Henni

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:48 pm**

smallfly wrote:I checked out the cherry and I LIKE !!!!!!!!!!!!

1 meter wide cockpit and cruising at 155mph, only sniffing at the feul!!

I can understand why you considdered it, it looks like it is a spruce aery,

so for scratch build it's pay as you go.

Scratch build means you manufacture everything

That is what i like.

Posted: **Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:46 am**

Tailspin, you say you can get plans for the cheeky, does that mean it can be scratchbuilt?

It looks like a composite aerie in the pictures, although it is computor simulated.

How much would a set of plans set you back, and does it come with al the legal requirements like authentic numbers?

In your oppinion, is it a difficult project for a first time builder?

Microlighters

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