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Re: UP and GOING

Postby nicow » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:21 am

Hendrik-Dit was lekker om jou trike te sien vlieg die afgelope naweek.
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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Big-D » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:42 am

I saw this new baby fly at the Aeroden breakfast

Weather was really not nice and let me tell you it was helluva impressive noting how stable this new airy appeared on take-off into very gusting conditions when compared to other trikes

I reckon you have a winner there Hendrik

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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Tribal Croc » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:39 am

Congrats on a Amazing plane (^^) (^^)

Awesome wing colours and I agree 100 % with BIG D she was very stable on takeoff in that nasty weather

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Re: UP and GOING

Postby nicow » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:14 am

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Re: UP and GOING

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Re: UP and GOING

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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Jetman » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:44 am

Thanks Nico for the photo's. ........... Yes, I agree 100%. This is an amazing trike. Here a bit of data of my ground speed from Petit to Aeroden and back with some changing wind conditions - tail wind to Aeroden and head to cross wind back to Petit: Average ground speed = 127 km/h, Max ground speed recorded during flight = 172 km/h. ......... "The proof of the pudding is in the eating"

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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Big-D » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:06 pm

VEry impressive - What it the sq meterage of the wing?

Is it a 912s or UL? What is your rate of climb one up?

Of all the trikes at the Aeroden breakfast your take-off roll was the shortest (Bearing in mind there was a tailwind and some guys probably purposely kept the trikes on the ground for longer) - But the apollo was notably shorter on the take-off roll and as mentioned earlier it seemed MUCH more stable once airborne

I phoned Jenya and complimented him on his wing telling him about your take-off in gusty conditions and how it compared to other trikes - He was modest and said that perhaps the wind stopped blowing for a while :lol: I don't think so


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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Jetman » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:20 pm

Halle Dawid

It''s a 13 m2 wing with a 912 UL(80hp). Rate of climb not 100% sure a this moment. Me and Jenya are still busy adjusting the position of the control bar. As you can see in some of the photos, the bar is a bit to far forward on take off. With a small adjustment on cable length, we're going to move the neutral position of the control bar back which will even shorter my take off roll. So, not 100% yet, but we will get there.

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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Thatchman » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:47 pm

Beautiful trike Skin and stunning colour wing. Befitting of only a Stormer supporter.

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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Blue Max » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:16 am

vhpy vhpy Skin ek sal nie so aerie kan bekostig nie, maar n flip in een wel..net sodat ek kan sien of ek moet begin spaar...so as jy my daar by Petit sien rondloop en jy wil my nie n flip gee nie, dan moet jy maar wegkruip..!!! (^^)
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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Massimo » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:09 pm

Imagine it with a 100hp, frikken vertical!!
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Re: UP and GOING

Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:42 pm

Why not just do the 95hp pimp my ride upgrade...
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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Big-D » Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:49 pm

THis bird don't need 95 ponies, it will kick my 95horse Blade one-time-shoe-shine no worries puff :shock:
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Re: UP and GOING

Postby Massimo » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:07 pm

RV4ker wrote:Why not just do the 95hp pimp my ride upgrade...
Because 100 is 5 more than 95 xxx

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