Morne
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Morne
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Saw this at Oshkosh. The bird really exists and really flies. Pretty impressive, really.
They have hung the same 160 hp engines that were on the Twinkie back in the day. Combined with the excellent aerodynamics they get good economy. Personally I would prefer 180hp per side and they did design the nacelles to accept such an option.
Much like the Cessna 337 this twin has no Vmc issue. In this case, it is because the canard will stall before the OEI yaw is insurmountable. Neat trick, really.
Currently it is configured the same as the Velocity XL (4/5). They are talking about making a 6 seat configuration.
All in all this bird impressed me. I am not one to drool over EAB aircraft but in this case I can't help it. Maybe next year at Oshkosh I'll have to attend some of those composite workshops and see if this could be for me.
Saw this at Oshkosh. The bird really exists and really flies. Pretty impressive, really.
They have hung the same 160 hp engines that were on the Twinkie back in the day. Combined with the excellent aerodynamics they get good economy. Personally I would prefer 180hp per side and they did design the nacelles to accept such an option.
Much like the Cessna 337 this twin has no Vmc issue. In this case, it is because the canard will stall before the OEI yaw is insurmountable. Neat trick, really.
Currently it is configured the same as the Velocity XL (4/5). They are talking about making a 6 seat configuration.
All in all this bird impressed me. I am not one to drool over EAB aircraft but in this case I can't help it. Maybe next year at Oshkosh I'll have to attend some of those composite workshops and see if this could be for me.