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    White Lightning

    Hi Bill, it's nice to see you on the forum. Hopefully, as you go through the restoration and subsequent flying of N25WL, you will be able to post some information about your aircraft. For those interested, I am making progress on introducing the White Lightning inspired modern kit. The design...
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    White Lightning

    And a few more WL photos:
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    White Lightning

    Hi Stan, I had another thought on the nose gear trunnion. The WL shares its landing gear heritage with the Swearingen SX300, as Nick Jones based his gear design on that of the SX300. They were both manufactured by Airight. You could contact Doug Poli who holds the spare parts inventory for...
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    White Lightning

    Hi Stan, Welcome to the thread and I'm very pleased to make the acquaintance of another WL owner. I have 3 WL kits and a pile of spare parts which have not yet been inventoried. The build of my WL is about to commence but I need to relocate everything I have to the builder assist shop first...
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    White Lightning

    Hi Kenny. Yes, the weight is more than is typical for a turbine engine. However, our engine is not a typical turbine engine. In order to obtain a SFC close to incumbent piston engines, we have had to incorporate Recuperator (compact heat exchange) technology. This component, along with the...
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    White Lightning

    Here are some pics that I took of N25WL (also known as Race 43 from her Reno days) when I inspected her a few years ago. This aircraft has recently been purchased by a friend of mine that will be undertaking her restoration to flying status.
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    White Lightning

    Here are some pics I just received of VH-WLE.
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    White Lightning

    I have researched the status of the two WLs in Australia. Their registrations are VH-WLE and VH-WLO respectively. I have spoken with both their owners during the last 2 days. WLE has been retired following a hangar incident that resulted in some damage that has been deemed not to be...
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    White Lightning

    Thanks for your wishes. We are hoping to have the sticker price for the uncertificated engine to be close to $60k. However, we are currently sourcing suppliers for both prototype components and production components. Over the next 2 months, we will have a lot more clarity around a more...
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    White Lightning

    I'm keeping it low key until the engine is actually running (so yes, it is still technically vapourware at the moment), but my company is developing a 200hp turboprop engine for experimental aircraft. The design has been ongoing for over 2 years and we are currently prototyping and testing...
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    White Lightning

    Thanks for the pics Velocity173. Yes, the rear seats are all rearwards facing. I have spoken with a few folks that have flown in the rear seats and they say it is a little disconcerting to start off with but after a short while, with all the leg room they had, they indicated it was very...
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    White Lightning

    I am located in Australia, my kits are currently in St. Louis but the current plan is to build my aircraft near Bowling Green, KY. Thanks!
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    White Lightning

    Thanks Grum. I'm pretty sure that I know the details about that one and I understand that it is repairable and indeed, repairs will start soon.
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    DarkAero

    Yes, that’s the one.
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    White Lightning

    Thanks for the photo and I love your wall art! I can’t make out the tail number on the Bug, but if it is N51JM, I.e. the original prototype, I bought the remains of that from Johny Murphy when I bought his other Bug kit. It’s now gone to that hangar in the sky, but I kept the data plate for...
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    White Lightning

    Rather than getting off-topic on other threads, I thought I’d start a specific thread around the White Lightning aircraft. It is then an easy and quick reference thread for those wishing to learn about the aircraft and chew the fat about it. I shall start by giving some background to my...
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    DarkAero

    I am planning on doing exactly that, with improvements to bring it into the 21st century! I’ll start by putting a 200/300hp turboprop into it...
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    DarkAero

    White Lightning N25WL just sold for a lot less. It will be restored and the new owner, a friend of mine will definitely have a heck of a lot of aircraft! I’m hoping one of my kits will be built next year.
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    Arion lightning pilots

    I have a Lightning XST with the T being for Turbine in my workshop. We will be fitting our 200hp turboprop engine to it next year. Our XST has not yet flown. I have a close friend that is currently flying off the first 40 hours on his Jabiru 3300 powered Lightning XS. He is very happy with...
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    4 seat kits. What's out there?

    I've got a White Lightning kit available. It's from the early 1990s and is not anywhere near as nice a kit as the more modern ones. However, after all the blood, sweat and tears that you would put into the build, you would have a 4 seat aircraft that TAS's at 210+ knots with a 210hp IO360...
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