Name the plane

[SkyHog]

I found an airport tucked away in the middle of nowhere today, and while there, found an airplane that intrigues me a bit. It might be an ultralight, but I'm not sure.

Can anyone tell me what these planes are?

http://www.meetthebrennans.com/plane1.jpg
http://www.meetthebrennans.com/plane2.jpg
http://www.meetthebrennans.com/plane3.jpg

 

[l8evator]

That appears to be a Mini-Max, one of a family of designs by Wayne Ison. Some can be built as part 103 ultralights, but most are too heavy and are licensed as experimental amateur-built.

Plans and kits are available at: http://www.jdtmini-max.com/

 

[N801BH]

It definately has a IVO ground adjustable prop on it..

 

[SkyHog]

Yep. Looks like an Eros.

 

[Ted]

It definately has a IVO ground adjustable prop on it..

I noticed that! Also looks like it's powered by a half-VW engine.

 

[Skylane81E]

Could be fun,

I need folding wings though

 

[ScottM]

Weird that you saw this on Saturday. I was at my airport on Sunday to change the oil on my plane and one of these was parked by one of the hangers and I wondered what it was too.

 

[ntbjounin]

i looked kinda seriously into buying one for time building back when i was time building. you can buy them for under $10,000 and they burn like 3-4 gph.... they also dont go very fast, like 65mph or so... so like i said... a perfect time builder!!! but they only hold 5gal of gas i believe.
most have the 2 cylinder rotax in them i believe, which i think was what i didnt like about them. i like my engines w 4 cyl.... but please, that's just my opinion...

all in all, i think its a great plane, but that low horizontal strut worries me about some of the grass or rather (nongrass) strips i'd want to fly into.

 

[bluerooster]

Could be fun,

I need folding wings though

They come off, with a few pins. or bolts, or both.

 

[PilotAlan]

I need folding wings though

You're not pulling back hard enough.

 

[N801BH]

Could be fun,

I need folding wings though

Heck, thats easy..... Just build or buy a Zenith 601XL without the wing mod kit installed..

 

[PilotAlan]

Heck, thats easy..... Just build or buy a Zenith 601XL without the wing mod kit installed..

 

[kgruber]

Those pictures are WAY WAY WAY too big!!!

 

[Skylane81E]

They come off, with a few pins. or bolts, or both.

Hmm, not bad.

But as noted above I'm not a fan of the engine. Have to find a four stroke

 

[N801BH]

Hmm, not bad.

But as noted above I'm not a fan of the engine. Have to find a four stroke

Like this four stroke ?

 

[dell30rb]

where is the radiator? under the belly of the airplane?

 

[N801BH]

where is the radiator? under the belly of the airplane?

Head to www.haaspowerair.con for the grizzly details....

Also this video shows how the whole" smoke and mirrors thingie" works.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7272451917550730841&hl=en#

Ben.