Archive for July, 2024
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Summary of TCF design features
25 Jul 2024The removalists arrive on Monday to cart our stuff to New Zealand. I will have limited access to CAD, so…
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Canopy, camera and side-windows
25 Jul 2024With the (optional) removable canopy which when fitted can hinge rearwards, there is a slight issue in that if it…
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The removable canopy
23 Jul 2024The Tiny Cedar Flea now has a removable canopy – making it very easy to fly with an open cockpit…
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Pilot seat on rails, tricycle AND tail dragger options and more…
23 Jul 2024After worrying the thing to death, I finally decided to put the pilot’s seat on rails, in order to micro-adjust…
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CG location for Canard-Fleas
19 Jul 2024If you are contemplating moving up a gear and building a canard-Flea, there are some caveats to be aware of. …
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The real skinny on electric power required
18 Jul 2024I wrote to OpenPPG and asked about their SP140 motor system. This is their reply: If your continuous cruise of…
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18 Jul 2024
OK – so, investigating electric power… Forgive me if I seem naive, but surely all one needs is a motor,…
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OK, so now it’s to have a canopy?
17 Jul 2024Things evolve. What started out as an open cockpit is busy growing a roof. Still under 3m in length, but…
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Engine candidates for the TCF
17 Jul 2024First up: the Aero 1000 by Blackhawk This is a 4-stroke PPG engine. From their website. On paper, this…
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Two Pou design candidates
16 Jul 2024I’m in that wonderful honeymoon design stage where everything is possible and even major changes can be completed in half…