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Sean Caranna
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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Location: Daytona Beach, FL
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject: 2-Place Corvair Personal Cruiser? |
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Scott,
Are there any plans to make a 2-Place Corvair Personal Cruiser?
I think the CPC will be a great aircraft but I just can't commit to a single seat aircraft.
Perhaps splitting the fuselage panel and adding in 10 to 12 inches along with a longer spar and wider bulkheads, firewall, etc. It’s just speculation that that might work. I'd really have to know more about the design and start crunching #s.
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kerrjf
Joined: 17 Sep 2004
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Location: Reno, NV
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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I think the two place version would be the Vision--see www.visionaircraft.com
Joe
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Sean Caranna
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Is a Corvair engine a good engine for a vision? I thought they were running around 160 HP. |
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Johnny luvs Biplanes
Joined: 12 Aug 2004
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Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Their site lists suitability from a starting point of 100hp (Subaru) so a Corvair would just work.
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Scott
Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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Location: Waukegan, Illinois
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| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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If the Vision was built light, a Corvair would work. Light - meaning the use of carbon and lighter occupants. If a redrive was used then the Covair could put out more than the 100hp that most builders shoot for when using the Corvair in the common direct drive set-up.
Don't expect to put two 200 pounders in and get off the gound with 100hp in a reasonable length runway. |
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mikey127
Joined: 25 Nov 2004
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Location: williamsburg ia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Scott wrote: If the Vision was built light, a Corvair would work. Light - meaning the use of carbon and lighter occupants. If a redrive was used then the Covair could put out more than the 100hp that most builders shoot for when using the Corvair in the common direct drive set-up.
Don't expect to put two 200 pounders in and get off the gound with 100hp in a reasonable length runway.
But is it not possible to get 120-130hp out of the corvair?? Also the use of a redrive or a rear drive system like great plaines sells would help, would it not?
I'm really interested in building a vision, but a little hesitant because there are so few of them around. Also I've never used composites to build anything.
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Scott
Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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Location: Waukegan, Illinois
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Check with the Corvair Authority on how feasable it is to get 120-130 hp from the Corvair engine. Some builders had added big bore cylinders and upto 3100cc.
There are plenty on Vision builders around the U.S. and a handfull in Austrailia. It would be a good idea if you have never built anything from composite materials to attend an EAA workshop or visit a Vision builder, or invest $29 in the T.U.B. video by Steve Rahm. Contact Steve Rahm at visionaircraft.com for a builder closest to you. |
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