All Things Aviation Related

[Hawkeye's-911T]

I concur. The nose/prop arrangement of the DHC-1 Chipmunk is very reminiscent of this aircraft.
I still can't identify this particular model but would love to take a hop in it.

Cheers
JB

[Brown747]

Dehavilland Leopard Moth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Leopard_Moth

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Brown747

Dehavilland Leopard Moth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Leopard_Moth

Nope.... Leopard Moth is a high-wing monoplane, this is a Biplane.

It's a DH Hornet Moth. a Biplane

[Brown747]

DOH! Right you are.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by john70t

10,000 feet in an Ultralight!


edit: Per YT comments in the above, apparently people were hang-gliding well above that.
Not sure how that is done w/o oxygen and special equipment.

Tell that to the almost 3,000 people that live permanently in Leadville, Colorado; where I have spent several weeks at a time....

10k feet is no big deal.

[Dantilla]

Originally Posted by abisel

10K feet in an ultralight. Ok so the engine made it. BUT. Is he in controlled airspace? I don't see a transponder in the instrument panel so he could be in violation of airspace rules without a transponder. And no radio comms as he approached the airport?

Lots of uncontrolled airspace below 18,000 feet. Above that, everybody must be on an instrument flight plan and in communication with Air Traffic Control.

Below 18k, unless one is near a major airport, a transponder is not required.
The vast majority of airplanes have transponders so one does not have to skirt around the busy areas.

Blunder into LAX's airspace, and the pilot may end up having a little chat with the FAA.

[Geronimo '74]

[Geronimo '74]

[kolo]

Sun Air parts is selling new (maybe slightly flawed) cylinders for Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines for 299 , free shipping if you reference attached ad

[svandamme]

will that fit a 72 magnesium T block?

[svandamme]

do they come with matching piston or shall i ring JE pistons up :P
them's big jugs.. so gonna build me a torque monster, make that 911 T stand for Torque instead of Touring.

[Dantilla]

R-4360 has:

5.8" bore
6.0" stroke.

71.5 liters

[svandamme]

so a 429L flat 6
that beats any 488 c.i.d Viper.

[john70t]

Kentucky Russians

[pavulon]

[edgemar]

Is that Gulfstream a total?

[MarcoB]

Oh yeah....but, it may be flying contraband in South America as soon as the claims check clears. “Tail? We don’t need no stinkin’ Tail!”
.

[Sarc]

[Geronimo '74]

[daepp]

Originally Posted by kolo

Sun Air parts is selling new (maybe slightly flawed) cylinders for Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines for 299 , free shipping if you reference attached ad

I met a guy at Chino who built a Reno racer using a 4360!