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  1. Looks like a Challenger alright. You're in luck....

    Looks like a Challenger alright. You're in luck. It's one of the few ultralights of it's day that still has some factory support.

    http://www.quadcitychallenger.com/

    There are a lot of them...
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    There's a good photo and some good discussion in...

    There's a good photo and some good discussion in this thread:

    http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/aircraft-design-aerodynamics-new-technology/10013-confusion-about-v-tails.html

    I used to...
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    I fly in Northern California. Never gets really...

    I fly in Northern California. Never gets really cold here but it can get really hot in the summers. The engine originally had an aluminum air scoop on the head to improve the cooling. It cracked from...
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    My 277 was mounted on a Sun Seeker ultralight....

    My 277 was mounted on a Sun Seeker ultralight. Kind of a rare bird. Only 17 were produced before the 20-20 hit piece killed the ultralight business.

    Here's a video of it
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    Is that with a parachute? If not, you could...

    Is that with a parachute? If not, you could probably get one of the hand thrown parachutes that Belight uses and come up with an extra 12 or 14 pounds of weight allowance.

    With 67 pound...
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    My fan cooled Kawasaki 440 with exhaust, electric...

    My fan cooled Kawasaki 440 with exhaust, electric start, and what J-bird calls the "up-up" version of the Micro V redrive weighs 83 pounds. That's without the pull start and carburetor mounted. The...
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    The 277 is still made, or was being made a few...

    The 277 is still made, or was being made a few years ago. I understand that Rotax won't sell them individually but you can by them in lots of 25 or maybe 50. Steve Beatty (Airscrew Performance is his...
  8. Dacron sail cloth testing

    Here's a video with some useful information on inspecting dacron sail cloth. The last segment is particular to the Quicksliver tester but in the middle segment (4:25 on the clock) it says that...
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    David Clark helmet

    I use David Clark helmets and headsets in open cockpit ultralights. They are very light weight, cool in hot weather, and comfortable. They can be easily adjusted to fit different head sizes. They're...
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    That's right, it's the Sprint that has the single...

    That's right, it's the Sprint that has the single surface and the low stall speed, not the Sport like I said in my previous post. A Sprint with a 447 can get in and out of some pretty tight places.
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    You're going to need a pretty serious STOL...

    You're going to need a pretty serious STOL airplane to get in and out of a 450 foot strip safely. I don't think there are many 2-place LSA aircraft that could do it. The Carbon Cub comes to mind, but...
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