Re: First Flight
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:04 pm
Waiex 49 wrote:Hi John,
I don't really know what the issue was with Jan's Waiex. The exact details were never disclosed. The market response to the "Viking Sport" doesn't appear to have been overwhelming and I guess he moved on. My guess is the aircraft was out of CG. He had the batteries in the engine compartment, while my calculations showed the need to put them in the tail cone.
The 130 might work on a Sonex, but with the more vertical orientation of the engine I expect the cowling to be kind of "Fugly".
I'm glad I flew yesterday as the rain storms have already moved in. Forecast is for sunny weather next weekend so I hope to fly again.
Have fun with the turbo Civic! I bet that is a sporty ride!
I hope to meet you at Oshkosh!
Don
I'm glad you got the conversion done and like my brakes. I know it was a long time coming. Really glad you didn't notice any out of trim issues. It should be a great cross country machine now. I remember when Jan hung that early 110 on his waiex and was posting on the old forum on trim problems. He even tried trim tabs on the ruddervaders and moving the aft spar to adjust incidence. Shortly after that he converted it to the Viking Sport which changed the thrust line significantly. One thing you can say about him is he is industrious.
Gary Motley has a 130 on his Zenith 750 Cruiser and just got it running. I hope to see him in the air soon with it.