A Falcon is hatched.

[animal]

Day 3. starting to look like a gyro

Day 3. starting to look like a gyro

well today I got alot more done.

here are a few pics.

pic #1 working on the rudder pedal mounts.

pic #2 pedals mounted.

pic #3 installed the mast.

Pic #4 installed mast support tubes.

Pic #5 - 6 mast support tubes.

Pic # 7 Installing seat tank.

Pic #8 close up of nose gear.

 

[jjp77tex]

engine

engine

Don Parham has a EA-82 he is selling for a widow. It would make a good match for your FALCON.:wave:

 

[animal]

Don Parham has a EA-82 he is selling for a widow. It would make a good match for your FALCON.:wave:

yeah I saw that, just right now I don't have the funds, I need to get my custom van and the Harley Sportster sold.

BTW do you have any detail pics from when you built your Falcon. this one has no builders manual. need info on control stick mounting and how the tall tail mounts. the Horz. stab that came with it has a bearing or bushing of some type pressed in it, I will have to rework that and I am not planing to use that stab on it.

any close up detail pics you can send me to my E-mail would be great.

 

[giro5]

Nice pictures animal. I think you and kandace won't be taking 2 years to build one like I did.

 

[animal]

Nice pictures animal. I think you and kandace won't be taking 2 years to build one like I did.

Thanks my goal is I hope to have it ready by spring or mid summer, just depends how funds and finding parts go.

 

[scottessex]

Tim, what engine are you going to use?

 

[Gyropilot007]

Tim:

Congratulations on a GREAT project. Looks like you're doing a good job so far. I can't wait until you have that baby flying.

Bob

 

[animal]

Tim, what engine are you going to use?

After talking with Don Parham and Ed alderfer, I am leaning towards an EJ-22 with Direct drive, and go with a 2 blade warp drive ground adjustable prop 54-60" I first wanted an EA-82 with redrive, but after talking to Ron about the enclosed falcon he flew he said it seemed a bit under powered. that 100 h..p. EA-81 on E-bay with a redrive would be sweet, but until the van or the sporty sells I will be at a stand still shortly.

 

[Falcon]

Hey great to hear about your project. I haven't been online for awhile or I would have posted sooner. Keep me up to date, and if you have any questions I will be more than happy to help if I can.

Gary

 

[animal]

HI Gary, any close up pics of your control linkages and control stick mount would be great.also pics of your engine ,mount and details of how the tall tail mounts both top and bottom.

thanks

 

[scottessex]

Just out of curiosity, what is the weight and HP of the EJ22?

I guess as opposed to using a rotax 582 weight vs HP.

I understand if you don't like 2 strokes etc, do you have the blades yet?


I think you should pony up the coin and use one of these, that way you won't feel so bad when you sell your bike.

 

[GyroRon]

I would rather fly a Good condition properly installed Rotax 2 stroke than most Auto engine conversions myself. Most auto conversions are poorly executed.

Scott, I think your Harley engine idea would be great for the Animal!

 

[Brent_Brown]

I know that drive can be flipped over getting the 217 pounds about the TL.

 

[animal]

Just out of curiosity, what is the weight and HP of the EJ22?

I guess as opposed to using a rotax 582 weight vs HP.

I understand if you don't like 2 strokes etc, do you have the blades yet?


I think you should pony up the coin and use one of these, that way you won't feel so bad when you sell your bike.

Don't tempt me..lol I wonder if it would last any time on a gyro, i think cooling might be a problem.

what H.P. and cost range is the drive, I am sure i can find or build a good Evo engine.

 

[animal]

No blades yet, got to get a few things sold. right now in a holding pattern till after the holidays. in fact at this point I can't even get that Horz. stab. got the money for it, but not the shipping. Hubert said he will hold it for me. I am also wondering if the blades he has would work, the only thing I don't trust is they are mountd to an RAF hub bar and I don't know how to tell if it is one of the bars that can break. the price is right but heck they might even be to big. 13 foot each with out hub bar. might could machine my own hub.

 

[GyroRon]

I be coming soon to get that stab Tim. Maybe you could see if one of the guys from LA is going to Bensen Days and have one of them bring it there for you, and I can pick it up and bring it here for you. It would be a few months before you need it anyway right? How much was shipping?

 

[dragonflyerthom]

28 footer. Hey Tim

That hub bar is good for the weight you will be having. I have the ADs on that and it was the AN bolt and a washer with seating more that the Bar itself. Hey I plan on changing mine every hundred hours. I think they are about 5 bucks each. Need two.

Hope to be seeing more pics soon. That really is a nice front wheel assembly.

 

[animal]

I be coming soon to get that stab Tim. Maybe you could see if one of the guys from LA is going to Bensen Days and have one of them bring it there for you, and I can pick it up and bring it here for you. It would be a few months before you need it anyway right? How much was shipping?

Ron he got a quote of $187.00 to ship, he is checking other places also.
the stab I have is yours once i have closed this deal for sure. until I get the money sent to him it is not a done deal. I am just waiting now for him to send me his mailing addy to get a check out to him.

btw I measured that stab for ya. it is 40" wide and 17" deep, I think you should be able to get it in your plane.

 

[GyroRon]

Well Tim, we have a deal, I hope you close that deal soon as I will be needing that stab in a week or two!

Did you guys check into having it shipped UPS? I know they will do large packages. That stab can't be too big for them.....

 

[animal]

Well Tim, we have a deal, I hope you close that deal soon as I will be needing that stab in a week or two!

Did you guys check into having it shipped UPS? I know they will do large packages. That stab can't be too big for them.....

yeah Ron that was the quote from ups.

and yeah I remember our deal of how you want me to give you my stab ,since you had called dibbs on the one Hubert has.

You will get this stab once I close the deal and not before.
like I said I will not be useing it.

but if you keep being pushy I will tell Hurbert to forget it and you can buy it and I will sell my stab and just make my own.


for some one that does not even own the stab. you sure are being pushy.

I know you can buy it and take it to bensen days and resell it for more. and thats fine. you told me that. but I will be honest if it is gonna cost out the butt to get it shipped I may be better to pass, then I also won't have to deal with you being pushy about it.

anyway I am going to bed now, been a stressful day. ex playmate stalking me. so not in the best mood to discuss anything right now.

if you want to fly your high speed plane to huberts and pick up that stab that would be fine too. but my plan was once i had the money sent to hubert and it was a done deal I was going to tell you to come get it. if it was not the plan I sure would not have gotten you the measurements.
so just be pataint, the world does not revolve around Ron.