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EAA CHAPTER 983 June-July 2011
This issue:AirVenture 2011 is Coming Soon!
New Boeing Dreamliner Coming to Oshkosh AirVenture 2011 is filled with must-see features and attractions all week, including the week-long Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration, tribute days dedicated to aviation legends Burt Rutan and Bob Hoover, and REO Speedwagon in the Opening Day Concert presented by Ford Motor Company on Monday, July 25, as well as the widely popular Night Air Show and Daher-Socata Fireworks capping off "Super Saturday" presented by Southwest Airlines on Saturday, July 30. Reprinted from EAA
Red Toyz
Chapter member and photographer Garrett Easley captures the excitement of the Christmans’ two highspeed vehicles, with Pecan’s westside homes in the background.
HOMEBUILDING SPIRIT COMING ALIVE IN CHINA
We've been hearing a lot lately about the expansion of China's aviation industry, from manufacturing GA airplanes there to opening up more airspace to fly them. Then there are the dreamers: Chinese citizens who yearn to fly and, absent any other way to do so, take matters into their own hands. Chinese citizens who yearn to fly and, absent any other way to do so, take matters into their own hands. Such is the case with Liu Chun Sheng, a 40-year-old factory worker from Guangzhou, Jiangsu Province, who has made a single-place, twin-engine, tilt-rotor, amphibious airplane from scratch.
He’s been working on the project for three years, welding stainless steel pipe together for the frame and covering it with red and white painted aluminum. According to a Web report on micgadget.com, Liu got the idea for the airplane from an undisclosed aviation magazine. The two unidentified engines were said to be 100 hp each.
Although “Mr. Liu” has a passion for flight, the story notes, “The passion did not bring him success...the seaplane body can leave the water a few seconds while he had dozens of flight tests, but failed to fly up in the sky.”
The main issue as to why it has not flown other than getting off the water briefly, Liu claims, is because the propeller length is too short. If they were extended to 4.5 feet each, he figures that should be enough to lift the aircraft, which weighs 564 pounds.
Liu plans to keep at it though, believing he can “fly up in the sky with continuous improvement.”
Flying success
Perhaps another inspiration to Liu is another homebuilder, Peng, who has made more than 500 success flights with his self-made seaplane that was 6 years and more than $23,000 in the making.
This video shows Peng’s aircraft in flight. Near the end, the builder/pilot tells all aircraft enthusiasts that “Do not give up your dream to fly in the sky!” according to the website.
The OMG Factor Your editor was recently talking to an American manufacturer of Experimental kits that reports the race is on to build and sell experimentals in the burgeoning Chinese private aviation marketplace. Clearly, they need good ol’ American innovation. Reprinted from EAA
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From The Editor:
It’s been my pleasure, serving this chapter as its newsletter writer since January, 2010. But,
I’ll be signing off after the August Issue. A marriage of additional birthday candles and
commitments have pushed Experimental aviation further out, on my personal radar. Several
recent accidents have it particularly close to home. At the same time, EAA has become a
veritable information cannon, providing a wealth of online resources to members. With our own
chapter web presence quickly evolving, the time is ripe for young blood to take the reins and lead
us into the technological future. Many thanks to all the positive comments sent regarding our
new format, made possible by the amazing team at Apple’s iWorks Pages. This change has
certainly seemed to underscore the attractiveness of online publication over the traditional paper
newsletter, and Pam is having to mail out fewer copies than ever before in our history. A special
thanks to the people who contributed material for this publication: I could not have done it
without you.
Andy
UPCOMING EVENTS
Aug 13 How to Earn a Seaplane Rating - Andy Shane
Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Sept 10 Chapter Fly-In Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Oct 8 BEAR Aircraft Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Nov 12 Stein Air - "Latest in avionics" Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Dec Chapter Christmas Party Pecan Plantation Club
Classified AdsFor Sale By Members
1990 Campbell Super Cub, half-interest for sale. 160hp TTSN 1064, 137SMO, full electric, transponder, encoder, 720 radio, nav and landing lights, Husky seats. Licensed Experimental with PMA wings, Cleveland brakes, and is basically a PA-18 replica. TOGW is 1750. Hangared at 0TX1. $26K Joe Sasser 817 579-0903 or Bill Bohlke 800 653-9177
Abrasives and things for sale ALLNEW! Sander belts by 3M, 3” and 4” in 18, 21 3/4, 24 and 36”. Various grits, $3 each. Bench grinder wire and grinding wheels for $5. Cutoff and grinding discs for and and table units, $1.50. Clear vinyl tubing, from 1/4 to 1 1/2” and $.15 per foot. Woodcutting bandsaw blades in 57 & 59 1/2” for $5. Several 6” 2 jaw steel gear pullers, $5 each. Damon Berry 817 573-3444
Exxon Elite aircraft oil. I am now a distributor. $58 for a 12 qt case. Top-rated for both wear and corrosion protection. Profits donated to the Dennis N. Polen Educational Foundation. Dick Keyt 817 279-7590 [email protected]
FOR SALE F.8L Falco TTAF 275/SMOH 275 Italian design: looks great, flies fast, based at 0TX1. Plans-built by willard Hofler with excellent quality construction. IO-320-B1A , 8.5 gph at 155 kts aerobatic design loads, GPS, NavCom, autopilot, leather interior. No damage history, vacuum pump replaced at 252 hrs. N89WH is a terrific plane and fun to fly. REDUCED $79K Roy Henderson 206 399-6980 [email protected]
KR2 still in the unopened original box. It needs an engine. Asking $2,500. Mrs. Robert Bargo, 1125 Yearsly Drive, Dover, DE 19902 302 674-2437
Positive Pressure Paint Booth 8 X 8 paint booth with floor, painted. Twin box fans provide steady inflow, hinged door for hoses, Halogen lighting from outside for safety, 20 X 20 exhaust filter port, bifold door. Special Chapter 983 rate for cost of materials, $200. Call Andy at 817 578-7377
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 21 Brady Fly-In Brady, TX (KBBD)
May 28 Granbury Airport Fly-In Pancake Breakfast
Granbury, TX (KGDJ)
May 27 - 29 Ranger Fly-In Ranger, TX (F23)
Jun 2 - 5 National Bi-Plane Fly-In Junction City, KS (3JC)
Jun 11 Plane Power - Alternators and Starters
Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
July 9 Field Trip to C. R. Smith AA Museum & Fort Worth ARTCC
I-183 and I-360
Aug 13 How to Earn a Seaplane Rating - Andy Shane
Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Sept 10 Chapter Fly-In Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Oct 8 BEAR Aircraft Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Nov 12 Stein Air - "Latest in avionics" Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1)
Dec Chapter Christmas Party Pecan Plantation Club
Coming soon!! Chapter 983 iPad Raffle
Impossible turn: Practice makes possible?
Less than one minute after takeoff, the Cessna 172’s engine sputters and quits. Your heart is pounding as
you bank hard left and turn back to the airport—a move that has proven disastrous to many other pilots. Will
you make it to the runway safely? Should you have chanced it in the trees? AOPA Online Managing Editor
Alyssa J. Miller practiced the scenario at 4,000 feet msl to try out AOPA Pilot Contributor Barry Schiff’s steps
for the so-called impossible turn. Practicing the turn at altitude is intended to help pilots make that critical
decision if the engine quits on takeoff: Turn back or land straight ahead? Read more and watch AOPA Live®
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Editor’s Note:
With my 20th issue slated for distribution at the end of the summer, I’m putting out a call to talented members in our midst to take the newsletter-writing baton and have a turn at this rewarding task. So, if you’ve always wanted to write badly, now you can! The life of a Chapter 983 Newsletter Writer is one of glamor and excitement. While everyone sits idle at meetings, the writer is absorbed in a colorful world of creativity and expression. Perks include all the cookies you can eat and bottomless coffee. Enjoy intimate communications with staff elites, unbridled admiration of fellow members, and awed whispers of invited guests. Whether you possess a Mac or a PC, you too can craft a monthly chapter newsletter. Simply submit a brief sample of your writing skill, and our judges will do the rest. The most recent winning entry: “Okay, okay, I’ll do it.” Andy Shane is taking applications at [email protected]
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