Cessna 172LR

[Eddie M.]

Ahem...I've been taking the meds for some time now but I must ask: Is it too late to convert it to a T-Tail?  Would give it just that little extra modern oomph.

After all, it's a clinically proven fact that T-Tails make any subject look 129% better.   

So let it be written, so let it be done.....

YeeeeEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

Moving at lightning speed on this one. T-tail in place, but the wing props look a little small, so I might have to do something about that.
   Eddie

[The Rat]

Props look fine to me Eddie!

[Brian da Basher]

Yowsa Eddie that rocks! That rocks so bad it looks like what K.I.S.S. rides to their favorite bass hole.

It looks great but you might have to get used to the winky props. I've never had more than two three bladed props in my spares boxes. Maybe you could go with two bladed props?

I guess you could get aftermarket props, but I'm a cheapskate.

Looking forward to your next installment,
Brian da Basher

[Shasper]

That thing needs BIGGER PROPS! *Tim Allen Grunting*

Shas

[John Howling Mouse]

It looks great but you might have to get used to the winky props. I've never had more than two three bladed props in my spares boxes. Maybe you could go with two bladed props?

I guess you could get aftermarket props, but I'm a cheapskate.

Heh, heh, I seem to recall a certain project having contra-rotating props yet, and they were made from scratch.  I don't think Eddie will have any problem: he's a scratchbashing Whiffing fool!  Looks great, Eddie!

[Eddie M.]

In the hope of not making this anymore complicated than it has become , this is the prop mod that I can live with.
    Eddie

[John Howling Mouse]

That'll work, too!  Say, just how would one get in and out of this leetle beastie?  The inboard engine nacelles now seem a little close for the normal "car-doors" configuration to work. 

[Chap]

Great work Eddie, I really like the way this one is turning out. The spinners are a great addition. I was thinking about this the other day, maybe instead of Rotax engines they could be electric motors. It would make this project more feasible almost like a hybrid car; gas powered with electric assist. Here's a link to an all electric "proof of concept" homebuilt by Sonex. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=3ee41f10-02b3-4067-aace-fd579501c254#d

~Steve

[Eddie M.]

That'll work, too!  Say, just how would one get in and out of this leetle beastie?  The inboard engine nacelles now seem a little close for the normal "car-doors" configuration to work. 

There's plenty of room! From the side, the prop arc is line with the very front of the windscreen.
   Eddie

[Eddie M.]

Great work Eddie, I really like the way this one is turning out. The spinners are a great addition. I was thinking about this the other day, maybe instead of Rotax engines they could be electric motors. It would make this project more feasible almost like a hybrid car; gas powered with electric assist. Here's a link to an all electric "proof of concept" homebuilt by Sonex. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=3ee41f10-02b3-4067-aace-fd579501c254#d

~Steve

Excellent idea! It goes along with my original inspiration I got from NASA's Helios. The gas powered engine could drive a generator which could then produce electricity that could be stored in batteries to drive the wing mounted engines to save fuel. That and the nanotechnology and superconductivity that has been incorporated to the engines, makes for a very effecient aircraft.
   Eddie

[PanzerWulff]

That'll work, too!  Say, just how would one get in and out of this leetle beastie?  The inboard engine nacelles now seem a little close for the normal "car-doors" configuration to work. 

There's plenty of room! From the side, the prop arc is line with the very front of the windscreen.
   Eddie

Or they could be sliding "Side of a van" type doors.Heh a "Minivan" with wings
"Panzer"

[Orionblamblam]

Excellent idea! It goes along with my original inspiration I got from NASA's Helios. The gas powered engine could drive a generator which could then produce electricity that could be stored in batteries to drive the wing mounted engines to save fuel. That and the nanotechnology and superconductivity that has been incorporated to the engines, makes for a very effecient aircraft.
   Eddie

In this case, you'd do better with a turboshaft engine rather than piston to drive the generator. Coupla reasons:
1: Turbine exhaust and noise are considered bad for cars, but clearly not for planes
2: Turbines can be more fuel efficient, and can use *more* fuels, than a piston
3: A piston engine all by itself produced no real thrust. But a turboshaft engine can produce a useful thrust. This would be handy in the event of an electrical system failure, as it would give the plane thrust to fly and land.

[Brian da Basher]

I really like the prop spinners Eddie and the "hybrid plane" idea is a great concept!

I wish I heard the voices you do!

Brian da Basher

[Eddie M.]

Excellent idea! It goes along with my original inspiration I got from NASA's Helios. The gas powered engine could drive a generator which could then produce electricity that could be stored in batteries to drive the wing mounted engines to save fuel. That and the nanotechnology and superconductivity that has been incorporated to the engines, makes for a very effecient aircraft.
   Eddie

In this case, you'd do better with a turboshaft engine rather than piston to drive the generator. Coupla reasons:
1: Turbine exhaust and noise are considered bad for cars, but clearly not for planes
2: Turbines can be more fuel efficient, and can use *more* fuels, than a piston
3: A piston engine all by itself produced no real thrust. But a turboshaft engine can produce a useful thrust. This would be handy in the event of an electrical system failure, as it would give the plane thrust to fly and land.

Good observation. I'll see what I whip up.
   Eddie

[John Howling Mouse]

Or they could be sliding "Side of a van" type doors. Heh a "Minivan" with wings
"Panzer"
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Gentlemen, I believe we have a clear winner!  They use something like that on a lot of skydiving-related Cessnas, don't they?