Does anyone going to CC #9 have an empty seat in their airplane? I'm willing to share expenses and drive to your location from Chicago(as long as you are not...
Mario, Could you return my Q2 build tape and Valentine has not received his copy. Bob Mo marmen6220 <marmen@...> wrote: Does anyone going to CC #9 have an...
Hello, Gang, David Bourque here. I escaped Katrina but wasnt so lucky when Rita hit. For a storm that was supposed to hit Galveston, It sure delt La. a Hell of...
I saw photos of Pat Hildebrands DF w/ a hoop gear on the Dart-Industries web site. So for Pat or anyone else who has a set of plans of the hoop gear for sale,...
Contact Dave at DART - He has just installed a hoop set up on their first factory produced aircraft. He has had the plans CAD drawn, and should be ready to...
Hi everyone, no informations on the Dart site. I am also interrested by the Hoops gear and still waiting for a Dart plan
before to make the mod. Same problem...
Malik, Install vortex generators on the GU canard and go have fun. I have addressed VG's with Dart and I am fairly confident they would issue formal written...
hi Group i am Claude from Canada , a new member on this list and a potential builder was about to start building a kr2s when i discover the dragonfly my...
Claude, The Dfly is very efficient (mpg) and is on par with KR2 speeds. I suspect the landing speed for a KR is lower than a Dfly. The KR is a 1.5 place (one...
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Claude, I have a MK-IIH with a 80 HP Limbach L2000 type 1 VW conversion. My airplane is little on the heavy side at 797 empty. I typically cruise at 140 MPH...
Statements from the "glossy brochure" that are guaranteed to start your morning off with laughter: http://www.davemorris.com/Dave/dfly-faq.html If I recall...
Jeff, These are good figures. Are your speed figure in knots (nautical miles per hour) or statute miles per hour? And who is your prop builder? Geoff in Oz ......
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I think for my engine I could use maybe a 52 x 51 (from the same prop builder) because I can exceed the maximum rated RPM of the engine (3200) in cruise...
Opps...prop question has been asked should read all the posts first :) ... miles ... cruise at ... airplane, it has ... little and ... more please ... doing ...
Geoff, I think my prop was made by the American Propeller Company. It has lots of very thin laminations, probably 15 or so. All speeds quoted are in MPH ...
Probably a Great American Prop. It was the original recommended prop for Dragonfly. No longer in business unfortunately. I had one, but it was the first ...
... <snip> ... What are you guys calling "cruise"? From the looks of it, Steve is using more gas because he's making more power; that could be why he's going...
Howdy, I am using a heated pitot tube and I have been debating as to whether I should put it on the wing or canard. I have read about them getting hit by...
Josh, Why a heated pitot? If you are planning to fly a Dragonfly in Ice, you are a braver man than I! Rain is bad enough. Have you investigated the flying...
I don't think anyone intentionally flys into ice (unless the plane is specifically rated for flying into known icing conditions) but like the saying goes, "ice...
Josh, I agree with Dave, install the pitot tube at the top leading edge of the fin. I have installed an automatic pitot tube protector to keep insects out...
Hopefully you won't be in IMC when the ice hits. And so if you're not in IMC, and your airspeed indicator starts dropping, it's not the end of the world. I'm...
Thanks for the comments everyone. I probably got ahead of myself with using a heated pitot. I just found a really, really cheap one. I plan on equipping the...
Josh, The best place for a heated pitot tube is a different type of airplane. I know there are guys who have flown IFR in a Dragonfly, but I have never heard...
Pat, I am sure that you are right, but I do not have (nor will I be installing) a manifold pressure gauge in my Dragonfly. The original question was how ...
Jeff, I just don't get it. Again I'll ask, what are you calling cruise? Is it any throttle setting between full on and full off? Is it some arbitrary RPM...
Hi Pat, you are correct, the cruise figures given for various Dragonflys are all different because we all have different aircraft, engines & props.. I haven't...
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