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New Skyranger being assembled in East London....
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:28 pm
by FAWGie
A new skyranger is being assembled by a local businessman in East London....This fine example is sporting the new Jabiru 85HP motor with hydraulic lifters......Here are a couple of pics of the progress....
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:29 pm
by FAWGie
more...
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:30 pm
by FAWGie
more....
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:00 pm
by Morph
Nice,
but man that's a gorgeous prop :D
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:29 am
by DarkHelmet
Beautiful!
On a sidenote... Glorious advertisement for Toyota
that is what I saw first... Which dealership? I cannot exactly see - will make a point to look the owner up and demand a flip!
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:02 am
by RudiGreyling
Very very nice
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:00 pm
by Smiley
Hello FAWGie
Just one stupid question....! How do you drain any water out of the bottom of the fuel tanks???
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:28 am
by alan
Very nice. Are those wheels not a bit small? Its difficult to see in the photo.
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:50 am
by FAWGie
Smiley wrote:Hello FAWGie
Just one stupid question....! How do you drain any water out of the bottom of the fuel tanks???
No question is stupid....
Both tanks are fed together into a joiner and come into one pipe. There are two valves, one feeding foreard to the firewall and engine and the other with th small tube that allows draining of the tank for water, dirt draining. Usually when wings are fitted with tanks, the probability of water infiltration through the the tank filler cap as well as condensation being so externally exposed is higher than an aircrafts internal tanks with internal filler cap.
Of course there is an online filter to filter dirt, but moisture will still get to the motor...hence the importance to check for water regularly. The hose pick up on each tank is not at total bottom, to allow a water trap there. One could extend the drain tube permanently below the fuselage with a permanent fuel test/drain point.
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:53 am
by FAWGie
alan wrote:Very nice. Are those wheels not a bit small? Its difficult to see in the photo.
Wheels are pretty much a standard size....see the pic below....
Same size as trike wheels....
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:53 pm
by Bennie Vorster
FAWGie
Moolas, how mutsh moolas for a kid like that?
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:27 pm
by FAWGie
Bennie Vorster wrote:FAWGie
Moolas, how mutsh moolas for a kid like that?
Ready to fly with basic avionics, radio and 582 64HP Rotax, under R200k.....
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:05 pm
by Wingless Nut
Fawgie, the price as advertised in the AP survey I presume is for a firewall back kit. Correct?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:53 pm
by FAWGie
Wingless Nut wrote:Fawgie, the price as advertised in the AP survey I presume is for a firewall back kit. Correct?
I believe so...so add a 582 Rotax to that plus 100 hours assembly and you are flying....
I'm not commercially involved with Skyranger (I only instruct on the type), so please contact the agent for clarification....
website:-
viewtopic.php?t=2181
Great plane...I did two training sessions today, the second one was with ground wind of 25kts and upper air of 43kts...The skyranger handles like a dream....
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:31 pm
by lamercyfly
Hey guys.
If I look at the finished product up at Marble Hall belonging to Riaan vd Heever, which is fitted with a 100hp Rotax, and this unit being fitted with the Jab motor, I am left in awe at the creative talent of home-builders.
Well done guys.
The Skyranger is a truly great little plane to fly. As far as Rag-'n-tube aircraft go, there is no better value for money that I am aware of. A really lovely microlight, a pleasure to fly, and at the best darn price.
Good luck.