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Postby John Young » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:28 am

Very nice Demon.

You can be my wingman if you are prepared to keep the bar in the whole time!

Many happy hours to you.
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Postby The Agent » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:36 am

Glad to see she is flying and many safe and happy hours for you mate.
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Postby afskies scribe » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:37 am

Bacardi wrote:I came... I saw... I'm jealous!!!!
Demon, congratulations on your perfect maiden flight. Wishing you millions of exhilarating and safe hours with that beautiful bird. May the smile on your gob and the sparkle in your eyes never fade:)
It was a privilege to witness Big G and Demon put the first of it's kind in South Africa through it's paces.
Hear, hear, Bacardi, you've said it all - ditto, ditto, ditto 8)
It was an honour to be there for ZU-KWK's maiden flight.
Congrats, Demon, wishing you many, many hours of safe and happy flying. (^^) (^^) xxx
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Postby Ian » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:18 pm

Stunning aircraft Demon ! Congrats. :)

I'm sure the first of many in SA ...

Cheers Ian
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Postby Morph » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:59 pm

Congrats Demon,

May you have many happy safe hours in her. A belated (^^) to you
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Postby BIG-G » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:53 pm

Hi Demon my mate. I really wish you many awesome hours in your new bird. Honestly this has got to be the most increadable Trike I have ever flown.
It takes off in no distance at all. The thrust is increadable. I got a sustained climb out from 5000ft, of 1250ft per minute. She was as happy at 42mph as she was at over 100mph. I really cant think of any Trike ever with a flying speed envelope of 60mph.

Would love to work out the glide ratio. As your landing approach has to be much flatter as the 450 just glides so well. Roll rate is very rapid and light.

This is definitely the result of two of the worlds best Trike manufactures, Mainair Sports and Pegasus Aviation merging all the best from their previous models into one. Right from the brakes, the clever microswitch on the hand throttle, the electric trim. the aerodynamic undercarriage to the increadable wing

The name says it all. This is the ultimate Grand Tourer or GT450. Designed to carry two 110kg passengers.

I gotta get one sooooooooooooooon!!!

For sale: 2 kids, and one slightly used wife. Will swop for a Quik GT450
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Postby Aerosan » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:04 am

Demon,
congrats on the new trike, may you have many many happy hours in the sky :P
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Postby Junkie » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:57 am

Nothing like a new earie - fins looks mean and elegant at the same time :lol: congrats ol bean!

Big-G: What benefit / risks fitting fins to our wings ?
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Postby Tailspin » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:30 am

Hey Demon

Well done wanted to be there on Sat but wife not too stable so need to watch halfling but also very very jealous. Blue skies to you and your new Baby (^^)
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Postby BIG-G » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:59 am

Hi Junkie. Quite honestly I cant really see any reason why we all cant fit winlets to out trikes. The attachment system is simple. Obviously they have to be made to fit. There is also no doubt that they do reduce drag. But I would not advise it until the designer of the wing you fly has done all the safety checks as it may cause advese problems on a wing not designed for them.

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Postby Wart » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:11 am

Congratulations Demon and Big-G on KWK's maiden flight.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

It looks like an awesome machine. I wish you many many happy and safe flying hours and really look forward to joining the Rietfontein Gang for a Flyday sometime.
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Postby kb » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:05 am

Demon - well done, all the best. may you have many hours at 103mph. This means that on fly-away's, you can tidy up after the rest, and fly, and then make coffee before they get to the destination.

Quick, (xcuse the pun) question.
Is that speed obtained, because of the wing, or is it also the trike body. I mean, if you put that wing onto a standard aquilla, is it also going to do a better speed??

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Postby eyetie » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:36 am

Congrats Demon :wink: what a beauty , man i am jealous , gonna have to start saving big time. I hope you have many safe and fun filled hours with your new baby
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Postby Redeye » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:47 pm

Shot Demon- reading all this makes me really miss my trike flying-

I wish you many happy hours- Looks like my 170 will have to go flat out on tea parties now and you can land on strips I will never be able to.

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Postby Fairy Flycatcher » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:15 pm

WOW :mrgreen: WOW (^^) WOW xxx


What a beaut :!:

Sounds like one amazing machine Dusty :D

Just what we need to show all the blik-aerie boys what a REAL aeroplane looks like :wink:

If you ever need it to be Fairied anywhere.... 8) :lol:
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