Building the new Bushbaby SAFARI

[Boet]

Taaaaa daaaaaaa BEEEG day today. First rollout with most of the little bits and pieces attached. Tomorrow we will weight and measure. Oupa kan amper nie wag nie!

[Boet]

And some more.....

[KFA]

Hoop die motor is al op as ek oor 'n week of twee daar is

[Boet]

Ek dink as jy oor 2 weke hier kom is ons al met No2 besig

[KFA]

Die aerie lyk mooi. Kan nie wag vir die eerste vlug nie.

[vliegvark]

ek het probeer opstaan van my desk maar toe laat ek my self weer sit die ding wil net nie gaan le^ nie

[AndyCAP]

'n Kunswerk - soos gewoonlik!

[Boet]

Oupa G came to look at his new vlerkies. He is wearing a surgically removable smile that does`nt wanna go away. All the weights and measurements added up perfectly, engine mount can now be made. Another step closer to completion of this project. Can hardly wait.

[Boet]

Today the Bos-ot was stripped, and everything will be prepared for painting. I have to be in the fairest for bussiness, so will be back on Monday. If the weather plays the game, painting will start on Monday. Oupa G seems to be very pleased with his Bos-ot. His preliminary weight and balance figures was nearly identical to the actual figures once we weighed the whole dang thang. It came out a little lighter than expected. I expect this aerie to be just as nice a flying machine as the Explorer. See you guys again on Saturday evening. Have a nice `un.

[Oupa-G]

Was in Loeriesfontein saw the Safari and a friend of mine commented this is not a Bushbaby it is a Bushdaddy. The workmanship is excellent I inspected the aircraft in detail with a critical eye. These eyes have been actively looking at aeroplanes for 48 years. I worked for PLACO at Wonderboom with Obie Oberholzer when lapaeries were the norm and blikaeries were the latest fashion.The fabric covering on the Safari is not good it is SUPERB it is of the best I have seen.Estiban and William under the watchfull eye of Boet have done a job that is hard to beat.
Boet himself is not a boss that just orders but he guides his men with a dope roller in his hand he sets the example.Boet and team thank you for putting so much "love" into this aerie.

From the technical point I took the scales up and did the final CoG so that the engine mount can be constructed. We know the weight of every part and the moment arm and it is all in a CoG program. The final figure is aircraft complete firewall backward is 220kgs that includes the radios
and everything.

Now for the making of the engine mount, The adjustable jig is ready the pipes will be mitred and the engine mount should be ready by the end of the week. Will keep you posted pictures are coming.
Cheers Oupa-G

[Boet]

Thanks a mil Oupa G, for your kind words. From our side an abselute pleasure to be doing the job for you. Just clocked in from the Fairest. Spent some time with all the at Morningstar. A very friendly place to visit, and has a real "Boys Town" feel to it

[Low Level]

Boet ek kyk elke dag na julle vordering, en ek het nie gedink 'n aerie kan so gou, so goed gebou word nie. Ek is impressed, en baie nuuskierig aangaande die performance.

[Oupa-G]

Ons is almal nuuskierig die romp is langer en bree-er die onderstel is skoner en ons gaan baie aandag gee aan die enjin baffling 'n groot bron van "drag" so ja
ons sal definitief wetenskaplik en goeie dokumentasie hou met toetsvlieg gekompenseer vir hoogte en temp. Dit gaan nog 'n rukkie wees.

Groete Oupa-G

[Massimo]

Morning Oupa-G,

With the BMW having higher revs, will you be making use of all those revs or is it going to be limited to a particular maximum and will this effect the maximum power you get out of the motor?

Regards
Massimo

[Boet]

Today was SPRAYDAY First coat on all fabric, and sprayed to final on everything else. I am tired tonight, but it is a nice kind of tired.