[Paul_Sengupta]

Concorde used reheat to provide extra thrust to accelerate through the sound barrier, after which reheat was switched off for the cruise.

[terrybarr]

There's a book by a guy called Alex Strojnik called Low Horsepower Laminar Aircraft Design which shows just how little horsepower you can get away with. Fantastically interesting, the guy was a born teacher. I think that his books might still be available from his widow.

[Graham56]

Well that's the ideal machine to stand in front of and give a passenger the "Look out for propellors" part of the safety brief...

[TopCat]

For speed on minimal power, I’ve always fancied the Quickie Q1 - 120 knots on the 18hp Onan donk.

Is that a Wankel rotary engine?

[Bill McCarthy]

No, it’s an air cooled engine from an ice-cream making machine that’s carried on ice - cream vans I believe.

[George]

Nice to see you in the air again. I have recently returned in this rather lovely machine too... hope to see you at a Welsh airfield soon!

[cockney steve]

Unless my eyes are worse than I thought........ First page of the BMAA website is.........
Charlie Splatt (unless it's a Doppelganger and Auntie Lia isn't really raking in the royalties

[PeteSpencer]

Yep, that's Charlie Splatt alright: Same reg.

[leiafee]

Heh, I hadn’t even spotted the BMAA pic despite spending time on there during the purchase checking paperwork.

With weather and work and stuff today was the first flight.

The climb rather broke my brain on the first takeoff. I must have seen every corner of the compass while trying to get the rudder right and with nothing but blue sky before my eyes. Felt like the horizon was somewhere down around my knees

I’d flown a friend’s Skyranger a handful of times but had somehow forgotten that detail. Thought I was going to end up colliding with the pigging ISS.



Once that was under control, general handling and slow speeds and landing was a joy though.

Very very happy with our choice.

[Paul_Sengupta]

I said it should be a good performer!

[kanga]

.. today was the first flight.

The climb rather broke my brain on the first takeoff. .. nothing but blue sky before my eyes. Felt like the horizon was somewhere down around my knees.. Thought I was going to end up colliding with the pigging ISS.
..

Very very happy with our choice.

were you solo ? ISTR similar sensations on first solo in a micro Eurostar: I had to shove nose down quickly in order not to exceed flap limiting speed.

Anyway, sounds good . Hope it won't stop you visiting Staverton even if you no longer need to drop in for fuel

[leiafee]

were you solo ?

Yes and half fuel.

Like the X’Air it has a minimum as well as a maximum seat weight and I can see why!

Anyway, sounds good . Hope it won't stop you visiting Staverton even if you no longer need to drop in for fuel

It’s always a good staging post!

[kanga]

were you solo ?

Yes and half fuel.

Like the X’Air it has a minimum as well as a maximum seat weight and I can see why!
..

Still got a nephew to use as ballast ?

[leiafee]

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Still got a nephew to use as ballast ?

The oldest passed his driving test a week or so ago!

The littles are still debating the name…

[Paul_Sengupta]

I had to shove nose down quickly in order not to exceed flap limiting speed.

Um, wouldn't you have to lift the nose up for that?