Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:39 pm
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Has anyone heard of a stretched cockpit D11?
From everything I’ve been able to deduce the D11 becomes really tight for anyone taller than 6 feet.
I have been trying to find a set of wood homebuilt plans that would fall within the LSA guidelines.
At 6’5” and no lightweight this has been a challenge.
Realistically I’m going to fly on a sport pilot privileges. I already have my ppl. I won’t carry passengers for space reasons. Here is the idea I came up with.
No single seater is going to work.
The idea is
Build a D11. Rig the controls so the PIC (me) is centered.
Extend the cockpit by 6”.
Move the seat back 6”.
Accomplish this with reducing the depth Of the baggage space by 4”
Extend the engine 2” forward. (Needed for weight and balance reasons.)
The downside is
Reduced fuel capacity. The aft fuel tank is under the baggage space.
The goal would be to keep the cg in the same relative location.
Definitely would need to lose some aft fuel capacity to head off a tail heavy plane.
Also need to extend the arm of the engine side for the same reasons.
The stretch definitely makes this an experimental aircraft.
Look at powering the plane with a c90 or similar engine. I definitely don’t want this to be underpowered.
A Corsair/Subaru/VW auto conversion is also a possibility,
In effect what I am trying to accomplish is a Super D9.
I certainly would appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
Email at peter.westre@und.edu
From everything I’ve been able to deduce the D11 becomes really tight for anyone taller than 6 feet.
I have been trying to find a set of wood homebuilt plans that would fall within the LSA guidelines.
At 6’5” and no lightweight this has been a challenge.
Realistically I’m going to fly on a sport pilot privileges. I already have my ppl. I won’t carry passengers for space reasons. Here is the idea I came up with.
No single seater is going to work.
The idea is
Build a D11. Rig the controls so the PIC (me) is centered.
Extend the cockpit by 6”.
Move the seat back 6”.
Accomplish this with reducing the depth Of the baggage space by 4”
Extend the engine 2” forward. (Needed for weight and balance reasons.)
The downside is
Reduced fuel capacity. The aft fuel tank is under the baggage space.
The goal would be to keep the cg in the same relative location.
Definitely would need to lose some aft fuel capacity to head off a tail heavy plane.
Also need to extend the arm of the engine side for the same reasons.
The stretch definitely makes this an experimental aircraft.
Look at powering the plane with a c90 or similar engine. I definitely don’t want this to be underpowered.
A Corsair/Subaru/VW auto conversion is also a possibility,
In effect what I am trying to accomplish is a Super D9.
I certainly would appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
Email at peter.westre@und.edu