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Hi All, I was wondering if people could give me some information on a couple of matters. (These pertain particularly to Australian regulations so my apologies to readers from elsewhere). The first

Thanks for the input Jean Fran, We have looked at that exact scenario and feel because the main boom is down at the tail and high at the engine in normal level flight there is less chance of the

hi michael, your battery carrier looks pretty good but i think it will be more safe if you fix it with the open side on the backward of the plane, to avoid to pilot/passenger to receive the battery

Hi Michael & Group, As well as my article below, I posted an article similar to the one below to another Newsgroup with 'egroup Ultralights' concerning the Challenger U/L and the Hirth motor

I have poached all this from a newsgroup and it may be usefull in the Hirth - Rotax debate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Okay... I don't want to start a

Gday everyone, we have just uploaded a couple of more pictures into the files section under 'Aircraft Colours', if you have an aircraft you want to feature please send us some pics for display. We

Bill Magrini wrote: Good question Bill, i am not really sure if it can be flown without the fastback. I would expect the plane could be flown without the fastback, but there would be an increase in

Good day, I am interested in joining your news group as I am looking at purchasing an X-Air in South Africa I look forward to hearing from you. Regards Rodney Caruana

For those who thought I was too busy with my site, I've finished the new site for Speedwing Aircraft (North American XAir Importer/Distributor) You can visit it at: http://www.speedwing.ca Please

Another quick tip when joining the two wings together..... route the straps as normal and use small clips to hold the straps in place. When tensioning the wing pull up each strap and slowly work

Thanks BIll, Matt said to run 180s as well so I will change them. The engine came with 160s nad came from Vancouver which has a higher elevation. Perhaps it was setup to run there? Anyhow, today is

Don't do it: the cover also serves as a part of the fin. And without it you might not have enough fin and end up back to front. Peter Stuy

Michael, Can you fly the Xair without the fuselage cloth? How does it fly? Is there more or less drag? Thanks, Bill

Michael, According to aircraft theory, if you raise both ailerons from neutral, you will increase both cruise and stall speeds. If you lower them, you will decrease them both. So you're right: If

Hi Trevor, Your main jets are lower than mine. Mine are 180, I think. That's what the book said, and I did not confirm it as you have to take things apart to see it. My needle is also 15K2, and my

It's very important to get the aircraft perfectly balanced for the best performance, most of the aircraft in Australia that run Rotax 618's are at the nose heavy end of the acceptable range, some of

Setting up the Ailerons is a very important part of trimming the aircraft for balanced flight, we use the following method for quick set-up and find the aircraft flies perfectly. The attached pictures

Hello Trevor As a general rule of thum, the position of your EGT probes needs to be 100mm from the piston skirt. Establish the distance using a vernier from the piston skirt to the end of your

Gday again.... just a quick note: when adding links etc put in the full address, like http://www.xair.addr.com This will make the address a link by adding the http:// and you can go directly to it

I just noticed my website doesn't load because of an inadvertent space after the.com. Here it is again. If it doesn't work, just type it in. www.xair.addr.com Happy flying! Bill Sky Rider,