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I
think that is doable, add some glass on the inside of the relatively torsionally
weak nose and sit near the back seat. I wouldn't bother though. The only thing
that comes to mind is a twin EZ that uses two little jabirus or so. I don't
think you would improve anything though. EZs cruise real nice at 12000 feet
and from there you have an engine out glide distance of 25 miles, put a 50 mile
diameter circle on you sectional, there ought to be a little airstrip in that
range. I would actually bet that a Long EZ at 21000 feet has a better engine out
performance than a Piper Apache that only lost one engine ;-)
Now If
you would take the all carbon fiber Berkut and add two 3 rotor turbocharged
engines at 350+ HP each you'll overtake a new King Air in climb and
top speed ......
Marko
Greetings,
While I should be
worrying more about finishing the Rev 2 FWF project on my RV-3, I can't help
but think about what I'll do next. I've always thought the ideal plane
would be a twin engine, in a centerline thrust arrangement. The only
homebuilt that I can think of that fits this description is the Rutan
Defiant. For you guys that have backwards planes, how hard would
it be to modify a Vari-EZ, or Long-EZ into a push pull configuration,
using two single rotor engines? Would this be relatively EZ
(sorry), or a major effort? I would be willing to set it up as a
single place, flown from the rear seat if that will help with the CG.
Since I'm fiberglass challenged, I would be looking to buy a nearly
complete project, and modify it from there. Think it will work out
?
Rusty
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