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Re: News from the Factory III
A clean sheet Taylorcraft is a dream for a lot of us. Never going to happen without a market and right now there isn't enough market to support what is already out there flying already.
What would be fun is to design a home-built incorporating all the great ideas for what would have been in a Taylorcraft by now if it (the company) had been run right since the 40's
Basic airframe with an ~100HP up front (options for more), slightly wider cockpit with a 2" lower seat that's adjustable fore and aft (I'm 6'3" and 220# and you CAN fit comfortably in the cockpit! Not with TWO 200#+ though.) The door needs to be redesigned to ease entry and exit. It needs a skylight. We need to get rid of the bungees. Need to move the fuel to the wings and add a starter. How about a light weight glass cockpit (I don't want one, and I helped develop it, but some might).
For me the stuff I DON'T want are IFR capability, the glass cockpit, metal spars (just kind of like them trees, never seen one with a fatigue crack). I LIKE the pre-war flip up windows. Much nicer than the post was sliders. It doesn't NEED stronger brakes, but it could use smoother, easier to rig brakes.
Hank
Any other suggestions from the tribe? Probably should move this to another thread.
A clean sheet Taylorcraft is a dream for a lot of us. Never going to happen without a market and right now there isn't enough market to support what is already out there flying already.
What would be fun is to design a home-built incorporating all the great ideas for what would have been in a Taylorcraft by now if it (the company) had been run right since the 40's
Basic airframe with an ~100HP up front (options for more), slightly wider cockpit with a 2" lower seat that's adjustable fore and aft (I'm 6'3" and 220# and you CAN fit comfortably in the cockpit! Not with TWO 200#+ though.) The door needs to be redesigned to ease entry and exit. It needs a skylight. We need to get rid of the bungees. Need to move the fuel to the wings and add a starter. How about a light weight glass cockpit (I don't want one, and I helped develop it, but some might).
For me the stuff I DON'T want are IFR capability, the glass cockpit, metal spars (just kind of like them trees, never seen one with a fatigue crack). I LIKE the pre-war flip up windows. Much nicer than the post was sliders. It doesn't NEED stronger brakes, but it could use smoother, easier to rig brakes.
Hank
Any other suggestions from the tribe? Probably should move this to another thread.
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