NEW Taylorcraft design features

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: NEW Taylorcraft design features

Tim,
PLEASE, don't misunderstand me.
I am in NO WAY advocating that
ANYONE disassemble one of these
classic airframes, please DON'T do
it. There are far too few of these
flying, we DON'T need to reduce
their numbers further.
What I am proposing, as long as we
are talking about dream situations,
is creating a faithful ( in appearance),
replica of our favorite way to enjoy
the sky.
Thus would, in no way, reduce the
number of Taylorcrafts that are flying,
But would introduce a strong, classic,
and more afordable representitive of
this kind of flying. Brie

[tim]

Re: NEW Taylorcraft design features

oh no brie my plane before i got it was sitting out side for a long time so i have to replace some tubes i just want to make it in to a bush plane and now with the 1500lb gross out i have to do some thing im looking for a 100 to 150 hp to hang up frunt id like an alum spar and to get a d&e wing with flaps would be nice to have and to put some glass in the panel too

i love the taylorcraft look just as much as you or any one else i just want to update it some

and if and when i feel like building a bone stock taylorcraft my friend bob still has 4 good planes left to build

[shawn coleman]

Re: NEW Taylorcraft design features

i feel lucky to own an f22 had it long enough now to have a feel for it .
have vgs that should be standard safety equipment makes plane so much safer as far as control and making controls more solid in stall area speeds.
seats are great but could be changed to help visibility as in all t models .
flaps help and are great for flying when airspeed says you shouldn't be able to.
move flap handle overhead like top cub
f22 doesnt lose alt if you dump flaps quick, assumed all planes did ??
i think f22 as hole was a great plane for training market because like all ts you have to fly them.
more i fly it the more i like it and yes my heater works lol

[tim]

Re: NEW Taylorcraft design features

goes to show there just are some lucky sobs out there lol nice wish i could turn my bc12d in to an f22

[NY86]

Re: NEW Taylorcraft design features

... I think a group tried to market the basic Aeronca Champ for around 80-90,000.00!

You mean American Champion? As far as I know, they're quite successful.

The first 85hp Champ I flew in 1954-55, cost 1,700.00, almost new. How you get from there to the price of a 2009- 911 Porsche Carrera (used) is beyond me.

So, 55 years later and still about half the price of the top of the line Porsche!

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: NEW Taylorcraft design features

Hey Hank,
Did you see the cool L-2 photos that Danl loaded to
the Manu Sina Group? One of them is of the interior,
shot through the open door. That should enable the
guys to see if they can pour their "mature" bodies
In and out of one.
As for the price of a Champ going halfway to the
Moon, yes, I know exactly how it happened, it's
called LAWYERS. Brie