Oshkosh - new 2004 Taylorcraft

[Robert Lees]

Details here

Info on the new 2004 Taylorcraft F22 possibly attending Oshkosh

[Edited July 15 to add that it should definitely be there]
[Edited July 18 to add that more help is required from you Yanks to out-do the Brits helping the new Taylorcraft Booth set-up on the 26th.] details here

[captjon]

New F22 Here at Oshkosh 2004!

Heh Tribesmen!

Thanks to ten of our finest tribesmen and women we now have Harry and Darleen's newest creation set up at Oshkosh 2004!

She's looking good! Come take a look at booth #48!
And here she is tribe!

The first new F22 since 1992!

[mikerice]

Opening Day at Oshkosh 2004

Opening Day at Oshkosh 2004 was BUSY!!!!

There were lots of visitors to the Taylorcraft booth #48. Many pilots were very interested in the new F22 on display.

This photo was taken at 8:30am this morning (Tuesday July 27)before the gates opened. It is deceptively calm. The crowds were heavy all day...

More tomorrow about the new BC12SP model announced for the Sport Pilot category....




Mike Rice
aerolearn.com

[Darren Lucke]

windshield missing?

Is this the new open cockpit style.... or are my eyes deceiving me? This thing have windshield... yet? Missing some racing stripes or graphics too.... anyone interested in a 1986 model w/ just under 900 TT ?

[CraigH]

Darren,
I just hope the new F22 has a different fuel tank design than our F21Bs do. Otherwise, they'd better come with a generous warranty.

[Darren Lucke]

Doesn't sound like it.... prob a good thing when Forrest "bulged" out the tanks on test flight... that it didn't drop it out the bottom of the wing.... wonder what would happen then?

[Richard Boyer]

I thought they were re-designing the tanks. Isn't this the reason that they had to drive it up instead of flying it?

[flyer1]

The tanks have been redesigned and approved. The hang up now is that the FAA's engineering is making the factory redesign the straps holding them in. The drawings are with the FAA awaiting a sign-off. We all know how fast they work.

mike
N23880

[CraigH]

Mike,
That all sounds well and good, but where did you get your information, and when did the designs go to the FAA? I'm getting a whole different story from a source inside the FAA.

[flyer1]

Craig,

I got the info from the factory. I was told the tanks were approved a couple of weeks ago. Have you heard something different?

Mike
N23880

[CraigH]

Flyer, check your Private Messages.

[flyer1]

Craig,

I tried to send you a private message. I hope it went through.
I am not to good w/ the computer.

Mike
N23880

[flyer1]

Craig,

I think I have the hang of this. I sent you a private message.

Mike
N23880

[flyer1]

Craig,

E-mail sent

Mike
N23880