Acroduster 2 (Bottom feeding part whatever)
Beautiful day today and took my Tu-holer for a nice ride. Got back and decided the Duster's engine would probably hold together for a circuit or two....and it did. I was surprised how rusty I got in two weeks too.
Anyway..... frankly I'm at a loss what to do? I can't afford even a decent mid time O or IO360. Or rebuild the present IO320. I love the airplane and fear it won't fetch much w/o an engine.
Then a light went off. Hey Jack, do you remember what your original goal was? Yea, make a LSA compliant AD2.... So dummy, why not do it even better?
I answered myself, Why Not?
I recently answered a post by Kendall the I couldn't imagine a AD2 with a O290.
Well, maybe I can? I imagine one would fly perfectly fine....once it got off the ground. So I started thinking.(sometimes a bad idea but sometimes not) Maybe out do myself on the LSA thing. There is still more weight to lose. I might be able to afford a mid time O320 or O290D2. Hang one on the nose (with correct length mount!) , mount long enough to use a wood prop, REALLY get the weight down. CLIMB prop. Presto
LSA compliant 2-place sport biplane.
Jack
Who might be looking for a good old conical mount O320 or O290D2
Beautiful day today and took my Tu-holer for a nice ride. Got back and decided the Duster's engine would probably hold together for a circuit or two....and it did. I was surprised how rusty I got in two weeks too.
Anyway..... frankly I'm at a loss what to do? I can't afford even a decent mid time O or IO360. Or rebuild the present IO320. I love the airplane and fear it won't fetch much w/o an engine.
Then a light went off. Hey Jack, do you remember what your original goal was? Yea, make a LSA compliant AD2.... So dummy, why not do it even better?
I answered myself, Why Not?
I recently answered a post by Kendall the I couldn't imagine a AD2 with a O290.
Well, maybe I can? I imagine one would fly perfectly fine....once it got off the ground. So I started thinking.(sometimes a bad idea but sometimes not) Maybe out do myself on the LSA thing. There is still more weight to lose. I might be able to afford a mid time O320 or O290D2. Hang one on the nose (with correct length mount!) , mount long enough to use a wood prop, REALLY get the weight down. CLIMB prop. Presto
LSA compliant 2-place sport biplane.
Jack
Who might be looking for a good old conical mount O320 or O290D2
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