Yes, and in the early CPs Rutan gave the reason for the change from a VW to a Continental as “reliability” (too many engine failures)…… --

It seems to me that you got the info you asked for? 😊 --

What Ryszard said. Also depends on your ambition and appetites for either flying or long term R&D…. Bill Allen --

Mike usually makes videos of his flights, so maybe he made on of this one so the cause can be shared and learned from. As the old saying goes, “Any landing you walk away from is a good one”….. good jo

A LongEz has 40usg and with the standard Lycoming 0235 uses c.5gph @c145ktas so range c.966nm. Mine has an IO-320 so uses c.7usgph @ 75%pwr=164ktas but I had 47usg capacity, plus a rear seat 180ltr ta

How about that! When Glenn sold out to Toyota, around 2000, he started building a Berkut, and bought the LongEz I built so he could get some stick time. I bought my LongEz back from him when he got th

Hi Ian, Sounds like you’ll do a great job if you can resist the temptation to re-engineer everything :^) Out of interest, do you may know a pal of mine who had a parallel career to yours with Lotus, a

As the subject has morphed from GU Canard into lighting strikes, here is the most investigated strike/disintegration event for a light aircraft which happened in 1999. http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~cl

Thanks Mike - I’ll be fitting one on my 0-200 VariEze (based at FD51 in the Keys) where it’s always humid..... Bill --

Here’s some more data on carb ice from the Robinson R22 POH. A heli is different from a fixed wing in that normal takeoffs are at part throttle (ie; not WOT) so making them more susceptible, and they

Hi Richard, Here’s some more data on ‘carb icing’ from the Robinson helicopter Co. Some doesn’t apply to fixed wing ops (as all takeoffs are WOT v heli t/offs are not) but some interesting data nevert

Did you note how long he stayed on the taxiway before departing...... --

Bad Carb heat again; https://youtu.be/IEikGJJhanA Bill --

Uh-oh! If it’s a Certified engine in a certified airframe, it should be able to idle with carb heat without stopping. That’s just bad maintenance. A Lycoming with the Marvel Schebler carb is straightf

Hi Rich - what engine do you have? If it rich-cuts at idle, it should be possible to alter the setup so that it doesn’t.... Bill --

Hi Kieth, You wrote: << I was hoping for some info regarding the use of Prist. >> Joel Ventura did quite a detailed article on Prist etc here: https://www.canardzone.com/forums/topic/35089-ice-in-the-

Also, FYI, Ben Ellison made some videos of his TBI and at the 4m46s point you can see ice formation in a carburettor here; https://youtu.be/4szv3ZBSJjw --

Updraft, downdraft, - it doesn’t matter. What matters is the relative humidity and air temperature, combined with the carburettors venturi effect and the LHE of the fuel, as below; --

“Carb” Ice on any engine using petroleum spirit with a Venturi metering device is a silent killer which doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Most folk don't ever test to see if their “carb heat” sys

Thanks Corbin. Understood. I had the same issue ( which I described way back in this thread) - the bracket fitted the engine OK, but unless the sensor was perfectly lined up, no sparks. I confirmed th