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Re: Progress Update
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:35 pm
by stearmoth
Hi Hatzers,
Finally the "Vintage Hatz" got it's wings! Assembled and rigged on Beromuenster Airfield!
Engine compartment lesft open for forthcoming inspection. You can follow now how long it takes on this country for a sign off! Papers submitted last fall....
Weighting and thrust test should happen next week.
We keep you posted!
Hans & Sam, H.C.#78, Switzerland
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:41 pm
by stearmoth
View from the back in reduzed size..
Hans & Sam, H,C,#78, Switzerland
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:43 pm
by stearmoth
and onother picture...
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:15 pm
by mtaylor
Oh...wow! Oh...Wow! It's all I can say about this beauty!
Mark T
(Oh...wow!)
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:09 pm
by tlandrum
Wow, looks great! Tonight I just got finished laying up all the capstrip in the rib jig. A few changed to the jig... Not many. Tomorrow night I should glue my first rib!!! Very exciting!
I much say I want to ask about the spar choices... But I still have some time before I need that!!! And no space in my 1/4 of a garage to fit it anyway!
I also have put mine on Facebook.... It is free, and you can upload all the pics you want!
Tre
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:06 am
by Bitshifter
Wow! That is real beauty, what an inspiration.
Thanks for the new wallpaper.
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:35 pm
by PoconoJohn
Beautiful!
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:01 am
by stearmoth
Hi Folks,
Yesterday we completed everything and determined the empty weight: At 1053 lbs it came out heavierthan we hoped it would be (1015 lbs was the goal), but with all that instrumentation on board (Transponder, ELT and Flarm) this must have been impossible. The speedring included, the major weight penalty are the Bendix wheels, which weigh abour 31 lbs each!
We are however very happy, as to our knowledge the lightest Classic (Billy Dawsons second ) ? weigh 1050 lbs!
We keep you posted!
Hans & Sam, H.C.#78, Switzerland
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Re: Progress Update
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:52 am
by PoconoJohn
How many years did this take? How many hours?
Re: Progress Update
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:46 pm
by hatz215
Just beautiful. Can't wait for a pilot report!
Steve