Thanks for looking, Ken.
I'll admit my bald head would need good cover in such a canopy.
I did a search on the Robinson drive-train, and I tend to agree with
your friend. It uses a system of belts, which I don't find comforting,
and it is reluctant to go into auto-rotation in case power is lost. I
prefer wings for an unpowered descent. :-)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/16/2015 8:27 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
The first was a Zodiac Light Sport Aircraft. Looks like one I would like to
fly.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zodiac+Light+Sport+Aircraft.tif.html
That's a sharp looking aircraft. Not sure I'd want to be in that
bubble, waiting on a taxiway in the middle of a hot summer day,
though.
The next is a Robinson R22, listed as a Beta model. Powered by a Lycoming
O-360, the pilot said he had been cruising at 110 kts.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Robinson+R22+Beta.tif.html
My Longbow driver friend of mine says that he wouldn't go anywhere
near a Robinson, but does admit that it has completely revolutionized
the rotary aircraft world.
AG
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