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Offline scottydawg

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« on: December 05, 2006, 11:21:31 AM »
...are these guys.

That's the craziest thing I've seen in a while.  BTW this is the next plane for the MA.

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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006, 11:33:17 AM »
suh-weet!  :aok

saw others on the field in that vid.  is that a common kit plane or something?

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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2006, 11:38:50 AM »
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suh-weet!  :aok

saw others on the field in that vid.  is that a common kit plane or something?


It's called a 'Cri-Cri', French for Cricket. It was designed in the 70's by a guy named Michael Colomban... not a kit, but plans are available for about $700 if you don't live in North America. http://www.dynaero.com/lien/colombanuk.htm  It appears to use chainsaw engines.

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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2006, 11:40:07 AM »
Those are monster model airplane engines. Wonder if they run on nitromethane or regular mogas.


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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2006, 11:57:26 AM »
Apparently one guy converted his to jet power.



I dunno... you fly through one big patch of bugs and you're pretty much done for.

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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2006, 12:36:49 PM »
It is fine if you are 5' 3" tall.

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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2006, 12:38:59 PM »
"4'9" is the magic number."
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2006, 01:53:46 PM »
Attack of the flying chainsaw : http://flight.cz/cricri/vids/v3.wmv

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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2006, 02:16:46 PM »
wow that looks fun!

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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2006, 02:32:44 AM »
holy cow!
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2006, 06:42:04 AM »
DO you need a PPL to fly thouse or are the like the girocopter and as long as your by your self you can fly with out a PPL??? If so I got to get one he he he just got to figure out how to mount some 303's on the wings :aok :t
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2006, 07:13:41 AM »
I've got a nice add-on for FS9 of the cri cri.  It's a blast to fly.

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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2006, 08:26:56 AM »
Fools and their bodies are soon parted.

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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2006, 09:58:09 AM »
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DO you need a PPL to fly thouse or are the like the girocopter and as long as your by your self you can fly with out a PPL??? If so I got to get one he he he just got to figure out how to mount some 303's on the wings :aok :t


It probably falls in the ultra-light catagory but would easily.....very, very easily fall into the new "sport-plane" license.  

I'd love to get the specs on that twin-jet version, that's really insane.  Probably uses a dozen Estes rocket engines as JATO units.
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« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2006, 10:29:04 AM »
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I'd love to get the specs on that twin-jet version, that's really insane.  Probably uses a dozen Estes rocket engines as JATO units.

can probably find them here...  http://www.amtjets.com/gallery_real_plain.html