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 Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:06 am Post subject: pedal plane |
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I built a Christen Eagle pedal plane for my nephew way back when (he's
currently 6'3" and a soph at Univ. of Minn. -Duluth). Kid loved it, loved
building it. We included some 'tweaks' from the plans, cosmetic only (Paint,
panel). Marv Hoppenworth's plans are good, thorough, well thought-out, IMHO.
We bought the metal kit with it, pre-bent, pre-drilled, threaded holes
pre-tapped and ready to go. Well worth getting the metal kit, if time is a
factor (kids aren't growing any slower).
I think you could easily modify one of the planes (someone said the P-51) to
be an RV-lookalike. II don't know about the Bonanza; stretch a fuselage? I
guess it depends on your eyeball-engineering skills. There is little
structurally-critical to worry about; Bonanza looks would come in the
proportions, fuselage shaping, and painting (I imagine grey painted windows
on the fuse behind the pilot).
Had a chance to chat with Marv one Oshkosh; he told a story: he said he used
to buy the landing gear wheels for stocking the projects by bulk, such that
he had a 4-foot, by 5-foot high, by 10-foot long crate hanging off the end
of his full-size truck tailgate, from the wheel (distributor? manufacturer?)
guy, on the trip back to his home in Iowa. He said he made trips like that
about 2 times a year. If that's the case, I'd be interested as to how many
pedal planes are out there.
I think EAA has (at least some of) the rights to the plans now, because I
think he may have sold or donated the rights to EAA; that's my WAG, because
I haven't seen Marv's pedal plane ads lately. Marv is ANOTHER one of those
quiet, yet great, EAA guys. I find guys like that on the RV list, too. Makes
me happy just to hang around guys like that.
Once my RV is in the air, I've thought often of building pedal planes and
donating them to local charities for silent auctions. We, the
shrinking-numbers converted, need to infiltrate that non-aviating public at
every turn and opportunity; I think it's a way of planting that aviation
seed in the heads of kids (kind of a twisted Young Eagles program in a
sense, get 'em building and flying WAY early........ 
Let us know how your RV pedal plane project turns out.
John Schmidt
St. Paul, MN
rv6 project n218pj res.
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Time: 07:36:11 PM PST US
From: Sherman Butler <lsbrv7a(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Pedal planes
Anyone have any experience with pedal plane plans? I have seen the ones in
EAA.
I have not seen plans for a Bonanza or a RV. Anyone build them near
Atlanta?
I am thinking about building one for my Grandson for Christmas.
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Dale Ensing
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:50 am Post subject: pedal plane |
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I live in an airpark...one of my neighbors built a Christen Eagle for his
daughter for Christmas. He did such a beautiful job but then wouldn't let
her ride it outside. It still has its own place in their family room and she
is now a teenager.
This has nothing to do with an RV but I am throwing it in to counter the
ongoing drone on user fees/global warming/patriotism.
Dale Ensing
do not achieve
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I built a Christen Eagle pedal plane for my nephew way back when (he's
currently 6'3" and a soph at Univ. of Minn. -Duluth). Kid loved it, loved
building it. We included some 'tweaks' from the plans, cosmetic only
(Paint, panel).
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