Don Dunbar wrote:
Hi Paul,
I am receiving your email's now.
Paul what do you know about the White lighting.
I have looked to buy one for some years. this week I found one newrly
completed in Australia, I was to late as it was advertised three weeks ago
and I have been out of Australia.
This plane sold for $105,000-00 Aus last week.
I would have liked to buy and fly this plane whilst I complete my
current project in the Rotary Cozy.
I have located a full kit for the White Litghning in Greenville South
Carolina and was wondering if any of the group could check it out for me.
I don't wish to fly to the US at this time and I am try to limit my
business travel also.
This would be a great plane for a turbo rotary.
What are your thoughts on the above.
I would also like your or one of the groups comments on the White
Lightning.
Regards Don
The White Lightning is a fast airplane, however, the designer is perhaps
5'8" tall and he must have sized the fus for himself. I sat in the first
airplane with the hatch open and about
3 or 4 inches of my head was outside the profile of the fus. Perhaps
something could be done to lower the seat or space the fus halves apart to
add some height to the cabin.
Herb Sanders
I have a friend who built and flies a White Lightning. His name is Pete
Huff and he lives in McKinney, Texas. In fact, he flew it across the
Atlantic ocean to Europe and back again, just for fun. It came in second in
its class this year in the Kitty Hawk to Oshkosh race. Only the Polen
Special was faster. You might want to ask him about the airplane. His
e-mail address is n26ph@aol.com I rode with Pete in the White Lightning,
and I can confirm that the cockpit is pretty cramped. I am 6' 0" tall, and
my head hit the ceiling. But it is fast and will seat four people, back to
back (not real comfortably, though). I think that the kit manufacturer is
now out of business.
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