Perry Casson wrote:

Hi All,

A friend sent me some photo's of a 13B powered, streched, vari-viggen

inspired project he ran

accross out in British Columbia a few weeks ago.  If you want to see the

photos goto

 http://eaa154.dhs.org/perry/other_13B/index.shtml  and click on

Viggen1.JPG, Viggen2.JPG &

Viggen3.JPG.  Sorry I don't have more details but he mentioned the

workmanship was very

good and from 100 yards away it was still LOUD.


Perry Casson
Glastar/13B - fixing leaky water pump gasket.
http://eaa154.dhs.org/perry

Brett & Tiana Campbell wrote:

I saw this plane up close two weekends ago. It's based in Camrose, Alberta
(about one hours' drive SE of Edmonton). Can't recall the owner/ builders
name, but we talked at length about the project, and I got to sit in it and
make airplane noises (grin). It's not a Vari-viggen, but as you can see it
has some similarities. The all-metal project took seven years to complete,
uses a Ross redrive, and also has Tracy's ignition controller.

I can't recall if the vertical stabs on the Vari-viggen were at the outboard
ends of the main wing or not, but these ones were inboard and tilted inward
from the vertical so that they more or less "framed" the propeller arc. The
wing itself was a delta wing as opposed to the swept wing on the Long EZ.
(not sure which wing the Vari-viggen used).

The owner ran the engine on the ground for us at up to 5000 rpm, and even
without a muffler it was nowhere near as loud as expected, certainly no
louder than a Lycosaurus. This is probably because a) none of us were
standing behind the plane where the exhaust is, and b) the prop was masking
some of the engine noise. Owner claims he can't hear the engine at cruise.
(bragging or complaining?)

This is a very well-executed project--- full IFR, much attention to detail,
and quoted cruise is over 200 mph. Unlike most canards, the owner claims
this one uses much less runway as well, under 1000 ft. (over 50-ft obstacle
would be much longer though). Interesting, because field elevation in
Camrose is 2424 feet.

 
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