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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Hi Guys;

John, Thank You very much for getting me the Canadian Registry information.

Bret,..Great Information, Thank You...The Viggen does employ sort of a modified
Delta wing which has the outboard panels removable....Also the Vertical
Stabilizers are canted inboard as well (See attached). There's no doubt in my
mind that this is a metal version of the Viggen.

BTW,.......The gentleman is correct in what he states, the Viggen requires a
lot less runway for take-off and landing than the average Canard.

                                                         Butch

 
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