Fitting a 13b into an LSA is probably a tall order (a poor match given
the 1320 lb MTOW limit), but I'd think it would be possible to at least
get the shortest takeoff prize wrapped up with some kind of rotary..
You'd likely be competing against something with a Rotax two stroke..
NASA ANNOUNCES $300K PRIZE FOR 'SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY' NASA will fund the
first-ever Green Prize for transportation as part of a $300,000 flight
competition slated this year in Santa Rosa, California. Formerly known
as the PAV Challenge, the expanded 2008 event will be called the General
Aviation Technology Challenge and will be held August 2-10, 2008. This
year's contest includes the light sport aircraft (LSA) division and a
special $10,000 prize for Quietest LSA. All competing LSAs are also
eligible to win the other $280,000 in prizes in the flight competition.
These include prizes for best glide ratio at 100 mph CAS, best angle of
climb, quietest cabin, and shortest takeoff. An early registration
discount is offered until February 14, 2008.
The goal of the annual competition is "sustainable mobility" by
affordable aircraft that use renewable fuels and are immune to gridlock.
The prizes aim to improve the efficiency, community acceptance, speed,
and safety of the Personal Air Vehicle (PAV). To learn more, visit the
CAFE (Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency) Foundation website at
http://CAFEFoundation.org/v2/pav_home.php, or contact Brien A. Seeley
M.D .,
mailto:cafe400@sonic.net <mailto:cafe400@sonic.net>
<
mailto:cafe400@sonic.net <mailto:cafe400@sonic.net>>, 707-484-8721;
or Ken Davidian, mailto:
kdavidian@nasa.gov
<mailto:kdavidian@nasa.gov> <
mailto:kdavidian@nasa.gov
<mailto:kdavidian@nasa.gov>>,
202-358-0748.
Sounds like the BS PAV renamed :) These people are clueless.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
300,000 is three hundrerd thousand besides its peanuts to NASA .
Let's get together and do something you can get people to donate parts
we might Be able to use Richard's one rotor let's turbo charge it
We can use the Dynamic LSA Kit. For our project.
Clifton.
I got a better idea. Rotamax needs to be involved in this.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Be careful. These slime ball bastards over riding agenda is noise
so read the rules carefully. You may have the quickest time to climb
but
you may be disqualified if it does not meet their draconian
noise rules.
The right Rotamax installation could win hands down as time to
climb is all about power to weight ratio. I'll help engineer
it and work on it if somebody comes up with an engine and
a suitable airframe.
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Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Noise rules being draconian or not.. Including an efficient muffler
might be an interesting challenge.
I'll try to spend some time this weekend studying the rules.
Matt-
You will need a 3:1 gear box and a large diameter 5 blade warp drive
ground adjustable prop for optimizing the climb.
Maybe we can build a one time p-port Rotamax. We should get close
to 200 HP. Of course you don't want to tell anybody that as
they could disqualify you based on top speed :)
This is a great PR opportunity for Rotamax if they can pull it
off. If if they disqualify you on a petty technicality it would
still be good PR :)
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Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Doesn't matter how much power you have, as long, as you
stay at the required mph at full Throttle, if you use fly
by wire Throttle control. This is easily doable .
Clifton
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