Hi Paul, An update. Going through a long list of odds and ends,
getting ready for flight. After a series of engine runs, first flight
might follow this summer.


Lewis Bjork

The cooling system is looking great Lewis.

I love those louvres. It looks like a shark.


Paul Lamar


NICE!

C. Smith

I didn't get the pictures....

Chris Cosman



Here they are again.

What are you up to these days Chris? Long time no hear from :)

I assume you got your degree in ME and got a job in a new location.

Paul Lamar

Yes, finished up the ME degree with a Nuclear minor and hired on at
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (I interviewed at Scaled, but
income stability considerations drove me in a different direction) .
Relocating the family and 3 airplane projects plus finishing a home
for us to live in ate up most of the spare time in 2013-14. For about
month we had all 3 projects crammed into the garage/house; the
airport manager is my back yard neighbor and observed us carting
wings into the master bedroom and figured it was time to find us a
hangar at the airport.  About 5 weeks ago we got the Cosman LSA
reassembled and back in the air. Flying in Salt Lake is winter cold
followed by density altitude issues with sprinkles of nice weather in
between.  It is nice to have constant good weather and thick air for
a change, especially for the marginally powered stuff I fly.

Our local airport KBXK, Buckeye Municipal AZ, has some heavy hardware
that is fun to stroll through.  They are putting on the Buckeye Air
Fair on 21 Feb, for those who are looking for a $100 hamburger that
week-end.  Plus they have inexpensive 100LL.

I hope to get the Cosman 2 (based on the Stits Flut-r-bug) back in
the air soon after some improvements, reassembly, and the annual
inspection then either fly it / use it as a test bed for 1-rotor
experiments or sell it.  I also need to get the Cosman 1 reassembled
and back in the air.

Like most of you, I suffer from an excess of projects and a dearth of
time to devote to them.

Chris Cosman

Congratulations on the ME.

Cute air-plane.

Paul Lamar


Hi!: a question of novice: what could be the reason why an: 'Inverted Vee',
or: 'A', or: 'Inverted Y', tail unit is extremely rare? This arrangement would
induce roll in the right sense when turning. Thanks in advance. Best regards.
Salut †
Jose Gros-Aymerich
Madrid, Spain


Jose, ground clearance when landing. Also the reason for so few rear prop pushers. Hard to avoid in flare.

Bill Jepson
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