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Airbike #1
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radfordcSeptember 25, 2011, 12:38am
I went to the Luscombe flyin at Vinland Valley airport today and there was a nice Airbike flying there.  I talked to the owner and he said the plane was the original Airbike build by TEAM.
johnrSeptember 25, 2011, 11:14am
Thats interesting, any pics. Do you know when it first flew.
John Riley Minimax 1600 G-MWFD
fiebichpvSeptember 25, 2011, 3:31pm
Charlie, was that plane the one that is hangared at the Gardner Airport?  It has an upright Rotax and the lower portion of the wing is cut-out to provide space for the pilot's head.  That was because they used a mini-max wing with its wing attach points which are attached as extensions of the upper spar cap strip as opposed to  the lower spar cap.  Below  is a photo of the one I am  speaking of.

Paul Fiebich


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Willie TSeptember 25, 2011, 9:25pm
Was that Ron Franck's airbike?
"True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and only that which is." François Duc de La Rochefoucauld Bill Everett - (Willie T) AirBike #3, St. Petersburg, FL
fiebichpvSeptember 25, 2011, 10:15pm
No, Ron's Airbike is yellow and he lives in Illinois..

Paul
radfordcSeptember 25, 2011, 10:49pm
Quoted from fiebichpv Below  is a photo of the one I am  speaking of.

Paul Fiebich


Yes, that's the one I saw.
fiebichpvSeptember 25, 2011, 11:01pm
This is Ron Franck's AirBike, it took  me awhile to restore it from my crashed computer's file. Ron's is on the right, mine on the left.

Paul Fiebich


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Arthur WithySeptember 26, 2011, 11:46am
Simply nice....!
aeronutSeptember 28, 2011, 2:24pm
Looks great. I wonder who will be the first to fly a Max or Airbike with an electric motor?
never surrender; never give-up
aeronutSeptember 28, 2011, 5:43pm
Quoted from aeronut Looks great. I wonder who will be the first to fly a Max or Airbike with an electric motor?


The first one with about 500 feet of extension cord...
Ian Henehan Airbike #202 http://www.exp-av8r.com
PUFFSeptember 29, 2011, 1:22pm
anybody got an electric weedeater for a project?.....
(unknown)September 29, 2011, 8:15pm
seen some really BIG RC's locally that perform well of Li-On batteries. Just a matter of time before it is scaled up.