mullacharjakMay 30, 2019, 6:59am
All wood 2 seater similiar to the minimax.Did not catch on. ....???
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All wood 2 seater.
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Cy VMay 30, 2019, 10:09am
It looks similar to a Cygnet.
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mullacharjakMay 30, 2019, 11:38am
My questionmark is not in relation to the identity of the aeroplane which is a Pottier P 130 Coccinelle,a french homebuilt.
I am just curious as to why such a nice looking all wood 2 seater powered by vw engine did not catch on like the minimax and by the way a cygnet has a steel tube fuselage and tail group. The wing is all wood.
AntoniMay 30, 2019, 12:24pm
That's a very nice looking aircraft.
In my humble opinion the Minimax is not very pretty to look at. A Tipsy Nipper is positively fugly. Both have their own charms. I wonder, how easy to build, bomb-proof, well supported and friendly to fly is the Coccinelle?
In my humble opinion the Minimax is not very pretty to look at. A Tipsy Nipper is positively fugly. Both have their own charms. I wonder, how easy to build, bomb-proof, well supported and friendly to fly is the Coccinelle?
beragoobruceMay 30, 2019, 10:22pm
Of course it's good looking - it's French. Such things are very important to them! But in aircraft, as with women, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like Austers, some say they're ugly. And I like the way my Max looks - form follows function, & at least to me, I think it looks pretty.
Bruce
Bruce
mullacharjakMay 31, 2019, 9:21am
Auster Autocrat https://youtu.be/MYsIqPMwCQo
Cy VMay 31, 2019, 10:03am
Quoted from mullacharjak
My questionmark is not in relation to the identity of the aeroplane which is a Pottier P 130 Coccinelle,a french homebuilt.
I am just curious as to why such a nice looking all wood 2 seater powered by vw engine did not catch on like the minimax and by the way a cygnet has a steel tube fuselage and tail group. The wing is all wood.
Well, since I've never heard of it before, my first guess is the designer didn't do a very good job of marketing it.
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texasbuzzardMay 31, 2019, 11:06am
Quoted from Antoni That's a very nice looking aircraft.
In my humble opinion the Minimax is not very pretty to look at. A Tipsy Nipper is positively fugly. Both have their own charms. I wonder, how easy to build, bomb-proof, well supported and friendly to fly is the Coccinelle?
For a legal U/L that meets the FAR 103 here in the states, the mini-max is alot better looking than all of the tube and dacron UL's. now if i was to fly in the sport category and had more money then yes there are many better choices.
monte
mullacharjakMay 31, 2019, 11:29am
The minimax.
tomshepJune 1, 2019, 7:58am
Potter made quite a range of successful homebuilt and production aircraft but the Jodel was much more popular being fast, strong and long legged.