erkki67February 19, 2023, 10:00am
Has there been a Airbike with a lifted wing root, for taller pilots, and if yes by how much?
Building and Flying Related Boards › miniMax, Hi-Max, and AirBike General Discussions
Lifted air bike not a Tandem
11 posts
nitrobillFebruary 21, 2023, 3:37pm
Hi. I'm 6'5". I talked with Wayne about it back in the 90s and we raised a single place and a Tandem wing up 3" with no problem.
erkki67February 21, 2023, 6:46pm
Thank you very much indeed, this are the kind of infos I love.
Was the tail structure also raised, or did it remain according to the plans?
Rgds Erkki
Was the tail structure also raised, or did it remain according to the plans?
Rgds Erkki
nitrobillFebruary 21, 2023, 9:34pm
Everything else was built by the plans.
erkki67March 5, 2023, 6:01pm
too sad it wasn't made when the aircraft was available from TEAM!
erkki67March 5, 2023, 6:02pm
What was the lowest HP engine installed, that the Airbike still flew with it?
nitrobillMarch 8, 2023, 4:23pm
If you keep it light they were flying on Rotax 277 28hp or zenoah g25 22 hp, not real good climb rate. Mine has Rotax 447 dual carb 42hp and it only had 600 fpm but I was 250 lbs.
erkki67March 9, 2023, 6:56pm
we are in the same class of weight!
nitrobillMarch 10, 2023, 2:33pm
I think you will be happy with around 40 hp. These come out nose heavy with bigger engines so don't go too big or you'll have to add alot of dead weight or modify the fuse. I had to add a 18lb BRS chute to the rear to get mine to balance with the 447.
erkki67March 18, 2023, 4:20pm
How much did it change the angles of the vertical tubes up to the wing root? and how much did the backrest angle change?
erkki67February 1, 2024, 7:09pm
Did the whole tail move up too, or did it remain as per the plans?