efil 01

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  1. efil 01 added a post in a topic Avid STOL airfoil -some calculations   

     hi turbo, yes i fly, have sent you e mail... i'll be pleased to talk about my mod  and these numbers
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  2. efil 01 added a post in a topic wing spars for Europe   

    give a call at ULMtechnologie, they are in north france and have all tubes you want
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  3. efil 01 added a post in a topic Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!   

    please, keep talk about our fantastic  avid and kitfox planes and let politic far away this forum
     
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  4. efil 01 added a post in a topic Tiny Tach Autopsy   

    with a cylindre saw, i made a hole over battery location, changed battery and closed again with some tape.
    then to keep good pression on the bottom, i scewed the tiny on panel with an aluminium plate;
    15 YEAR old, and tiny start a new life
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  5. efil 01 added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    flying to my private strip
    yesterday, i left the large grass aerodrome to park my plane at his home

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  6. efil 01 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    rigging flaps
    hi, i rigged 3° down flap as manual said it, but a little something strange appears when i 'm going fast:
    with the same trim position:  i can get a 60mph level at 4700 rpm without touching stick, but plane become nose hvy when i go faster cruise...
    is the little 3° down flap which is pitching the plane getting more efficiency with speed? do i try to get flaps up some degres in rigging ? 
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  7. efil 01 added a post in a topic Rotax 582 surging problem   

    i would try it without the air filter and see the carbs when rpm change is coming
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  8. efil 01 added a post in a topic best numbers for a 582   

    yes..
    i wonder about the accuracy of my gauge because when i touch the outlet water tube, it seems hot enouth, will chek the outlet temp of water with an other instrument
    i wonder too if the use of inox tubes doesn't refrech water more than classic tubes 
    Today i made a short flight with rubber on less than half radiator, and the temp was going 12O F cruizing
    about egt's same question about accuracy , my plugs are brouwn like chocolate
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  9. efil 01 added a post in a topic best numbers for a 582   

    thx 
    i forgot to talk about water temp:
    at the warm up, i reach the 130f 
    and in flight, the temp going down to 100/110 F range , is it too low?
    i got the belly radiator, may be i need to mask it a bit
     
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  10. efil 01 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    best numbers for a 582
    hi all, 
    first i fly my new plane and still a joy, now i give my numbers:
    climb at 60mph  rpm 6400/6500 +1500ft/min    low egt
    cruise patern at 60 mph  rpm 4700/4800           low egt
    CRUISE at 80 mph rpm 5300                              low egt
    cruise 85 mph AT 5600                                       egt 1220/1230 f(max egt on rpm range)
    i didn't calculate but have very low consuption at 5300
    would it worth to go faster AT 5800/6000 ?
    thank to give your input
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  11. efil 01 added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    solo in my avid C
    yesterday i made my first flight solo in my plane, so light! was level flight at 60 mph with 4700 rpm, under 30mph , the plane still wants to fly . and take off blocks the variometer needle up 
    i made some good landings and some bounces too, elevator autority keeps good even with idle landing but  the flaps seem to be useless, making plane heavy in controls and no easy to flare the landing without power. 
    btw it is a real joy to fly this little bird, very happy

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  12. efil 01 added a post in a topic flying !!   

    the guy ducked down is me, we switched seats after some rolls for the first flight
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  13. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

    fixed, but i wonder why in static full throttle at 6200 i was below max temp, and in take of, i went over for few minutes..
    may be the reason was the engine did not flew for several years, will check that seriusly
    thx
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  14. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

    sure but it is a 2 blade wood prop i can't pitch giving 6200 static, the firstl one  was only 5000 rpm static, do i try it in air?
    btw i cheked plugs today,: they are perfect chocolate color
    about nose hvy, i forgot to say i had checked with joey file xls, the cg was at 13,4 with my "hvy" test pilot onboard  in middle range 
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  15. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

    hi
    so i (we) made the first flight
    with a friend (instructor pilot) we made some roll tests, and then a little jump; the plane was so sweet this little jump ended to a full flight straight up in sky.
    climbing at 60 mph and 6600 rpm, full throttle, egt  quickly jumped to 1300, when on floor full throttle, they never go over 1150; after release some pwr, they gone in the 1100 1200 range.
    if some have some suggestion about that...
    stall W/O flap 35 mph, 32 with flaps. very gentle ; parachuting without brake falling tendency. the plane is a bit nose hvy even with full trim. if turbo is still there he can say something perhaps.is it not too short?
    i guess got a CG forward, but in landing i've got full control, the flap are not very needed 
    approach at 55 with 2 passengers is good,
    for now, i feel my custom wing is a good choice       

     
     
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  16. efil 01 added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    flying !!
    hi, finally my bird flew today


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  17. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

    hi
    some news..
    i ve checked the empty weigh today : it comes at 200 kg / 440 lb with 5 liters of gaz.. not bad
    about roll connections, i read in book the connections must be tied strong because flutter, but i feel they are not enough soft, btw i did not checked yet in relative wind.
    what do you think they are on your plane?
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  18. efil 01 added a topic in Rotax and other engines   

    how to stop for few days
    with the inversed cylinders, you got some oil on plugs until few days, i guess for a long stop more than a week, i shut off valve
    and let engine burn all gas in lines and carb. good or bad idea?
    thx
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  19. efil 01 added a topic in Rotax and other engines   

    582 Component Tests
    as you could read in my avid topic, i lost the rpm 5 min after start
    the instrument still on but shows 0 rpm
    the line is not cut and i got 6 ohm resistor between the grey line from engine and ground: is it good number ?
    then i checked ligntnig coils : one 255 ohm, other 285; not very similar 
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  20. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

    this is the wood speedwing prop, so i admit it turns lower rpm static but with the rpm issue appeared 5 min after start, i wonder if the numbers were good, i'll wait till the tiny tach to verify this.
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  21. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

         hi all!!!!
    those times give some time to work on the  avid
    today i started the engine, this means plane is finished. 
    i put 5 liter of mixed gas in tank, checked all , pressed 3 times the bubble, engaged contacts, choke, and pulled the rope; on the first try the engine wanted to live; i turned off the choke, and he started at the third pull. running smoothly. idle is great at 1800rpm,,i can go much lower but not very confortable. i got more of 5000 at full power static(iis it enough?) i run a wood  propeller.
    the temps are right in the green, water temp 140/150 F, egt between 800 and 1050 F, i saw the top egt at 4300 rpm, i guess this is the rpm to avoid inflight.
    then i lost rpm indicator, as i run the digital avid gauges, i don't kown for now if this comes from engine or instrument; btw, i think to put a tiny tach 
    then i saw liquid coolant spaying on the firewall.. after a quick search i found a micro hole in the alloy bottle. 
    Even with those little issues, i feel very happy of this first start.
    i was  afraid of the pull start, but it's ending to be very easy, and i'm happy to have keep the plane very simple; i didn't do the weigh balance yet;
    next operation: move the plane to the airfield, a very quite place with a big and long grass runway

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  22. efil 01 added a post in a topic Avid STOL airfoil -some calculations   

    i don t know yet ...
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  23. efil 01 added a post in a topic Avid STOL airfoil -some calculations   

    thank you very much turbo for your analysis, this help me a lot to get some numbers about my mod !
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  24. efil 01 added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    avid come out factory
    hi, here the pics i posted in my avid C topic

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  25. efil 01 added a post in a topic Manu's Avid C   

    hello, finally the major work is done, only have to do wiring , fuel line and rigging.
    yesterday i deployed the plane, it was like a big present in the garden.
    i realy feel happy to have a new plane so vintage, from the 80's the avid now a kind of collector, now the pics :
     
    my best hunting :

     
    Chritmas present in the garden :

     
    the pitot made after all, not so difficult to put tube in the covered wing
     
     
    avid 

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