Concept
Aircraft
Page Two
These
aircraft were conceived because of different ideas that came up.
For example, the Hoppy was designed because a friend of mine was
wanting to build a two-place airplane. He needed an airplane that
was safe, inexpensive and easy to build. Out of my conversations
with him, the Hoppy was conceived. Will these airplanes ever be
built? I have no idea but the drawings are here for you to see.

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I
like the idea of keeping the lines of an airplane very aerodynamic
and clean. The pusher prop on this airplane allows the fuselage
to have a natural laminar flow, increasing speed and giving very
high performance. The only problem with the pusher configuration
is keeping the propeller from hitting the ground on takeoff and
landing. This is a four-place, roomy, fast airplane. It should
be built of carbon fiber with wet wings. The wings have a high
aspect ratio.The aircraft utilizes retractable landing gear and
gull wing doors.

Wingspan |
32
ft |
|
Wing
Chord |
5
ft |
|
Length |
26.625
ft |
|
Height |
5.9375
ft |
|
Power |
8
cyl Auto Engine with PSRU |
350
hp |
Gross
Weight |
3500
lbs |
|
UnNamed
Jet
I
have been amazed at the radio controlled airplanes that are using
real turbine (jet) engines. I believe, working with the designers
of some of these small turbine powerplants, we can design an efficient,
inexpensive and safe turbine for a homebuilt aircraft. The idea
of fixed gear appeals to me on this design and top, cantilever
wing gives great views to the pilot and passengers. I really think
jet propulsion is the wave of the future for the homebuilt arena.
Here, again, is a wide-body aircraft (fuselage width is 5.68 ft)
with an aisle between the seats for the four passengers. There
is also room on the panel for a laptop computer to hook up to
your GPS for exact navigation. The airplane is built from carbon
fiber with a wet wing. The wing has no dihedral but the horizontal
stabilizer does to keep it out of the jet's exhaust.

Wingspan |
36.76
ft |
|
Wing
Chord |
73
inches root, 35.08 inches tip |
|
Length |
24.17
ft |
|
Height |
10.52
ft |
|
Power |
Jet
Turbine |
|
Gross
Weight |
3000
lbs |
|

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