Blueraven, comments for you
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:22 am
WRH,
I've been following your thread and think you may be
getting a few things screwed up. The REBEL will not
take the 540 engine. That was the Super Rebel. The
Moose replaced the Super Rebel and is the ultimate
kitplane for heavy hauling. Like a Small DH Beaver.
And is a much bigger plane than the BearHawk.
Yes the REBEL is about the size of a 170/Tripacer/etc.
But this plane normally uses the 0-320.
I also looked at the Bearhawk before I purchased my
Rebel. But you need to make a list of what you REALLY
need as far as your flying uses goes. This is what I
did and I found I wouldn't need the extra HP and
carrying capacities of the Bear Hawk or the Moose to
warrant the added expense of these two planes. You can
figure about double the operating expense for the
BearHawk and mor than that for the Moose. If you are
usually by yourself with gear, the Rebel should fit
the bill. If you need to haul a HUGE load then the
Moose is it.
By the way I poured over specs of several planes for a
few years before I made the decision. For some reason
I just kept ending up with the Rebel at the top of my
list. I feel it is one of the best, most versitile
planes out there for the money. A big plus for me is
also the fact that the Rebel is ALL metal with the
exception of the flapperons. I should have around
$40,000-$45,000 in mine when finished and that is
including the 1800 amphibs. But I bought mine a few
years ago. So you can probably add about $5,000 to
that with todays prices.
Keith
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I've been following your thread and think you may be
getting a few things screwed up. The REBEL will not
take the 540 engine. That was the Super Rebel. The
Moose replaced the Super Rebel and is the ultimate
kitplane for heavy hauling. Like a Small DH Beaver.
And is a much bigger plane than the BearHawk.
Yes the REBEL is about the size of a 170/Tripacer/etc.
But this plane normally uses the 0-320.
I also looked at the Bearhawk before I purchased my
Rebel. But you need to make a list of what you REALLY
need as far as your flying uses goes. This is what I
did and I found I wouldn't need the extra HP and
carrying capacities of the Bear Hawk or the Moose to
warrant the added expense of these two planes. You can
figure about double the operating expense for the
BearHawk and mor than that for the Moose. If you are
usually by yourself with gear, the Rebel should fit
the bill. If you need to haul a HUGE load then the
Moose is it.
By the way I poured over specs of several planes for a
few years before I made the decision. For some reason
I just kept ending up with the Rebel at the top of my
list. I feel it is one of the best, most versitile
planes out there for the money. A big plus for me is
also the fact that the Rebel is ALL metal with the
exception of the flapperons. I should have around
$40,000-$45,000 in mine when finished and that is
including the 1800 amphibs. But I bought mine a few
years ago. So you can probably add about $5,000 to
that with todays prices.
Keith
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-----------------------------------------------------------------I just fnd out that the BearHawk has a builders
manual available at
http://mybearhawk.com/buildermanual.html
Now thats a great idea..with tons of pics..
Hmm..Looks like that may be the plane..good useful
load and can handle
floats too.
WRH
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