gobbledegook
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:46 pm
Hi everybody. I must have the same machine as bobp, the May 1 summation came
through almost all HTML i.e. not plain text. Ian, sorry I too wanted to get
down to 8 instead of 12 bungee rings...(the 400 lbs rings), primarily to
soften up those landings a little. It does not work, the gear is now much
too "soft". Dave B. who had two landing gear failures also strongly
recommended to use all 12 loops. Next, for the person that is trying to
lift an UTVA tail (?, Wayne hisself?) the Rebel I don't think is that heavy
back there, but I made up a simple sling using a horse saddle belly
strap(cinge) which is fleece covered and has two very sturdy rings, $ 20. I
used a 24" piece of pipe, drilled three holes into same (use drill press
only, handheld drill will put you in mental home!) and stuck one 3/16
eyebolt upwards in the center and two downward at the ends.
Two pieces of 3/16" cable, one piece for each side (24" for the Rebel,
including loops). Attach three of the cable ends directly to the down
eyebolts and rings in cinge, using a shackle and two cable clamps at each
point, one end attach it to one of those quick disconnect snaps( heavy duty
please) and you can lift the tail by your own self. I use one of those
engine mini cranes, hook of course through the top eye. Or you could use a
simple come-along attached to the rafters providing they are strong enough
of course. I place my lift strap just forward of the lift handles I have
installed. Over the rivetline of course. Ok? Next a few questions: is
there a list somewhere of what actually happened to the over 600 Rebel kits
sold? How many projects were abandoned? How many flying? How many completed
but not flying? Why only 132 (correct?) people active on this site? I only
see about six to eight names appear myself, but I'll take someone's word for
that 132 figure. To use the cliche: Where IS everybody??? I have
temporarily abandoned the upgrade from my 2.2 liter Subaru Legacy to the 2.5
liter Eggenfellner one. It almost makes use of an electric c.s. prop
mandatory and there goes another $ 4000. My D I Y junkyard 2.2 liter is also
running fine with it's 3-bladed Warpdrive. I found the summation of the
Subaru conversions by Ken K. quite interesting and actually pretty fair. I
do agree on the resale value, but I also heard of some guys buying a Rebel
precisely because it had a Subaru engine. Go figure! One thing seems to be
never mentioned: you buy a used many times overhauled Lycoming, you are
sitting behind some old stuff, going back to what year? 1968, 1972, older?
My engine was not "born" until 1990. Eggenfellner seems to be using almost
all1999 or 2000 engines. That gives me a lot more confidence.
Finally I still have the seperate flaps on my Rebel. Can I hear from some of
the experienced guys, to yes or no convert back to flaperons? I am not all
that happy with the aileron effectiveness, so I am considering. Many thanks,
Geert
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through almost all HTML i.e. not plain text. Ian, sorry I too wanted to get
down to 8 instead of 12 bungee rings...(the 400 lbs rings), primarily to
soften up those landings a little. It does not work, the gear is now much
too "soft". Dave B. who had two landing gear failures also strongly
recommended to use all 12 loops. Next, for the person that is trying to
lift an UTVA tail (?, Wayne hisself?) the Rebel I don't think is that heavy
back there, but I made up a simple sling using a horse saddle belly
strap(cinge) which is fleece covered and has two very sturdy rings, $ 20. I
used a 24" piece of pipe, drilled three holes into same (use drill press
only, handheld drill will put you in mental home!) and stuck one 3/16
eyebolt upwards in the center and two downward at the ends.
Two pieces of 3/16" cable, one piece for each side (24" for the Rebel,
including loops). Attach three of the cable ends directly to the down
eyebolts and rings in cinge, using a shackle and two cable clamps at each
point, one end attach it to one of those quick disconnect snaps( heavy duty
please) and you can lift the tail by your own self. I use one of those
engine mini cranes, hook of course through the top eye. Or you could use a
simple come-along attached to the rafters providing they are strong enough
of course. I place my lift strap just forward of the lift handles I have
installed. Over the rivetline of course. Ok? Next a few questions: is
there a list somewhere of what actually happened to the over 600 Rebel kits
sold? How many projects were abandoned? How many flying? How many completed
but not flying? Why only 132 (correct?) people active on this site? I only
see about six to eight names appear myself, but I'll take someone's word for
that 132 figure. To use the cliche: Where IS everybody??? I have
temporarily abandoned the upgrade from my 2.2 liter Subaru Legacy to the 2.5
liter Eggenfellner one. It almost makes use of an electric c.s. prop
mandatory and there goes another $ 4000. My D I Y junkyard 2.2 liter is also
running fine with it's 3-bladed Warpdrive. I found the summation of the
Subaru conversions by Ken K. quite interesting and actually pretty fair. I
do agree on the resale value, but I also heard of some guys buying a Rebel
precisely because it had a Subaru engine. Go figure! One thing seems to be
never mentioned: you buy a used many times overhauled Lycoming, you are
sitting behind some old stuff, going back to what year? 1968, 1972, older?
My engine was not "born" until 1990. Eggenfellner seems to be using almost
all1999 or 2000 engines. That gives me a lot more confidence.
Finally I still have the seperate flaps on my Rebel. Can I hear from some of
the experienced guys, to yes or no convert back to flaperons? I am not all
that happy with the aileron effectiveness, so I am considering. Many thanks,
Geert
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