Ultralight biplane

[Elmas]

Years ago a Friend of mine started to design and build an ultralight biplane: unfortunately his main sponsor ran out of money and building was abandoned. A couple of weeks ago another sponsor was found and the contruction has resumed so the biplane will be finished in a short while.
This Friend of mine is a professional builder and has several dozens of ultralights under his belt.

These were the first photos made when the main structure was cleaned to transport it to the airfield where the plane will be finished.

 

[Wayne Little]

most interesting..!

 

[Elmas]

I was not able to take any better photo, but suspended at the ceiling, in the # 20170720_182131 pic, there's a model in scale ¼ of the plane, unfortunately wrapped and so not clearly distinguishable.
Hopefully, more images will follow.

 

[Gnomey]

Cool!

 

[fubar57]

Hope he gets to see this come alive. Personally, I would not attempt to fly, sail or drive in anything I built myself

 

[Elmas]

To say that this guy has golden hands is reductive... once that financing is ok the rest will certainly go smoothly...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

 

[Elmas]

Working is going on. In the last pictures, the model in 1/4 scale.

 

[fubar57]

Nice looking aircraft

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[at6]

It will be very pretty.

 

[parsifal]

very interesting. Any idea of the power plant to be installed?

 

[Elmas]

A Volkswagen derived engine, 2000 cc, 80 hp. It will arrive probably next week.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[parsifal]

would be an interesting first flight I think.

 

[Elmas]

Work is goin' on.
The expected weight with fuel is slightly less than 300 kg and we are now working to a most precise calculation of C.o.G. to determine the exact lenght of the engine mounts. Just a matter of a few cm but...

 

[at6]

It it turns out anything like the model, it will be beautiful. Just that it flies as well as it looks.

 

[Elmas]

Work, altough rather slowly , is going on...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Elmas]

Almost finished...