@jimbobheath You are right it is a 2 stroke, but in my experience the Rotax 503 is the most reliable 2 cycle engine manufactured. 4 cycle engines quit too! and so all flights should be conducted with the possibility of engine failure. More important, I planned the flight to always position the aircraft to be able to glide to a safe spot by either converting excess height or excess speed to a long glide in ground effect. A video might look risky, but you should plan ahead to minimize the risks.
where do you live in southern indiana? i live in vevay, i would love to find one of these trikes and learn about them and fly around madison vevay area, its so pretty down here,
The Prop is a Warp Drive 70 inch on the E Gearbox with a 3.47:1 ratio. The exhaust manifold is coated by Jet Hot in Sterling Extreme and the rest of the muffler in Sterling coating
Thanks for the vid. Inspiring.
UtubeAdminSucksAss 1 month ago
Cool!
polovnavozila 8 months ago
Who is the manufacturer of the aircraft shown here and do they have a
website?Thanks,FiveTango(former Piper and Cessna single engine driver)
FiveTango 1 year ago
So what was the plan if the engine quits...definately a 2 stroke if Im not mistaken
jimbobheath 1 year ago
@jimbobheath You are right it is a 2 stroke, but in my experience the Rotax 503 is the most reliable 2 cycle engine manufactured. 4 cycle engines quit too! and so all flights should be conducted with the possibility of engine failure. More important, I planned the flight to always position the aircraft to be able to glide to a safe spot by either converting excess height or excess speed to a long glide in ground effect. A video might look risky, but you should plan ahead to minimize the risks.
MrSportflight 1 year ago
where do you live in southern indiana? i live in vevay, i would love to find one of these trikes and learn about them and fly around madison vevay area, its so pretty down here,
jasondavidnewbold 2 years ago
Where have you been all my life? I watch trikes until the cows come home...amazing stuff you've got here...!
SightEvolution 2 years ago
Great video! Thanks.
buzzardclub 2 years ago
I really enjoyed this video Mr. Sportflight. That's a sharp looking plane you're flying too. When can we expect more?
josephswift 2 years ago
The Prop is a Warp Drive 70 inch on the E Gearbox with a 3.47:1 ratio. The exhaust manifold is coated by Jet Hot in Sterling Extreme and the rest of the muffler in Sterling coating
MrSportflight 2 years ago
Nice video, what propp do you use ?
And just the way your exhaust looks :)
ULWasp 2 years ago