The Diary of a Turb Re-Build
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From: Gloucestershire, UK
I came back via Gib. It was in 1986. The complete route was Parham - Lydd - Le Touquet - Deauville - Cherbourg - Guernsey (to see friends) - Dinard - Redon -La Rochelle - Dax/Seyress - Biarritz - Santander - Asturias - Santiago - Porto - Lisboa (I will never forget the look on the tanker driver's face when I gave him my fuel order) - Lagos - Faro - Sevilla - return via Faro to Lagos to get a fresh stock of supermarket trolley wheels for tailwheels (I said yours looks better) - back to Sevilla - Tanger - Rabat - Casablanca (Anfa) - Rabat - Tanger - abeam Gib. (didn't land) - Malaga - Almeira - Alicante - Valencia - Castellion de la Plana - Barcelona (Sabadel) - Perpignan - Mantauban - St. Junien - Poitiers - Chateaudun - Abbeville - Le Touquet - Southend - Parham.
It took 30 days and Pilot published my article about the trip in February 1987. Is that what you were thinking of?
Now, where are you going to go? And don't say "local", that's nowhere near as much fun. Everyone said it was a long way to go in a Turb but it was really just a series of ordinary flights, typically 90 minutes, and the longest leg was 2hr 10min Porto to Lisboa of which 2hr was in the air, covering 151 nm. But instead of pottering around the local area aimlessly I just joined all the little flights up to make a nice trip. It was the best fun I have had in my life so far and my Turb was absolutely the right aircraft for it (except for the tailwheel). Wonderful little thing. When I was taxying in at Santander a delicious feminine voice from the tower welcomed me saying "You are very pretty Lima Zulu". And she was. So is yours. I was a twit to sell mine, don't you make that mistake!
It took 30 days and Pilot published my article about the trip in February 1987. Is that what you were thinking of?
Now, where are you going to go? And don't say "local", that's nowhere near as much fun. Everyone said it was a long way to go in a Turb but it was really just a series of ordinary flights, typically 90 minutes, and the longest leg was 2hr 10min Porto to Lisboa of which 2hr was in the air, covering 151 nm. But instead of pottering around the local area aimlessly I just joined all the little flights up to make a nice trip. It was the best fun I have had in my life so far and my Turb was absolutely the right aircraft for it (except for the tailwheel). Wonderful little thing. When I was taxying in at Santander a delicious feminine voice from the tower welcomed me saying "You are very pretty Lima Zulu". And she was. So is yours. I was a twit to sell mine, don't you make that mistake!
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Brakes on:
Wheels being fitted:
Fuselage lifted over wing and lined up for attachment bolts:
And, for the first time in quite a few years, she is back on her own three points:
And we couldn't resist a quick seat....
Sam:
Mono:
Wheels being fitted:
Fuselage lifted over wing and lined up for attachment bolts:
And, for the first time in quite a few years, she is back on her own three points:
And we couldn't resist a quick seat....
Sam:
Mono:
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From: lancs.UK
This is a Farmer's busiest time of the year. 18 hours a day, 7 days a week is not unusual 
That doesn't give a great deal of time to be skiving off to the hangar.
AFAIK, all is now finished and the intrepid duo are awaiting the return of the necessary paperwork, without which the Turb cannot (legally)fly.
Do a search "cowshed continued" on the other site....it was still there last night
That doesn't give a great deal of time to be skiving off to the hangar.AFAIK, all is now finished and the intrepid duo are awaiting the return of the necessary paperwork, without which the Turb cannot (legally)fly.
Do a search "cowshed continued" on the other site....it was still there last night
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From: Buenos Aires Argentina
Hello good morning !!
I siguiendol the restaruacion of Druine and are great !!! I am about to purchase one that never ended, and we are in doubt that engine put, here in Argentina, the Vw are smaller than eg United States, and do not serve us, that would weigh to put a rotax 477 or 503 ? has 42 and 54 HP. I await your response and thanks for your time
Marcelo fusse - Buenos Aires - Argenitina
I siguiendol the restaruacion of Druine and are great !!! I am about to purchase one that never ended, and we are in doubt that engine put, here in Argentina, the Vw are smaller than eg United States, and do not serve us, that would weigh to put a rotax 477 or 503 ? has 42 and 54 HP. I await your response and thanks for your time
Marcelo fusse - Buenos Aires - Argenitina
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From: Plumpton Green
Hola Marcelo,
According to GINFO Search Results Summary | Aircraft Register | Operations and Safety
most of the UK Turbulents are fitted with the Volkswagen 1600, some with the ARDEM 4C02 (based on the VW 1500?) and one has a Jabiru 1600.
I believe the original Tubulent was designed to be powered by the 30hp VW 1200.
Do you have the plans to complete your project? I imagine that it will be possible to fit a Rotax 447 or 503, but they will be lighter than the VW and require considerable modification of the engine support and cowling.
Donald
According to GINFO Search Results Summary | Aircraft Register | Operations and Safety
most of the UK Turbulents are fitted with the Volkswagen 1600, some with the ARDEM 4C02 (based on the VW 1500?) and one has a Jabiru 1600.
I believe the original Tubulent was designed to be powered by the 30hp VW 1200.
Do you have the plans to complete your project? I imagine that it will be possible to fit a Rotax 447 or 503, but they will be lighter than the VW and require considerable modification of the engine support and cowling.
Donald
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From: Buenos Aires Argentina
Thank you very much for your answer! if you flat if we both 3 views as contruccion, my idea is to finish to add hours of flight, so I have to have everything to enroll.
Here in Argentina, the media vw are frowned upon, since the vast majority wants to use for Volksplane vp2 and do not realize that they are vp2 1600 and 1800 and always carries the weight issue
The Druine bears by design 30 hp, I think the rotax 447 is much lighter, thus shifts the center of gravity, but can compensate with a fuel tank say a little bigger
Any advice you are welcome !!
Thank you very much.
Here in Argentina, the media vw are frowned upon, since the vast majority wants to use for Volksplane vp2 and do not realize that they are vp2 1600 and 1800 and always carries the weight issue
The Druine bears by design 30 hp, I think the rotax 447 is much lighter, thus shifts the center of gravity, but can compensate with a fuel tank say a little bigger
Any advice you are welcome !!
Thank you very much.
