Originally Posted by
Kelly W
That great to hear Mick. I'm itching to put one of these in a Boomerang Elan, needing some extra push to get of a short-ish grass strip. Its has a P70 and it just barely does the job.
My only issue concern is a past experience of getting a new engine design that is said to be perfect, only to have multiple recalls, serial number ranges to be aware of, etc. I hope this one works out.
Hopefully as the weather warms up we'll here a few more success stories.
KW
This engine will certainly 'wake-up' the Elan Kelly!
Someone always has to be one of the first, this is my third JetCat. We fly off a 100m strip of grass which at this time of year is rough and a little bumpy. At present I am the only guy flying jets, for years a myth perpetuated in the club that our field was unsuitable. Almost 20 years ago people tried and failed, with what I would call first generation models....heavy, high wing loading, small wheels and underpowered. Some of the older modellers even insisted retracts would be ripped out on the first flight and should be avoided at all cost. Well my large warbird Electrons have done hundreds of cycles and are still going strong so that idea is consigned to the bin! It is amusing to see their faces as both the standard and plus Xcaliburs take off and land in less than half the strip. The effect of this has been a renewed interest in what is now possible, we now have a guy building up courage to fly his first turbine (P80-SE Elan), and another retired chap building his first jet at 65!
Mick