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The first North American Simjet 700 has landed in a customers hands....MINE! Yeah!

I was with Kevin while he was testing (they test every engine before it goes out) the most recent shipment of engines. Mine was one of them. After testing, delivery consisted of him handing it to me. The others will need to be shipped.

What a cool little engine. The start up was so quick. It has a 280 motor to spin it up. It comes with the Full auto start FADEC ECU & terminal, LiPo batteries and charger, onboard propane tank and valves.

Now I cant wait for my L39 to arrive from Savex.

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Wow, that's small. What are the specs on it?

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These are the specs from the Simjet web site:

Technical Specs.

Diameter: 75 mm (3 inches)
Weight: 550 g.
Fuel consumption @ 7 lb thrust: 140ml/min (4.7oz))
Max RPM: 190.000
Idle RPM: 45.000
EGT @ 7lb thrust : 600° C. (1100° F.)
Pressure abs. 2,3
Max thrust: 7 Lbf. (31N) - (3.17kg)
Min thrust: 0.5 Lbf.


On the test stand it had 1/2 lb at idle and 7.2 lb at full. We didnt run it for long but I will have it on my test bench tomorrow and run it up some more.

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What is the price and availability?

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You would need to contact Great Northern for that Info. All I know is that since I have mine, they are now available over here. Let the fun begin!!!!

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Man that 700 looks cool

Oh the pocket book is gonna hurt again!

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Yeah, it does look cool. I put it on my test bench last night and does it ever look small. Kinda cute! LOL! Maybe it will be a 3000 when it grows up.

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I didn't see the info on their site.....how much did you pay for it?

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Neat engine..... Its great that they include a lipo pack and charger with it too.

A month or so, and ill own one too [8D]:D

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oh yea.... did you buy a pipe from wren for the l-39?
or are you going to make your own ?

When it was test run in the bench, did they messure the thrust ?

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Hi Bob, Hotel Sierra

The current price is $2399 which includes engine, Autostart ECU, ancilliaries, 2200mah LiPo battery and charger. We haven't had time to update the site yet, but will get that done soon. Availability is on an order only basis. The demand worldwide has caused a waiting list for the 700 at SimJet. We have put a standing order in place at SimJet for our customers so that the wait time is minimized.

If you have any other questions, please do hesitate to contact me.

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I think I will be getting the pipe from Wren. There have been good things said about these pipes.

The test run was short, but it read 7.2 lbs at 190,000 RPM. The load cell in this stand reads low so I will have more details once I run it myself on my test stand. I will record the temp, thrust etc.

I will likely use a throttle curve so I have half thrust at half stick. This is the advantage of running it on a test stand first. I will read the thrust and adjust the curve accordingly. Sorta like a reverse expo.

SJN

I too like the idea of LiPo's as I will try to keep the wieght of my L39 as low as possible.

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goodie :-)

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whats the length from the top of the starter to the end of the bell?

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Looks like its about another thumblength. :D

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Hi all

That 700 is just great. I have the first one they made an I have allot of flights on it. And that thing just runs so great.:D:D
So KAOS. You are going to have a lot fun.:D
And the best part is that a L39 will fit in a car with the wing on it.[8D]

If you need any help with the L39. Then just say So KAOS...

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Hi Shok

Length over all is 8 3/4". From End of starter to the blue cover is just under 3".

Ed

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Who? What? Where? do I get info on the Savex L-39??????

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http://www.schreiner-savex.de/index_e.html

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Can you speed up the manufacturing and delivery from Savex. Not that I am waiting for a long time, just that I am anxious.

I am sure this combo will be great. Simjet 700. Savex L39,spring air 301's. All up weight should be 8 to 8 1/2 lbs. Or 10 lbs wet with 1 liter of fuel!

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There have been some not so nice things said about the schreiner-savex, but if you go to [link=http://www.savex.cz]www.savex.cz[/link] you will not be disappointed.

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I ran the engine a few more times on the test stand. 3 quick starts using onboard propane tank. Idles at 60,000 full rpm is 190,000 with a EGT of 640 C SWEEETTT!

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So what's the expected waiting time guys?

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Be careful - There are two L39 manufacturers. The other is www.savex.cz which is the one that the 36 page RCU thread is referring to!

Cheers from NZ!

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Like I mentioned, if go to www.savex.cz you will not be disapointed.

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On my test stand last night, it was reading 8 lbs at 190,000 RPM.

DMP - What are you getting for thrust on your 700?

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8lbs sounds great. what was the outside temp aprox.?

The wren divagent pipe should give it even more thrust......in theori :)

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The temp was 7 deg C.

Do you know the length of pipe I will need. There are two lenghts listed. One is 420mm the other is 620? I would guess the 420 should do.

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nope... But I think wren makes a special lenght pipe for the L-39
I guess when you order, just say you want the L-39 one.......thats what Im going to do anyway ;)

7 deg C is pretty cold......thats what gives it great thrust too :)

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SJN

The answer about the pipe is the 420mm length is the one. It can be trimmed as needed. As per Sara. They are in stock.

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Great news Captain!:)

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Great [8D]

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Hi KAOS

I am getting the same. As you are....So when do you getting the plane.

Are we going to see you at FLJet 2005

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My L39 was ordered on Oct 10 and I had a 2 to 2 1/2 month wait. I hope it will be before christmas.

Yes I will be at Florida jets....Now I just need to book some work in Florida for that time!


I have asked in the past but what invoice numbers have been delivered recently?

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You can also get a dual-walled "Augmenter-pipe" (The Wright pipe) from Jet Hangar Hobbies. Same pipe, different continent.

Greg

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I ordered mine on Oct 19, and got #74. Delivery time was quoted the same as yours at 2 to 2 1/2 months. I read somewhere that he doesn't ship over Christmas, so it'll probably be here in the New Year.

Waiting in anticipation

Paul

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That goes to show how busy Vaclav is. From Oct 10 to Oct 19 the order numbers went from 66 to 74.

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Just for kicks, I took a couple of pictures of my Simjet 700 next to my SJ 2300 and next to my SJ 1200. It sure is small. I get a kick out of it everytime I look at it.

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Better yet, something we can all relate to........Please fly responsibly!