Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
We adore our Subaru SVX for trips to the flying field, which just happens to be more than 70 miles away. The SVX is one of the few concept cars to actually make it to market. Body by Giugiaro Italy. It has a four speed auto transmission with all wheel drive and passive rear steering. It's powered with a 230 HP flat six which turns just 2000 RPM at 60 MPH, 4000 at 115; Vmax is 160 MPH. Engine and transmission computers keeping track of your driving style and it gets 20+ mpg in town, 30+ on long freeway trips - better than our 100 HP Toyota that never got better than 29 - yet still delivers performance, i.e. acceleration, when called upon. The drag coefficient is one of the lowest of any automobile, and it can pull 0.9g in a turn. And with leather seats and climate control it's very comfortable on extensive drives. Our XC fits across the folded back seat or front to back through the pass-through with plenty of room for other aircraft plus winch and field gear in the expansive trunk. The styling of the SVX is unique, and the model is relatively rare as only about 14,000 were produced over the six year production span, 1992-1997. We bought ours from a SASS member who worked for Fuji Heavy Industries, the Subaru parent company, when he returned to Japan. The SVX is a great car which for some reason was never extensively promoted by Subaru. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subarusvx/ -- B^2B2Streamlines.com Bill Bunny Kuhlman 'a resource for aircraft modelers' [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 975http://www.b2streamlines.com Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
Yes, the SVX is a very interesting design. I've always had a lot of respect for Subaru. They've stuck with their boxer motors through thick and thin, as well as the notion that AWD is an important safety feature even for road-going vehicles. Of all the Japanese car makers, they are the most bold and innovative - doing what they think is right rather than pandering to the market's demand for bland, safe, mediocre products. They have done well in World Rally for years and now bring some of those de-tuned rally cars here in the USA. They are Audi's counterpart in Asia. --Jim On May 3, 2005, at 9:24 AM, Bill Bunny Kuhlman wrote: We adore our Subaru SVX for trips to the flying field, which just happens to be more than 70 miles away. The SVX is one of the few concept cars to actually make it to market. Body by Giugiaro Italy. It has a four speed auto transmission with all wheel drive and passive rear steering. It's powered with a 230 HP flat six which turns just 2000 RPM at 60 MPH, 4000 at 115; Vmax is 160 MPH. Engine and transmission computers keeping track of your driving style and it gets 20+ mpg in town, 30+ on long freeway trips - better than our 100 HP Toyota that never got better than 29 - yet still delivers performance, i.e. acceleration, when called upon. The drag coefficient is one of the lowest of any automobile, and it can pull 0.9g in a turn. And with leather seats and climate control it's very comfortable on extensive drives. Our XC fits across the folded back seat or front to back through the pass-through with plenty of room for other aircraft plus winch and field gear in the expansive trunk. The styling of the SVX is unique, and the model is relatively rare as only about 14,000 were produced over the six year production span, 1992-1997. We bought ours from a SASS member who worked for Fuji Heavy Industries, the Subaru parent company, when he returned to Japan. The SVX is a great car which for some reason was never extensively promoted by Subaru. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subarusvx/ -- B^2B2Streamlines.com Bill Bunny Kuhlman 'a resource for aircraft modelers' [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 975http://www.b2streamlines.com Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
Nope, I have an old '92 Ford Explorer 4x4 with 169k miles on it for sailplane, gear, dog and personnel hauling. The vette is just for hauling azz. 8-) At 08:00 PM 5/2/2005, George Voss wrote: I'm sure all of you that own sports cars like the Vette, or a Porsche, Miata etc. or the like will tell us all of the equipment you can carry in your vehicle, but sometimes you want or need to carry passengers too. Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
Seems to me that this is the reason to stick with winches and electrics... On 5/2/05, James V. Bacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, I have an old '92 Ford Explorer 4x4 with 169k miles on it for sailplane, gear, dog and personnel hauling. The vette is just for hauling azz. 8-) At 08:00 PM 5/2/2005, George Voss wrote: I'm sure all of you that own sports cars like the Vette, or a Porsche, Miata etc. or the like will tell us all of the equipment you can carry in your vehicle, but sometimes you want or need to carry passengers too. Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format -- Jay Hunter RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
Don't get a taste for big scale r/c aerotow... 8-) At 09:27 PM 5/2/2005, Jay Hunter wrote: Seems to me that this is the reason to stick with winches and electrics... Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
2005 Volvo V70 R Wagon. Nothing like a 300 HP family wagon. Want to see Muncie fast? How about through the window of a 300 horsepower Volvo? Want to take a relaxed look at Muncie as well? With the V70 R you can do both with a flick of a switch. ItÂ’s all possible thanks to a semi-active chassis with Four-C technology. The Volvo V70 R provides plenty of room for your sailplanes too. Volvo raced them sucessfully on the European Touring Car championship too. Mark Miller __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ultimate airplane/sailplane vehicle?
Then of course if you have small sailplanes there is my 2003 Mini Cooper S. Mark __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
