>>He simply gave it up and pulled out with as sharp a radius corner >>as I've seen anyone try. Nothing. No loud boom, no explosion, >>the plane simply pulled out, rolled inverted and then Harley lost the >>remaining altitude inverted, rolled back upright and entered final.
Harley, your inventiveness is well known. Your Genie is a plane that you can really be proud of (and I'm just a humble sloper). But the above account is a cut above. "Lost the remaining altitude inverted", this has STYLE. Doing it with a monstrously large airplane is even more so. The plane surviving is just another testament to your fine building.
"Monstrously large" might be a little strong. Common open class planes these days are 120 inch span, a lot are coming out with 130 inch spans. The Genie is 144 inch span. That's 14 inches over the 130 inch size or 7 inches off each wing tip or 12" over the 120" plane, per wing tip. With a 3 piece wing it's easier to pack than most 125" two piece wings.
If I had any "real" building skills, I'd be tempted to try the Genie just to hang from my roof.
I've got a set of plans. Building the fuse is straight forward, no unique skills needed. Same with the tail feathers. Alas, there are lots of folks out there who simply don't want to bother with accumulating the equipment or take the time to develop the skills to make a high quality, bagged wing. Now if someone who had the moxy and equipment and was willing to offer a set of Genie wings I gotta believe there is a market out there.
Cheers,
Bill
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I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle it's much too confining.
-- Lilly Tomlin
Bill Johns
Pullman, WA
USA
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