Very nice. I almost bought a Legal Eagle last week but it had an engine on it that I have yet seen flown so I passed. It was bargain priced but 330 miles away from my location.
May I ask what prop you have on your Legal Eagle? I have a performance propeller on my Minimax @DTMinimax, and Dominic and I have been trying to work through performance issues. I started with a 56x24 and wasn’t getting the performance so I sent it back and they cut it down to a 54x24. I definitely saw an increase in rpm up to 3100 static. But the performance in the air dropped. Just curious what you’re running?
Hello, I would like to know what wing profile the Legal Eagle uses. I only know that it is a NACA but I don't have the number. I await a response. Thank you.!!
HI..., your Legal Eagle is really beautiful... congratulations!!! I'm thinking about an antenna for my Legal Eagle and I liked your solution. Could you give me information to build it? Thank you very much from Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!
Hey Darrin,Kevin here in Oklahoma,was wandering if you run an oil cooler on your Legal Eagle,I'm going to switch to Mikunis and Scott said I would have to run an oil cooler.was thinking cooler for motorcycle,would like to here your thoughts on this.Your plane is beautiful by the way.Thx
I don't run an oil cooler. Elevated oil temperatures are far from an issue with this engine as I think other flyers have also found. Getting the oil up to temperature is the challenge.
Absolutely wonderful explanation videos on the weight and balance, much appreciated! I need to do this to my plane as well, but I fly a RX550 Beaver with the engine in behind me with a push prop, so my question is...would I still be able to put my datum on the leading edge of the wing? or what exactly would be different from the calculations from a tractor to a pusher? again, much appreciated, thank you.
I’ve never seen a speck of debris in any fuel filter except the in tank fuel filter on a chainsaw and I’m sure it was sawdust. Could you use an in tank filter or bypass the filter all together? There’s no rust inside an aluminum or plastic tank.
3:18 You don't understand how that filter is supposed to operate. It doesn't have to fill up all of the way. As long as the outlet stays submerged in fuel, it's doing its job and flowing properly. You wouldn't run it this long in an aircraft configuration, but as it fills up with debris, the resulting back pressure will increase the level of fuel in the unfiltered cavity.
He has the filter upside down . I would not ever use plastic filters they leak I have seen many V/W engines burn. never put a fuel filter between the fuel pump and the carb. If you have a leak the pump pressure will increase the leak and cause the fuel to spray worse. I only use the Glass filters and you can buy refills in the long run they are cheaper.
Is that a Molsor engine? I think that how u spell it ? I've got 1 that I need to buy some cylinders and pistons for it has 100 hours on it but it rusted in the walls and I would rather just get new 1s do u know where I can find them it's a 93 93 I asked a vw guy and he said they didn't make vw in odd numbers and acked like I didn't know what I was talking about!! Mine has skat heads and roller rockers big push rods 1073 cc in 2 cylinders if i remember correctly so thats a stroker engine 50 hp is the ratings on mine thanks for any help 👍!!
My friend and I have been exploring how to get into general aviation affordably, so this was a very interesting option to review. This was an excellent, excellent walk around for a newbie. Concise, to the point, and full of information. Bravo and thank you. It's a beautiful airplane.
Why in the world would you not use brass fittings? I don’t even use plastic fittings on my motorcycles. I also doubt those fancy colored fuel lines are not approved for gasoline.
Hagen-Poiseuille law in fluid dynamics: the pressure drop through a long cylindrical pipe is proportional to 1/R^4. E.g. a reduction of the diameter to 50 % is equal to a reduction of flow to 1/16 which is rather counterintuitive!
Hi, after watching your weight and balance video, can you tell me where the balance is, and how much fuel is in the tanks? We know this is empty weight, without a pilot, but with how much fuel? I am interested in knowing the balance point that you use when you do the flight tests, within the range of 22% and 33%. In general, you should have the CG more advanced than backward... that's why the question, after doing flight tests, doing navigations, where do you leave the CG? Thank you.
Hi Darren, First of all, I really felt in love with your bobber style legal eagle ! It looks to me your eagle is a standard one, not an XL, am I right ? Just to imagine how I would fit in this little bird before choosing between a straight legal eagle or an XL one, how tall are you ? What are your performances with the 45hp half VW, cruise and WOT? Would like to know if I would be able to fly in formation with friends.
