Love to see and watch the videos. Didn’t know what engine you’re using,with the exhaust ports coming down instead out like a vw. Watched again,it’s a vw. I just turned 82 and I would to fly!
Lars, great video. Please, please post some more. The Ultra Pup is a fine airplane and there’s not a lot them on RU-vid. You have a really nice looking airplane. When was it built? What size VW cc are you running? Are you running two ignitions ? I see it has the folding wing option. What is the fuel capacity? How much does it say empty? Thanks again for sharing your Sunday Flight.
H Robert. It was built in 2010, runs a Mossler 2180 (VW Rebuild), double ignition coil, and magneto. It's built with flaps, so even if it can be folded, it's a bit more work involved, so that is not practical. Fuel in two wing tanks totals 13.5 gal/50 l. Empty weight is around 40 lbs/205kg.
Did Dwayne Counts ever make good on all those pre paid orders that never got ordered years ago? I remember a big kerfuffle years ago. Edit: am i remembering the right person? Its been years, so forgive me if i screwed that part up.
Hi Lars, I'm going to build one of these and I'm looking for a little info I was hoping you could help me with; Are kits available somewhere? I might want to scratch build it thou and I cant locate where to get the aluminum spars. Can you advise me? Thanks. Tim
I do believe kits are not available since many years ago. Also Preceptor used to have a bad rep, for lack of support. Mine was scratch built from drawings. Spars can (I think) still be bought from Aircraft Spruce.
Interesting mine has a belt or gear driven generator /alternator it monts on the back of the engine basicly flywheel housing,but I like your idea better
@@whoanelly737-8 _Sailing Ho'oponopono_ probably meant that this plane won't be in any danger of being tail-heavy. Pretty much every fixed-wing plane out there is built nose-heavy. This allows the plane without engine power to dive and build up speed to get lift and level out. However, make sure first that there is enough altitude to do it safely. A big and heavy plane will require more diving altitude, while the Ultra Pup in the video requires just a few hundred feet.
Cruises at 74kts, and otherwise as strong as a J3 Cub, so it will take some to fly backwards or bend. But in strong wind if you slow down, wit stall speed being in the low twenties, you can reverse if you like.
