Originally Posted by Wayne_Westerman
Originally Posted by jimkonst
Wayne,
What does the combination of a high thrust line and taildragger configuration do to the take-off characteristics?

Jim,
I am not ignoring you;) I just hadn't been back to this thread for a while.

As you most likely know the AirCam is twin, using two Rotax engines. It has pretty good thrust. The airplane has a huge wing; I don't regret not flying it in high winds. It gets off after a very short run; The tail comes up quickly and very shortly thereafter the plane will fly off of the runway.

It would be unkind to call the AirCam's flight slow and plodding; I prefer stately.


G'Day Wayne,
I've probably got well in excess of 10hrs in the back seat of my mates amphibious AirCam. It's been fitted with a front screen for the rear seat & just recently with side screens so it's really comfortable even on a cold day (below 20 degrees C) but as long as you're properly rugged up it's a lot of fun, especially on the water, especially if you're happy to fly around at 60-65kts.

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Regardz

DJ
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