Progress 2006

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January - March

A busy time in the hangar at Taree. If it's not broken don't fit it!

The three blade warp drive ground-adjustable prope was set at 12 degrees pitch and seemed to give plenty of thrust with the engine running at up to 4200rpm static. This equals about 230rpm for the prop

	Installation of toe brakes made taxiing easier
	A major weakness in the design of the undercarriage lead to a complete revision and it was professionally welded early in the taxiing program
	Twin downdraft weber carburetors needed re-jetting. The 36mm IDF carbs had large fuel jets with 32mm chokes. According to the book these carbs with a throat cylinder required 32mm plus chokes but smaller fuel jets. The spark generated by the LINK engine management computer was adjusted using a software program on my laptop computer. My Jodel friend John Hamburger was a bit taken aback!

March 2006

Testing continues with the drive line being beefed up.

The Nisson Patrol clutch plate less face material was bolted to the EJ22 flywheel which had been machined to fit an EA81 ring gear. The fly wheel now weighs 8.5kg, about 6kg heavier than the original aluminium unit
Aluminium flywheel and Nissan clutch centre before they were sent to the feed lot for fattening up.

April 2006

Taxi testing on the grass strip at Taree - Click here for a brief movie