bigboy3178 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 does anyone have any info on a canard plane called the orion ts, very interested!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedomAviation Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Unfortunatly, this aircraft was never built. It was designed, and had the external surfaces molded, but was never completed past that. We instead opted to go with a smaller aircraft, something between the Orion size, and the XL size. That aircraft has been flying for a year and a half, but the project is currently on hold, due to the great economy we're in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airnico Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 do you have any pics of this aircraft? I searched it on google but found nothing: just curious to see it.... Quote Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads. (Dr. Emmett Brown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedomAviation Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 do you have any pics of this aircraft? I searched it on google but found nothing: just curious to see it.... Sure. These were the photos of the mockup as it went to Lakeland around 2001-2002. The aircraft was shelved, to produce the smaller kit plane, the Phoenix. Phoenix pictures can be seen on our website, www.freedom-aviation.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozy Girrrl Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I saw the mockup at one Osh and the new gear JD made for it. http://www.infinityaerospace.com/Oriion_TS_gear.jpg Then a couple years later I saw one just like it but under a different name being offered as plans and a kit in a tent at osh. Just build a Defiant with two IO-360's on the back, put a nice bizjet nose on the front and stretch to make a 6 passenger model out of it. See..I've done all the hard work for you already ...Chrissi Quote CG Products www.CozyGirrrl.com Cozy Mk-IV RG 13B Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedomAviation Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Haha. Pending powerplant selection, the TS was to possibly be a 6 place. (prop powered required gear swinging inward, knocking out anything but a kid jumpseat in the rear). It was designed to run with the Walter Turbine. But, never happened. Hopefully it'll get restarted, or a new fire lit under it one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMann Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I'm no engineer ....... but I would suggest wings on both sides. Quote T Mann - Loooong-EZ/20B Infinity R/G Chpts 18 Velocity/RG N951TM Mann's Airplane Factory We add rocket's to everything! 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 14, 19, 20 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozy Girrrl Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I'm no engineer ....... but I would suggest wings on both sides. "Oxnard traffic, Orion TS taking off runway 27 departing abruptly to the north..." Quote CG Products www.CozyGirrrl.com Cozy Mk-IV RG 13B Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedomAviation Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I'm no engineer ....... but I would suggest wings on both sides. ...and a powerplant. But hey, think of how easy it would be to hanger the thing.... it's only half as big! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozy Girrrl Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 ...and a powerplant. But hey, think of how easy it would be to hanger the thing.... it's only half as big! I think that would be the most awesome ever wall hanging, nice job! Quote CG Products www.CozyGirrrl.com Cozy Mk-IV RG 13B Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spodman Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Inspiration from here? www.scaled.com/projects/ares.html Looks good, slippery and stylish. Makes the Cirrus Jet look Russian... Quote Mark Spedding - SpodmanDarraweit Guim - AustraliaCozy IV #1331 - Chapter 09www.mykitlog.com/Spodmanwww.sites.google.com/site/thespodplane/the-spodplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashdog Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Are u dissin russian aviation? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfryer Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'm no engineer ....... but I would suggest wings on both sides. Only Rutan is allowed to design things that strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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