austflea Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hi all, I did start a thread, but it appears to be gone now. Not sure what happened. I have the TERF Cds and was reading through the plans part A for the Varieze. I got to the part of the fuselage construction where it tells you to refer to sheet A1 to get the firewall template. I can't seem to find this on the CD. Does anyone have a copy of it that I can beg, buy, borrow. I think the instrument panel and front bulkheads are on there too. If they are on the CD, I can't see where. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Cheers Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo EZ Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The drawing refered to in the plans on the disc is part of a template set of drawings and is not included with the disc. Joe Berki Limo EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austflea Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks Joe, I didn't think so. Do you or any other readers know where I can get these drawings? Regards Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMann Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The only drawings that I am aware of that are accessable are for the Long-EZ. That is the main reasoning behind builders deciding to start a Long-EZ project vs. a Vari-Eze project. Add to that the availabilty of prefabricated parts that exist for the Long. 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...
austflea Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 That is disappointing. It is a shame to see an end to this great plane. I realise that the LongEZ is the bigger "better" version, but the varieze is smaller and lighter. This makes a big difference! Oh well Cheers Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiki Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That is disappointing. It is a shame to see an end to this great plane. I realise that the LongEZ is the bigger "better" version, but the varieze is smaller and lighter. This makes a big difference! Oh well Cheers Patrick Don't lose all hope. There are some Varis with a Long type wing attach mech. Obviously this is a major engineering change that would require engineering input so don't go it alone. I don't remember who or where these are but there are some photos on this forum I think. I think a Vari/Long hybrid will meet your requirements for a purely scratch built aircraft for RAA registration which I figure is your intention. Quote Adrian Smart Cozy IV #1453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiki Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Here's another type. http://michaeltdrew.com/photo.html Quote Adrian Smart Cozy IV #1453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austflea Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Thanks for the link Adrian, That is what I'm talking about. Good to see that persistance can pay off. Now I just gotta find those drawings and I'm on my way. Cheers Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGyver Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Mike Drew's wing attach is part of the Jiran pre-fabricated wing system that was used on a very limited number of VariEzes. it is NOT a Long-EZ wing attach scheme, and is essentially as "mechanically intensive" (parts-wise) as the per-plans wing attach. Early in the VariEze program, Rutan looked at the potential for prefabricated wings for the the VEZ. Several sets were built by Jiran, and RAF concluded that the cost and effort had no advantage over the per-plans wing configuration. Go back and study your Canard Pusher newsletters for the story here. The per-plans VEZ wing attach scheme is lighter than the Jiran-wing type system. And yes, I am not posting based on some distant belief or theory (as some seem to) - Mike Drew's hangar is abot 100 feet from mine, and I have looked at his wing attach system in very close detail (wings on and wings off). Mike is not the original builder. FWIW, the TERF CDs were never configured (content-wise) to allow the construction of one of the RAF designs - this is why the full-size templates were not included in the dataset. -Joe Person EAA Tech Counselor 4418 VariEze N79JN Bothell, WA (KPAE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austflea Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thanks for the info Jo, The history of the wing fitting in the pictures is sure good to know. I do like it though and shows that there are ez's out there that are flying well and not entirely per the original plans for whatever reason that was. I think the TERF cds are great and appreciate the reason they were produced and also the hours of effort that has gone into them. I just wish I had a copy of those extra sheets too. I hope to track them down one way or another. SO if anyone out there wants to help, please contact me. Cheers Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Patrick e-mail me I may be able to help terrybrokaw@gmail.com Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austflea Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Have done Terry. Hope it got through Cheers Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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