Rui
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Now that you mention dogs.... that's actually a consideration. We have two dogs which we take with us on driving vacations and camping and such. So when we go by plane it would be nice to take them as well. Obviously you can't put oxygen masks or canulla on dogs so pressurization would be nice, but as everyone seems to agree not feasible for the Cozy. I guess we'll have thread the mountain passes when we take the dogs...
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Thanks for the replies. I suspected that it wouldn't be something for an total novice to airplane manufacture like me to tackle. I guess I just needed reassurance that it would be a foolish thing to try. John, loooking at the prices of new portable oxygen systems it doesn't seem like a huge expense ($500-$1000 as I remember). Is the price difference on the used systems really that great? And why is it used?? Are the cylinders past the the date stamped on them? Unless of course you mean the oxygen systems that old folks buy and become available when they kick off? The I can see where it would make sense...
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Ok, well I'm probably inviting the wrath of the "build it to the plans" people, but has anyone thought of what it would take to make the Cozy a pressurized plane? I live near the Rocky mountains and one of the nice things that I would be able to do with a Cozy is fly out to Vancouver Island and enjoy SCUBA diving (one of my other hobbies) over a long weekend. I suspect it would involve many changes (canopy, firewall, access hatches) so I doubt it would be easy/cheap to do, but I'd like to have and idea of what it would take. I realize that there are oxygen systems out there and that is probably what I'll end up doing, but while I'm at the planning stage I'd like to look at all possibilities.
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200 pound, 200 horsepower turbine?
Rui replied to ekisbey's topic in General Engine & Fuel System Topics
Anyone have any real idea how much such an engine would cost? Why do you say in the 30's?? If this is the case then I think they should change their name or risk false advertising charges. It is definitely not "affordable", at least not to me (and especially when you convert that to the monopoly money we use up here in the Great White North). I do like the fact that it can burn Jet A. In my research into aircraft engines one thing is abundantly clear, 100LL is going the way of the dodo. It seems that the only reasonable alternatives are the newer diesels (which are also not "affordable") or the Mazda/Subaru auto conversions. If they made this available for 15-20K I think they would sell like hotcakes... -
A bribe..... Hmmmm, thats how politicians usually get in trouble, but I'm game... I will treat the first Cozy builder who flies through and lets me examine/sit in their plane to a genuine Alberta steak dinner (or lunch if time doesn't permit). Any takers?
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A fine suggestion. I live in Calgary, Alberta and would love the opportunity to help a builder in this area (if there are any). And while writing, if anybody who has finished their Cozy is planning on coming through Calgary please send me an email. I would really like to get a look at the finished product.