willybears

Hi my fellow canardians, I am a soon to be an Aerocanard builder. I have the plans and have built my table, and scales are ready to go. I also have hangar space to begin the build. I have hung around in the background for a while and made several trips to Rough River and Oshkosh. What I would like to know is if anyone can give a demo ride to me or more importantly my wife in a Cozy or Aerocanard at Rough River? I would be willing to buy some gas, lunch, dinner or what ever to give my bride the experience. She has been through the Pinch Hitter program and loves flying. For her, the flight is to set the hook. For me, the flight would be to see the flying qualities. If there is any interest, let me know Wil

Yep! In the diagrams and templates there is the SB size and the Extended FG size depicted. So you can build it either way. Or if you are real froggie, talk to JohnZ or others. John is adding a lot of inches right down the middle of the plan set. I am not that ambitious. Wil

Hi Daniel, The primary reason for going with the Aerocanard plan is the additional 3.5 inches given to the folks in the rear seat. All members of my family are a little on the large side. We went to Rough River Kentucky for the Canard Fly-in they have their every year to get a sample sitting in a Cozy Mark IV. My wife and I were OK with the front seat positioning, but had some concerns about the rea seats. There are numbers of builders who are adding extra space to the fuselage that is beyond that specified in the plans. You only need go as far as the modifications forum on this site to realise that. I am not real comfortable with modifying and adding space and changing the form of the aircraft in that manner. It seems outside of my scope and modifications outside of the plans seem to quadruple the effort. Don't get me wrong, I have modifications in mind, such as retractible landing gear and a Mazda Rotary turboed for the powerplant. I am comfortable with both of those modifications due to my present experinece with the infinity gear being placed on my boss' Long EZ and the Mazda Rotary already flying on canards and other airframes with good support. So the Plans Built Aerocanard offers the greatest advantage to me by having a plans built wider rear seat area. If I had the money, I would have gone to the Velocity family of airframes, but my current finacial standing will not allow the larger up-front investment...and I'm not getting any younger:sad: . So it is the largest, sweat-equity canard I can begin to build today and at $199.00 for the diagrams and templates with a free download of the instructions it just got better;) . I hope that answered your question. If not, write me and I will attempt to clarify. Rough River Kentucky is a must for anyone making comparisons. I think there is a forum on this site regarding the occassion.

Hi All, I just received my diagrams and templates ($199.00) from Jeff Russell:D . The plan instructions were downloaded from the www.aerocad2.com site. The work-table is complete, shop wired for electrics and waiting on feeder power to be burried, and the hotbox is in-progress. I am preparing to order the first round of materials to get this thing going and look forward to sharing the progress, trials, and tribulations...because I know that I will have them:scared: . If you are building an Aerocanard, I would love to here from you:) .

Jon and any who are interested, I talked with Jeff Russell over this last week. The Missouri based company has come to pick up the molds from Jeff and will be setting up shop very soon. The newer website will be available within the next couple of weeks and will contain .pdf-based plans for those who want to download and explore the option of building an Aerocanard aircraft. Jeff will continue to be the holder of the full version of the plans and video tapes. The good news for me is that I have taken the plunge for a set of Aerocanard plans as of Friday of this week . I think there is a ton of support in the Canard Zone and from other builders out there that I am not so worried about the overarching status of AeroCAD Inc. Additionally, Jeff seems open to talking via email or by phone. So I have taken the plunge with great confidence. Now the only thing I am worried about is my personal talent to make one fast flying machine I'll be setting up my website soon so that all to watch the progress. Wil

Thanks Joe, Taking a look at some of the other forums on other sites I found a few inventive folks out there. One of which is adding about 6" in width to the cozy. WOW! I think with all of the discussions I have seen and a short email with Jeff Russell, I will be building an Aero Canard. One big question is whether I actually need two sets of plans and the added expense. I saw a post that said Jeff would discount the plans if you already owned Cozy Plans, but do I really need cozy plans if the AeroCanard RG is what I really want to build?? See You At Rough River

Hey, Anyone know if there are any Aero Canards showing up??? We are in the "what plans do I want to build stage" I like the room I may get with the Aero Canard and would like a looksee. I am brining the bride and these things are important I'll also be interested in any Rotary Turbo'd machines. See Ya There

I am just back from Airventure 2004...had a great first trip up there other than being flooded out of my tent Sunday morning at 3:00 am. I have a great interest in the Aero Canard but have some hesitation in ordering plans with all of the termoil in that company. I know that the Cozy Girls are building an Aero Canard as well as others. The Aero Canard, or what ever we are calling it, is a better fit for the family without a big hit in performance. I wanted to know if you have any kind of idea whether plans are still for sale or not from AeroCAD. I am also looking for performance differences. We beleive we will be putting a Rotary 13B in it, turboed, and making it a retract. Do you know of anyone that may have some helpful information. I found only one flying AeroCanard in the mix at Oshkosh. I have the tail number on film and may attempt contact with the owner once the film is developed. Ya, I know I need a digital. Another question is whether you know of anyone that has taken the Cozy Mark IV plans and widened the cabin by 2-4 inches or more. Thanks for your help

Hi All, I am a brand new Cozy Mark IV type and preparing my shop. I have a 16' X 20' workshop and would like to know what the recommended workbench (Lay-up table) dimensions are. I have seen that there is a thought to build 2 benches that attach together to make a longer table for the longer lay-ups. Let me know what you have done or recommend and if you have any pictures to share that would be great too. Big Thanks Wil