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Tyler he would make you look like a dwarf as i think that he was well over 300 lbs and fat and i flew his 2 seater with him in right and i was about 165lbs at that time. And to be honest i think it was a great flying lazair . although i do not recall details it seemed to perform pretty well.
I know a few guys that flew with glen and ordered a kit right on the spot. After flying with a huge man like that in the flying lawnchair many were sold.
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The engines in the article's picture are good old Rotax 185's.
When I have a few minutes, I'll try to follow up with some history on the Westlake engines and Ultraflight's plans to become their North American distributor, and why it didn't turn out.
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Statistics: Posted by Chappy — Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:31 pm
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Statistics: Posted by Shannon — Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:11 pm
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What am I missing?
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Statistics: Posted by Billm — Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:39 pm
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As a consequence of the added weight, power, and performance of the JPX and KFM engines the airframe of the Series 3 was subsequently upgraded. The "Elite" was born. These modifications pushed the Elite up to a weight close to, or in excess of, the 254lb FAA 103 weight limit. Ultraflight, unlike its major competitors tried to keep the Lazair (single) a truely Part 103 compliant Ultralight (for American sales). Usage of the JPX engines (in America) along with necessary airframe upgrades limited the amount of accessories (like the full enclosure) one could use and remain truely legal. The Series 3EC even with Rotax 185s was "danger close" in exceeding the 254lbs limitation.
As you mentioned the Lazair II has marginal performance with JPX's and we know the KFM's have outrageous fuel consumption. Were either of these engines "Perfect" all things considered... I'd say no but I guess Ultraflight did the best they could at that time.
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Statistics: Posted by Redavni3 — Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:55 pm
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