what is your opinion about affordaplane? http://affordaplane.com/ . is it good? is it really that cheap to build it?
By: mike currill - 27th March 2006 at 10:49
It looks like a cross between a proper aircraft and a battered shopping trolley. Now where can I have a go in one?
By: Chipmunk Carol - 23rd March 2006 at 23:27
I agree with the above comments, but I’d still love to have a go in one. What is the fuel consumption rate? Let us know if you are quoting in US or Imperial gallons.
By: GASML - 21st March 2006 at 11:58
I suspect that neither the PFA nor BMAA would look too kindly on the design.
American ultra-lights rarely come close to the the standards required by our regulators, so I’d check that out before committing.
(Alternatively, you could try a Luton Minor, it’s just like an Affordaplane with a real fuselage!
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By: Propstrike - 20th March 2006 at 20:54
I find myself strangely (and worryingly) drawn to these minimum aircraft, having watched ‘Magnificent Men’ rather too many times.
The fuselage does look a bit two dimensional for my liking, and the vulnerable feelings engendered by such an exposed, non-cockpit have to be experienced to be understood. Paradoxically these sorts of machines feel safer the lower you fly them!
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March 20, 2006 at 7:06 pm