Aviation Archives

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=65 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04e00840erlcjm.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Aviation Archives </B></FONT><B>   |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mark Felling.com Dont let life pass you"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mystory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Fall From The Sky ">My Fall From The Sky </A>   |   <A HREF="skychairiot.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sky Chairiot">Sky Chairiot</A>   |   <A HREF="disabilityresources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disability Resources">Disability Resources</A>   |   <A HREF="photoalbum.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Video">Photo & Video</A>   |   <A HREF="blog.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blog Musings">Blog - Musings</A>   |   <A HREF="blog_gimpgear_guy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blog The GimpGear Guy">Blog - The GimpGear Guy</A>   |   <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guestbook">Guestbook</A>   |   <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A>   |   <A HREF="resume.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Résumé">Résumé</A>   |   <B>Aviation Archives </B>   |   <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me">Contact Me</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04811c00egdysm.png"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id383.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dragonfly">Dragonfly</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id365.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BD4">BD-4</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id364.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Start Flying Truth of expense!">Start Flying - Truth of expense!</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id374.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviation Links">Aviation Links</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id385.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Build a powered model airplane for FREE!">Build a powered model airplane for FREE!</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id367.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cost Analysis">Cost Analysis</A></div> <div> <A HREF="aviation_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marks Aviation Links">Mark's Aviation Links</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/FAA%20Plane%20Sense%20FAQ.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">FAA's "Plane Sense" FAQ</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/Aircraft%20Economic%20Analysis.xls" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">Aircraft Operating Expense Comparison</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=415 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="816" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com"><B><IMG SRC="961dd4b0.png" border=0 width="221" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="94"><div> <A HREF="http://www.BroadenedHorizons.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.BroadenedHorizons.com"><B>"Innovative Solutions for the Mobility Impaired"</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="467"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="82" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="467" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>These pages were created prior to, and last updated around mid June, 2003 just before </B><A HREF="mystory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Fall From The Sky "><B>my forced landings/crash on July 2, 2003</B></A><B> due to engine failure from which I sustained a C-5 spinal cord injury.</B></div> <bR> <div> I am now a quadriplegic and use a power wheelchair, however that has not quelled my interest in aviation.  During the first few weeks after I regained conscious memory, through long sleepless nights I decided I would fly again and came up with some of the initial ideas for a wheelchair accessible airplane.</div> <bR> <div> During the past two years, often through more long sleepless nights, I have continued to refine and clarify my conceptual design for the Sky Chairiot, the world's first truly wheelchair accessible aircraft.  Much consideration has gone into such aspects as safety, primary flight controls, secondary controls such as radios, versatility and reconfigureability for pilots with varying physical ability/disability, and overall marketability in terms of what people might want and what is lacking in the market today.  However, significant design challenges remain ...</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.broadenedhorizons.org/skychairiot.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.broadenedhorizons.org/skychai"><B>Read more about the current development status of the SkyChairiot at BroadenedHorizons.org</B></A><B> </B><B>- your help is needed, get involved!.</B></div> <div> <B>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="535" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 208 WIDTH="95"><div> Learn about my <A HREF="aviation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviation Archives ">Experimental Planes</A>:</div> <bR> <div> The <A HREF="id383.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dragonfly">Dragonfly</A> and <A HREF="id365.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BD4">BD-4</A></div> <bR> <div> How you can <A HREF="id364.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Start Flying Truth of expense!">start flying</A>!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="aviation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviation Archives "><IMG SRC="6fd2cba0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="91"><div> <A HREF="id374.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviation Links">Great links</A> for Pilot's!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id385.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Build a powered model airplane for FREE!">Build</A> a powered model airplane free!</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Pilot's - Check out the <A HREF="id374.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviation Links">Aviation Links</A> - for great weather and flight planning sites!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="6b63c190.jpg" border=0 width="316" height="281" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">Pictured is my first solo in a Champ Citabria on January, 2, 2003</div> <div> Note: I will have my Dragonfly and possibly BD-4 project at the <A HREF="http://www.wotn.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wotn.org/">Wings of the North Airshow</A> at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, MN on July 19th and 20th.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="473" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="457"><div> Latest Photos and Videos</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="71"><div> Champ</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/photoalbum/2003/1-26-03%20Flying%20over%20MN/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/photoalb">First Solo Cross-Country during Flight Training</A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id383.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dragonfly">Dragonfly</A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/photoalbum/2003/5-13-03%20Mark's%20First%20Flight%20of%20Dragonfly%20MarkIIH%20N25JD/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/photoalb">First Flight Videos & Pics</A> </div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/photoalbum/2003/6-15-03%20Dragonfly%20Cross%20Country%20to%20Sauk%20Centre/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/photoalb">Recent first Cross-Country flight</A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="71"><div> <A HREF="id365.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BD4">BD-4</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="383"><div> See each page for available pics</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> I have three airplanes right now.  One Dragonfly and 2 BD-4's. All are known as Expiramental Homebuilts since they were not completely constucted in a factory with an FAA certification.  This does not mean they are unsafe, poorly designed, or un-proven designs - rather quite the opposite.  I simply means they were more than 51% constucted and assembled by a private citizen "for their own recreation and education".  </div> <div>  <IMG SRC="6ee94fb0.jpg" border=0 width="404" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="6f090fb0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="N25JD Mark II H"><B>Dragonfly</B></A></FONT> is a very efficent 2 seat design that won the Best New Design award in 1980 at Airventure Oshkosh (the Mecca-like event of Recreational Aviation and Expiramental Homebuilt Aircraft specifically).  More than 500 Dragonfly's have or are flying about with at least another 500 at some point of partial completion.  The design was based on <A HREF="http://www.scaled.com/bio.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scaled.com/bio.htm">Burt Rutan</A>'s original single seat <A HREF="http://www.quickiebuilders.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.quickiebuilders.org"><I>Quickie</I></A>.  Another 2 place airplane very similar to the Dragonfly, designed about the same time, and also based on the original Rutan Quickie is the <I>Q2.  </I><A HREF="http://www.slipstreamind.com/dragonfly.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.slipstreamind.com/dragonfly.h"><I>SlipStream Industries</I></A><I> </I>currently owns the rights to, and sells plans and kits to build the Dragonfly.  Though small and efficient, the Dragonfly is considered a high performance aircraft - and looks like it!  <A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="N25JD Mark II H">My Dragonfly</A> is powered by a75 HP <A HREF="http://www.revmasteraviation.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.revmasteraviation.com">Revmaster</A> <A HREF="http://www.revmasteraviation.com/products/r2100_engine/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.revmasteraviation.com/product">R-2100</A> engine with dual electronic ignition will cruise at about 140 mph on about 4 gallons of 100LL fuel per hour.  It can max out at about 160 mph and carry about 400 lbs of pilot, passenger, and baggage.</div> <div> The<I> </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id378.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BD4 Parts Project"><B>BD-4</B></A></FONT><I> </I>was the first true Kitplane designed and originally marketing by<I> </I><A HREF="http://www.jimbede.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jimbede.com">Jim Bede</A> in the early 1970's.  It is relatively simple and easy to build by design.  It can support engines from 108 (2 seat) to 220 HP (4 seat) - or more as some modified versions have proved.  A newly remanufactured laser cut kit is being offered by Tennesee Valley Aviation Products (<A HREF="http://www.tvap.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tvap.com">TVAP</A>).  <A HREF="http://www.BD-4.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.BD-4.org">BD-4.org</A> is the primary resource for current builders, flyers, and enthusiast's of the BD-4.  The BD-4 is not the 'sexiest' airplane with straight lines and a 'boxy' look, however it performs better than most other similar airplane designs able to carry 800 to 1000 lbs of up to 4 humans and baggage at 180 to 200 mph depending how its equipped.  (Many BD-4's have been modified over the years, some capable of higher gross wieghts or better top speeds.  <A HREF="id365.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BD4">My BD-4 N147RB</A> was built quite closely to the original plans with conventional gear (taildragger).  It is equipped with a Ford 3.8L V6 engine converted and equipped for aircraft use with a high capacity Holley electric leaning carb and dual electronic ignition.   It puts out between 190 and 230 HP.  The conversion was done based on design documentation published by the controversial Dave Blanton in the 1980's.  Dave was not a very politically correct guy which got him into hot water with a few organizations from what I understand, but was a good engineer and backed up the conversion with more than 12 years research and expirence.  A newsletter (<A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/FV6%20Source%20Letter.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">Info</A> --  <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/FV6%20Newsletter%20Index.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">Index</A>) concerning this conversion continues to be published by <A HREF="mailto:bafrank@worldnet.att.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bafrank@worldnet.att.net">Bruce Frank</A>. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Downloads for a few Software Programs I've Collected</U></B></I></div> <div> *Please note that as far as I'm aware these applications are Freeware.  I am NOT promoting or advocating use of these applications, nor verify their accurracy or reliability.  I prefer to use <A HREF="http://www.cuteftp.com/cutesitebuilder/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cuteftp.com/cutesitebuilder/">CuteSITE Builder</A> myself to maintain my reconstuction logs, etc.  Most links below are compressed as ZIP format.  You can use <A HREF="http://www.winzip.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.winzip.com">WinZip</A> to uncompress.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/Weight%20&%20Balence%20Template.xls" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">Weight & Balence Worksheet</A> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(Microsoft Excel Document)</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/Access%20Aircraft%20Builders%20Log.zip" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">Aircraft Builders Log</A> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(Microsoft Access Database Application - in ZIP file)</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/3s%20Builder's%20Log.ZIP" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">3s Builder's Log</A> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(standalone installable application - stores data to a .mdb database file - in ZIP File)</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation%20Docs/3s%20Pilot's%20Log.ZIP" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://markfelling.dnsalias.com/Aviation">3s Pilot's Log</A>     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(standalone installable application - stores data to a .mdb database file - in ZIP File)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="6f11c870.jpg" border=0 width="796" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>