What it's like to fly a Legal Eagle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2016
- Had a great weekend burning fuel over Georgia in the late summer. Put a few more hours on my home built Legal Eagle (up to 19 hrs. TT). The hay was a little tall, but it didn't hold us back.
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That is pure American Freedom!!!
I have the honor of living a few miles from Mr. Milholland. He is a pretty awesome and humble man. Mid 90s and still flying his eagles. Great video. Thank you.
I love how excited your ground crew is to bring you into the gate!
Vicariously living the dream through all you Legal Eagle builders and flyers. Enjoying every minute of it... Keep 'em flying... Clean side up and dirty side down.... Cheers!!!!!!!
Beautiful!
"Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" :-) Lol.. I loved it, thanks for posting.
Great video! This really sells the 1/2 VW engine. Love that sound!
The lawn tractor of the sky ;)
Loved the flight and loved the dog, thanks for sharing, wish you many good flights.
Simple and a well thought out design. Great video. Thanks!
Amazing. Looks like a ton of fun
Loved the video! Simply awesome.
you are doing it right bro, that is the best way to fly I enjoyed the video 😎
that is really cool and a great view. would love to build and fly one.
The Red Barons dog lost an ear to a prop.
What a fantastic little aeroplane. I like that you did t cover any of the fuselage. Looks better that way.
Man that was fun !
Then just parks it out front of the house like it's a dirtbike. Livin the dream!
Loving that choice of seat, looks way more comfortable than the aluminum lawn chair on the plans. Well done!
Very nice! I'd love to build one!
Haha Love the hound at the end.... Thats a definite Mutley.....no medal !
haha, it's true. He's a pure bred mutt, but he's a good'un. I need a 2 seater because all he wants to do is ride along...
I am building the DE, have almost completed the wings. Heading to OSH17 not sure if you will be there, but if you are i will be hanging out with the other Eaglers
yosemite sam & his dog ?
NICE VID !!
Ha Gabe I just realized this was you I was just going through legal eagle videos on TH-cam. Sam
im just starting to build the ribs to my LE XL.
Dylan Lee did you finished!?
I'm gearing up to build a LE xl. looks like fun man!
andrew buckpitt 6
I swear I want to just buy the plans and start working on the tail in my apartment, lol...
Hello, question: What wing profile does the Legal Eagle use in all its versions? I understand that it is a single profile. I know it is a NACA but I would be missing the Number. Thank you very much.
I like the push pull set up you have. What length are your cables? Just getting ready to cover my wings.
I believe they were 118 inches, but don't hold me to that. I'd have to look it up. They are 3/16" from ac spruce.
What instruments are you using? Also, are you using a throttle cable for the ailerons?
From left to right my instruments are: Oil Pressure, Belite Altimeter / Air Speed, Altimeter (currently inop), Slip Indicator (bottom, level indicator from a RV), Tachometer (Tiny Tach), and Oil Temp. I will probably get rid of everything except oil pressure, tach and maybe add a dual EGT gauge; for simplicity. I am using push/pull cables (3/16th inch) from Air Craft Spruce for aileron control.
1:10 Seems that much fun you're having must be illlegal!
What kind if seat is that?
Very good thank you very much to vídeo.... How can I get Thais aircrafts plans? how can I buy one plans?
Very cool, plan to start building one of these myself, still learning, got a long way to go, I jjoined Facebook group, i tried to join eagles nest but several days and not received a confirmation email, I want to build myself, but let my wife do wing ribs, she is better with wood than me, but I am great with steel and welding.
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What size engine is yours? looking to build one here in NV, but our flying field is up there at 5100'. not sure if i need the 45HP Hummel.
great vid. Thanks.
It is a 37 hp Casler built engine.
I would ask around on the eaglersnest forum to see what higher altitude guys are using. I assume you'd need the 45.
It looks like there's hardly any break in the stalls it just mushes a little and all you do is let the nose drop and pick the airspeed back up. The first one at :22 it looked like you were hunting for a bite on the wing you were dropping but it didn't want to spin. The only real stalls were departure beginning at 1:14 and the wing dropped to the right but even after you put your foot and leg out to induce drag it didn't even want to bite at 25 or 30 degrees. I know Joe Spencer beefed Put Put up and has done spins.. have you? and how was recovery? I am most interested in how it behaves if you flare a little high .. can the gear handle the thump?
The break is very mild. I can hold the stick all the way back and walk it down with the rudder very easily; like a falling leaf. I need to calculate that rate of decent. I haven't done any spins, nor plan to. But I'm confident it would be a non-issue. I let my leading edge plywood wrap around into gussets over my ribs. (not sure what Joe did) I'll put the cross jury struts on eventually. The gear is a weakness. I went with thicker tubing (.049) than the plans called for and still bent the top strut (in compression) a few weeks ago. It needs a longer travel, heavier springs or bigger tires. 😉
Mind if I ask how long it took you to build? I'm jealous but I know you earned it as a home-builder!
Not at all. It took me around 3 years off and on, evenings and weekends. It can be done much faster if you can dedicate time to it and stick to the plans. If you watch the online communities closely you can pick up partially finished kits that will save you time.
So awesome. I don't know a lot about the future, but I know an ultralight is in mine!
Awesome build. Have you tried transporting it? I'm looking to build this model but not sure how I could fit it in a trailer for day trips. I've heard removing the wings is a bit of a nightmare.
Alex Hicks - Thanks man. I transported it long distance one time. It wasn't too hard taking off the wings and putting them back on, but I wouldn't want to do it everytime I wanted to fly. Took me about an hour. I used push/pull cables for the ailerons so that simplifies it.
+Gabriel Barnhart Awesome info thanks! Do you know what your empty weight is? I'm wondering how much leeway I'll have for pt 103
+Alex Hicks -There's basically no leeway with the plans if you want to hit 254 lbs. You have to save weight everywhere. Every gram adds up. I'm very close to legal weight, but my seat is a little beefy.
+leirbaggage That's me as well. ^
leirbaggage I wanna build this and all vids I have watched iv noticed every frame is steel could you not build it out of aluminum to save weight?
Looks a fantastic lil acft. I’ve been thinking about this one. Your vid was great for some perspective. What I found disturbing though is the lack of overhead visibility. Flying blind when making turns.
How many hp is the engine?
This is a 37 hp casler-built half-vw.
Is that a gardenhose fuelpipe or am I wrong?
jto1916 It is regular ultralight fuel line from aircraft spruce actually.
leirbaggage - Thanks for your reply! I guess it was a stupid question but I'm new to ultralight planes and knows very little. I should have known better but it is amazing what some people install in their aircrafts. Thanks again!
Please suggest me the engine Horsepower, it's RPM and Fuel type.
Touhid Md This engine is rated at 37 hp and burns regular octane gasoline. It likes to run 2600-3200 rpms. It is a vw car engine modified to 2 cylinders.
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i live in cowtea, Newnan , GA where you at ?
I'm over near Waynesboro, Ga.
Mark, you still in Newnan? I live there too. Leirbaggage, I know someone from Waynesboro, and my family is from Statesboro. Small world.
life must really suck when you've got a legal Eagle, a farm in Georgia.... and a brown dawg....
It's rough, but somebody has to do it... ;-)