BushCat - The Ultimate Bush Plane
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It's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's a BushCat! And it's the ultimate way to fly--slow and low. In terms of performance, versatility, and pulchritude, there is no other plane that compares to the BushCat.
The good people at SkyReach Aircraft in Johannesburg have produced a new version of the BushCat. It's designed to be a fun, easy, low maintenance plane for people who want to fly in remote places. The aircraft cruises along at 100 mph and enables you float close to the ground, offering the pilot and passengers the ultimate experience of the land they fly above.
For more about BushCats and other aircrafts, visit: www.fly-skyreac...
I love ordering frontrunner products from South Africa. They always include personal cards from whoever made the product. It seems like the workers at the factory at Bushcat. Have the same pride in their work. Good looking airplane. I want one.
Very cool. I really like the waterfall at 4:05. Thanks Richard for sharing this.
Hey Richard, really enjoyed the video! I had my first experience in a BushCat at EAA Oshkosh just a couple of days ago and it's simplicity and flight handling characteristics blew me away. Really looking forward to owning one up here in Southern Oregon, USA, thanks again for this great highlight piece.
Aran, they are pretty awesome right? Hope you are able to buy one of your own soon!
It was originally Cheetah XLS from Aerosport. Comparable planes are Icarus C42/52, SkyRanger.
Its tubed flexwings have too flat airfoil to reach high lift at higher AOA, to can call it STOL - look at Aeroprakt A22 Foxbat videos.
At 2:43 is video taken from another plane - probably Cessna.
Very nicely done Richard!
I like it. It's like a J3-Cub and CH 701 had a love child.
Sweet airplane and super nice video production!
+Sting Flight Thanks!
Oh, this is not a 'heavy duty' bush plane, but for light operation what else can you ask for ? Ready to fly for around US$65,000 and even cheaper for a DIY kit. Scroll down for specs sportaircraftbrokers.com/bushcat/
Aircraft length 5.7m 5.7m
Aircraft height 2.3 m 7.5 ft
Empty mass 320 kg 705 lbs
Maximum take-off mass 560 kg 1235 lbs
Useful load 240 kg 530 lbs
Fuel Capacity 94 litres 24.8 US Gal
Wing area 13.58 m² 146.17 ft²
Wing span 9.6 m 31.5 ft
Aspect ratio 6.8
Maximum wing loading 41.2 kg/m² 8.44 lbs/ft²
Engine Rotax 912ULS
Maximum power 100 HP 74.6 kW
Power loading 5.6 kg/HP 16.6 lbs/kW
Fuel type Avgas or 95 Octane unleaded
NOSE-WHEEL & TAIL-DRAGGER CONFIGURATIONS
Stall speed (Clean configuration) 40 MPH
Stall speed (Landing configuration) 35 MPH
Cruise speed (65% power) 105 MPH
PERFORMANCE
Take off roll 262 ft
Landing roll 235 ft
Rate of climb 1200 ft/min
Ceiling 14 000 ft
LIMITATIONS
Maximum crosswind component 32 MPH
Never exceed speed (VNE) 125 MPH
Best glide ratio 10:1
Ultimate load factor +6/-4
this thing is my new go-to over the kitfox and highlander. same performance, less price, and looks way cooler
Nice job Richard, I would love a bush cat
Can’t wait to buy one 🙌🏼
I get that you direct towards the specifications in the links but the only people that'd be interedted in this would be interested in the specs, max takeoff weight, usable weight, fuel capacity, range, stall speed, etc... that's what an add like this needs.
I'm just going to assume a zenith 701or 750 stol would be a better performer
Thanks for your feedback, Matthew!
I agree, the add made a bold claim that there was nothing around that could outperform it....then provided absolutely no indication of performance.
Richard Bangs: Answer the questions, sir.
Judging by the figures here, there are quite a few aircraft that can outperform it. www.bushcatusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/BushCatSpecs2017.pdf
Hmmm....I would say the best bush plane is either the Piper Super Cub or the Piper Carbon Cub....great video though,not trying to bring hate,it is a good bush plane!
The music at the end is: Matthew L. Fisher - Uganda
A _very_ bold statement indeed.
No, it’s not the ultimate bush plane, it’s a light sport utility plane not suited to real bush flying conditions.
Good luck.
Excellent product placement. Let's make no mistake, this was filmed with a crew, under controlled circumstances. I for one would never put myself in the middle of the African Bush on a daily basis, in a Rotax powered airplane. That's like playing the Russian roulette before brushing your teeth every morning.
+John Hunter really, just microlights? no turbine time at all? I thought you were a super experienced bush pilot with lots of top tips on aircraft design
When the plane is light like this, the Rotax is the first choice.
Mike Patey & Draco:
"Allow us to introduce ourselves!"
you folks call it a bush plane but don't show take off.......... not STOL ?
It just magically appears in the air. ;-)
Fantastic! A C42/Skyranger hybrid or 2.0!
How is is a " bush "plane if it cant even take off is less that 200 meters and if you use it in the bush the nose wheel will breakoff
What about a PA18 Super Cub. Have been on them and landed where there is NO runway in the mountains using tundra tires. These planes can take off in 4 or 5 times there own length and stop in even less. Not having nose gear in a rough field airplane.
That's awesome!
PA18 is heawy (370kg empty), suck twice the gas as a Rotax 912S and need the aircraft license: here it's a ultralight flyable with a ultralight license (not in the USA)
I can't believe you got Geraldo Rivera to talk on your channel...lol
I found my answers in the Performance section. Pretty impressive! I wonder how well that this aircraft would work in the high desert plains and mountains of the western United States?
one way to find out!
I would like to try one out myself, but I'm just a poorboy.
NOSE-WHEEL & TAIL-DRAGGER CONFIGURATIONS AMPHIBIOUS CONFIGURATION
Stall speed (Clean configuration) 40 MPH
Stall speed (Landing configuration) 35 MPH 35 MPH
Cruise speed (65% power) 105 MPH 90 MPH
FIELD PERFORMANCE
Take off roll 262 ft 540 ft on water
Landing roll 235 ft 305 ft
POWER
Rate of climb 1200 ft/min 850 ft/min
Ceiling 14 000 ft 12 000 ft
LIMITATIONS
Maximum crosswind component 32 MPH 20 MPH
Never exceed speed (VNE) 125 MPH 115 MPH
Best glide ratio 10:1 8:1
Ultimate load factor +6/-4 +5/-3
Thanks for putting this vid out there. Well done. Showcases this product well. Did anyone in the production take some of the tribes people up to show them what it was like? I’d loved to see their reactions😎
hey. I am in zambia and considering this aeroplane. whats the take off and landing roll? and more importantly the fuel burn rate? generally hlw does ot compare to the zenith planes
Great stuff, and we have two bushcats on the #VintageAirRally
Thanks! and lucky you ;)
yeah I still want a piper J3 the However I still like the colorations
Do you have a tail dragger yet?
A bush plane with a training wheel?
Awesome looking and performing aircraft from ZA
Is this a good starter plane when your new to aviation and flying?
have you guys looked at the viking engine ......honda block ,,,thats rotax makes the cost prohibitive , the viking is 15 ,000$ 110 to 130 hp ,,,,
Seems kinda like a kitfox with an upgraded cockpit (assuming thats a 912 rotax). Hows it compare cost wise?
Aran Eversman that's great news! You've got years of blissful flying days ahead of you. Enjoy :)
ZERO information other than it looks good? Who’s going to be sold on this vid?
Your right, but there is dips and drabs of info
Does building the quick-build Bushcat qualify builder for 51% rule?
I don't believe its a real bush plane, those tires arent nearly big enough! lol
Just like to point out to some of the commentators that this plane has a taildragger option
Tail dragger version is the best.....😊
Only the double ender project is the real go-anywhere bush plane.Sick of all these single engine designs that will get you into big trouble or leave you stranded, or both.
Can this plane be made into a superstol
Kit is a lot more money than a Kitfox or a Highlander. I don't really get it.
A cat that identifies as a zebra. Don't judge.
It's better than the rest, just don't mention SA
What’s with scarf...
looks inspired from the Skyranger..
I don't always eat bushmeat, but when I do, i prefer house cat. Stay on the toilet, my friends.
in all seriousness, very cool airplane. wish you made a twin!
"bushcat" looks like the capable kitfox and the capable zenith had a baby and what came out was a flashy, expensive, but ultimately pointless baby.
I respectfully disagree!
I may have been a bit rough in my statement. It outflies the Skycatcher, and isn't built in china so it's not terrible. It's just not a good competitor as a bush plane
fully agree. Kitfox or zenith easily outperform this bushcat. Bushcat looks lighter maybe? but zero cargo room, its a trike which doesnt seem like a good idea, and lift off is nothing like other bush planes.
@@saiyan-lord4714 You don't remember the early Kitfoxes then?
All about perspective and appropriateness - horses for courses?
The Bushcat looks fully formed (from day one), it's, apparently, subject to continuous improvement, it's evidently got flying characteristics as benign as a C42/52, but easier to repair maintain, it's been, like a C42 subjected to arduous flight trials.
The early Kitfoxes failed on a lot of those fronts, and had to have continuous improvement forced upon them, from the customers back up the supply chain. In the UK the KF spent a lot of time grounded. A fair few were, iirc abandoned as build projects. The Kitfox - it's derivatives have taken decades to get to where they are now. Eurofox et al are great, but the Bushcat seems to be closing in fast, straight from out of the box. Probably a better trainer too, if it's behaviours are similar to a C42/52?
Is there any room for cargo?
There are people, they just fly for fun. They dont need to much cargospace.
i wonder if you can bring the aircraft to south east asia. i live in indonesia..
Donni Rahardianto of
If one ran out of fuel or whatever in the zebra skin model......it would attract lions and tigers.
lol! perhaps they need a more menacing paint job!
If one's intent was to hunt lions and tigers it would be an advantage. :)
not my intent!
Its no Beaver!
wa kan ek een koop
Hyperbole much?
Ultimate Bush Plane?... Bullshit.
Shut up and take my money
More like bush *flying*,it doesnt look STOL capable,like I said,would rather have Carbon Cub or Super Cub. I am pretty sure the Super Cub takes the world record for shortest takeoff and landing,..something like 20 and 15 feet,look it up.
IPuntBabies highlander stool plus carries good load
make it a tail dragger...
They do. And....it comes on amphibious floats too.
the uglier a plane the more functional in my experience
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ahahahahah..we fly bush everyday in the congo..that thing wouldnt last a month in cargo service ahhahhahaaa...doc johnny
What do you fly? I'm looking at options to haul medical teams (4 people total) and supplies to remote areas in Central America. Considering the Cessna 206.
NO STAT'S --This is a big JOKE, This is obviously not a bush plane, You can call it anything else but that, Oh yes it looks great to look at, BUT..........................
Just compare Alaska stol 2017 and you will know and learn what a bush plane can do,
Most stol planes can take off less then 50 feet and that's in the mountains, and land in similar circumstances, Nose wheels are dangerous landing in rough terrain !
They call that the bush but I've seen more stuff growing in Nevada. Get up here in The Rockies then you'll fly some bush.
im sure its a greeeeeeat sports plane and tourist trap.... but worthless for cargo
How about some black African pilots, or those don't really exist. Looks like a nice, LSA...
+9 LAZARUS they actually do
Thanks for the reply mate...
I THIN ITS FUCKING SICK THAT FLYING IS ONLY FOR RICH PEOPLE. DISGUSTING
Performance??????????????