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New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:34 pm
by Hagar
This one lives here & didn't fly today. I've seen model aircraft bigger than this & although it has two engines it must be one of the smallest "full-sized" aircraft ever to fly. I was lucky enough to get a close look at the amazing litte Colomban MC-15 Cri-Cri.

I took this soon after I arrived.
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Several hours later when he started it up to taxi it back to the hangar. These give some idea of just how tiny this thing is. :o ;)
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Quality's not great as I had to compress them a lot to reduce the file size.

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:52 pm
by F3Hadlow
Blimey, that is small :o

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:44 pm
by flyboy 28
Any idea how tall the guy was? Dosen't look like I could fit in. :P I'm 6'1"

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:55 pm
by Hagar
Any idea how tall the guy was? Dosen't look like I could fit in. :P I'm 6'1"

I didn't take much notice but he's no midget. ;)

The advantage of the twin engine arrangement is that there's plenty of room for the pilot's legs.

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:25 pm
by flyboy 28
The advantage of the twin engine arrangement is that there's plenty of room for the pilot's legs.


Makes sense. I'd assume it's tough to use the rudder pedals with your knees. :)

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:18 pm
by elite marksman
A lawnmower would probably put those engines to shame! Also, I seriously doubt the ability of one of those engines to keep me aloft in case of a failure.

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:22 pm
by beaky
Good to see some intrepid winter flying... I've heard the CriCri is a blast to fly; looks like fun.

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:07 pm
by pc8775
So who runs the Remote Control ;D ;D ;D  Looks like an oversize RC Model.  Do you have any idea of what the specs are for that thing ??  IE:  speed, max altitude ??  It is not something you see everyday.  Nice pics.  

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:20 pm
by Jakemaster
I would be scared to fly that!  Theres a video where one flys THROUGH a C-5

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:27 pm
by flyboy 28
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Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:03 am
by Omag 2.0
I'd like to see the correct procedure to restart the engine when they die in mid flight...  ;D

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:53 am
by Hagar
Thanks for the comments. ;)

[quote]So who runs the Remote Control ;D ;D ;D

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:25 am
by ozzy72
I've eaten bigger things for breakfast :o

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:08 am
by C
Mmm, very small, but for some reason I've always fancied flying one of them :)

Re: New Year's Day Fly-in 2

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:53 am
by The Ruptured Duck
looks like suicide.