A member here sent me a pic of this plane a while back. I see it's on Barnstormers now. 7 passengers, 600HP 540ci V-8, and Buckshot mudders how can you go wrong? What a monster. Hopefully someone with alot of money, time, and ingenuity will get it flying someday.

My hangar neighbors' project. Calls it The Condor. Awesome to see in person

Anything that needs a ladder to climb into is alright in my book.

Wowser that is huge. Was this plane a one off design? After a quick look at that rearward pivoting landing gear I wonder how much that relocates the CG forward on touchdown as the gear moves back under impact and load. I am picturing a perpetual motion porpoising touchdown followed by a go around. I noticed that no wings are included. I assume they are not yet engineered or were the attach points made to match up to an existing wing from a Cessna or other plane? In either case the buyer of this plane probably will not be eligible for a repairman certificate as it appears more than 51% has been completed, especially if the wings are salvaged from another plane and installed on this one.

Should have a pic of somebody standing next to it for size comparison.

So where do I look to see this on BS?
Thanks GT

Where is the fuel tanks going to be?

On Barnstormers it's under: Experimental-Bush Plane. This thing going to have an empty weight of 10k pounds?

You must have to single-point fuel it from the belly.

58Skylane wrote:Where is the fuel tanks going to be?

Pat I'm picturing chrome saddle tanks on this bad boy.

denalipilot wrote:

58Skylane wrote:Where is the fuel tanks going to be?

Pat I'm picturing chrome saddle tanks on this bad boy.

Awe yeah....... Lot's of LED's and strobes, too. And gonna need some big ole mud flaps with them chrome naked lady's on that bird.

58Skylane wrote:

denalipilot wrote:

58Skylane wrote:Where is the fuel tanks going to be?

Pat I'm picturing chrome saddle tanks on this bad boy.

Awe yeah....... Lot's of LED's and strobes, too. And gonna need some big ole mud flaps with them chrome naked lady's on that bird.

You forgot the bulls balls hanging from the tail somewhere...And a decal of Calvin pissing on a SuperCub somewhere...

^^^LOL^^^

So......... Is this plane for real?? By the looks of the engine, it's going to need one heck of a huge prop. Interesting

Here is another shot I took awhile ago. Let me put it this way, I am 6'4 and I can walk under it while ducking down a little bit

I thought the SuperChub was extreme. Wow.

This thing belongs to a good friend of mine. No there are no wings. I tried to convince him to put on my Helio Courier H800 wings and to build out the fuselage area at the wing location with stubs 8'6" overall and attach the wings to those stubs to increase the overall wing span.
It is absolutely huge!! You have to stand beside it to appreciate how big it really is. Workmanship is very good. Structure is all tubing with thin fiberglass panels for skin.
I would love to have it but my wife keeps telling me no.
Also know the engine builder . He has an excellent reputation for building race engines, and is or was a pilot for the National Guard .

Hope Dick chimes in here to answer questions.

Is there another one like it already built and flying?

Good God, that thing is a beast! It'll suck the fuel just lugging those tires around! I cant imaging the fuel use on this beast!

Well if a 300 hp 520 uses 17 GPS cruise and 25 on take off?
Should be around 34 cruise and 50 takeoff.
Just saying!
GT

M6RV6 wrote:Well if a 300 hp 520 uses 17 GPS cruise and 25 on take off?
Should be around 34 cruise and 50 takeoff.
Just saying!
GT

17 GPS?!?! Holy sh*t. How can anyone afford to fly one of those. Must have big ass fuel tanks...

I know, I'm a smart ass some days.

The auto correct is sometimes a little much on this thing!!
GT
And yes you are, but hopefully we do that!!