Aeropup maiden flight ver 2.0

This is the second maiden flight of Paul Clift's Aero Pup. The aircraft has now been fitted with a Gen 4 Jabiru 3300 six cylinder engine replacing the old 2200 four cylinder. He has spent the last six months modifying the engine mount, fuel system, cowling, cooling, oil cooling etc, etc. So finally for all of those people who spend far too much time hanging around the airfield and missed his flight...here it is. The good news is that it was a bit boring!, no bounces, swerves off the runway, inspecting the windsock....just a simple, safe take off and climb away. He reports good temperatures and has finally managed to crack 90 knots....just! He landed on the other runway where I was too far away to catch it properly, but I assure you that it was boring too! Well done Paul.

If you are interested in aviation, planes and the people who fly them, come out to the Adelaide Soaring Club located just outside Gawler. There are a large number of gliders, powered aircraft and a few weird and wacky projects hidden away out there.

https://www.adelaidesoaring.org.au/