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**madmax** · 08-15-2007, 01:40 AM

As the big maiden weekend approaches, our friends John Light, and Jared Siskinc are putting the final touches on the XXXXXXL Staudacher. For some reason, every time I look at this thing is seems to just get bigger and bigger! The boys finally decided on a power plant for this beast, and with some motor mount modification, the Staudacher now has a sweet new Hirth F-30 1042CC 4banger on the nose. Yes, that's correct. 1042cc's on a model airplane. That's 10 DA100's and change!

The new motor will give the 300lb AUW airframe roughly 600 pounds of thrust spinning a godzilla sized 64" 4 blade Powerfin prop. That's just about 2:1 power to weight and with the huge control surfaces, it is absolutely doable that she will be 3D capable.

As the final days count by, our friends from Missouri will be working feverishly on the final touches, and soon, the legendary hangar queen will fly. Stay tuned right here fo FG for all the latest Staudacher news. And you betcha, we'll have full video coverage of this semi historic event.

All the best -

FlyingGiants Crew

08-15-2007, 01:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
madmax Pre-SleepyC Tuna Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexifornia Age: 37 Posts: 9,825 Blog Entries: 8 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Clock's a Tickin'! Countdown to The Maiden. As the big maiden weekend approaches, our friends John Light, and Jared Siskinc are putting the final touches on the XXXXXXL Staudacher. For some reason, every time I look at this thing is seems to just get bigger and bigger! The boys finally decided on a power plant for this beast, and with some motor mount modification, the Staudacher now has a sweet new Hirth F-30 1042CC 4banger on the nose. Yes, that's correct. 1042cc's on a model airplane. That's 10 DA100's and change! The new motor will give the 300lb AUW airframe roughly 600 pounds of thrust spinning a godzilla sized 64" 4 blade Powerfin prop. That's just about 2:1 power to weight and with the huge control surfaces, it is absolutely doable that she will be 3D capable. As the final days count by, our friends from Missouri will be working feverishly on the final touches, and soon, the legendary hangar queen will fly. Stay tuned right here fo FG for all the latest Staudacher news. And you betcha, we'll have full video coverage of this semi historic event. All the best - FlyingGiants Crew Attached Thumbnails __________________ Sponsored by Visa, American Express, and The Discover Corporation.