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JamesL(at)Lugoj.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject: Entering a Lightning into the NASA PAV Challenge?

Hi all,



I noticed that Brien Seeley of the CAFE Foundation has been promoting

the foundation's Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) Challenge[1] contest on,

among other places, the Van's Airforce website run by Doug Reeves[2].

The thinking there is that an RV, with some mods to reduce noise, could

meet all the entry requirements. It occurs to me that if an RV could

meet the entry requirements then in theory an Arion Lightning could

too. While I don't think there is a lot of time left before the contest

is run later this year, it can't hurt to look at the rules to see if it

is plausible.



[1] http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pav_pavchallenge_rules.php

[2] http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=14777

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dashvii(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject: Entering a Lightning into the NASA PAV Challenge?

Jim,

   I am pretty sure that the Lightning does meet the rules.  The Jabiru 

engine is quieter than what is going in the RV's I'm sure.  I would consider 

the Lighting to be a more technologically developed aircraft with cutting 

edge manufacturing techniques.  Go over to the Van's AirForce site though 

and they'll tell you that there's no way that you can make an airplane go 

faster with composites than metal.  (had that conversation)  Until they get 

the performance on a lesser amount of horsepower and burning as little fuel 

as we do in cruise though I think the record stands for itself.  Brian W.

From: Jim Logajan <JamesL(at)Lugoj.com>

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Subject: Entering a Lightning into the NASA PAV Challenge?

Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:20:02 -0800






Hi all,



I noticed that Brien Seeley of the CAFE Foundation has been promoting

the foundation's Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) Challenge[1] contest on,

among other places, the Van's Airforce website run by Doug Reeves[2].

The thinking there is that an RV, with some mods to reduce noise, could

meet all the entry requirements. It occurs to me that if an RV could

meet the entry requirements then in theory an Arion Lightning could

too. While I don't think there is a lot of time left before the contest

is run later this year, it can't hurt to look at the rules to see if it

is plausible.



[1] http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pav_pavchallenge_rules.php

[2] http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=14777



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pequeajim

Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Posts: 708
Location: New Holland, PA

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: Entering a Lightning into the NASA PAV Challenge?

Hey Brian:



I love to hear what the Legacy FG guys think of that quote when they are

cruising around at 260mph with that same IO-360 looking back at the rivet

bangers?



Jim!

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