Mauleguy
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Bushwacker rebuild is finally complete, still working the bugs out so not completely satisfied yet. Here are some of the details of the rebuild:
Extended the 33'8 wing to 36' (added 12" to each spar and used the Dakota wing tips)
Shortened the flaps from 120" to 114"
Extended the ailerons from 60" to 77" (best flying Experimental Maule ever for roll control)
Went from Lycoming O-360 (180hp) to Lycoming IO-360 (200hp)
Went from 90" fixed pitch to 84" constant speed propeller
Added the tip tanks back in for a total of 67 gallons of fuel from the original 44 gallons.
Changed the yoke side by side seating to center line seating with stick for pilot and cub style heal brakes and rudder peddles, moved the rear sling seat forward 6"
Changed the angle of incidence of wing attach fittings from 1 11/16" to 3 1/8" (made horizontal ground adjustable to get the angle correct after initial testing)
Made cub style cowling and custom dynafocal engine mount shortened and lowered
Weight before rebuild 1325 with empty CG at 12.6 weight after rebuild 1359 with empty CG at 13.0 (gross weight of 2500)
Simplified instrument panel and lowered top by around 3"
Made the extended baggage flat with the rest of the baggage area so there is around 7 feet of flat floor from the back of the cub style seat to the back of the baggage.
I only have a few hours in it but based on what I have seen so far it looks like it will cruise around 117 mph at 2350 rpm at sea level (not sure how much power I am putting to it because my Dynon is out of it for repair) but it is not firewalled at that speed. I would guess I am probably at 25" of manifold pressure.
it will land at around 35 mph GPS and the visibility over the nose is better then my cub.
Extended the 33'8 wing to 36' (added 12" to each spar and used the Dakota wing tips)
Shortened the flaps from 120" to 114"
Extended the ailerons from 60" to 77" (best flying Experimental Maule ever for roll control)
Went from Lycoming O-360 (180hp) to Lycoming IO-360 (200hp)
Went from 90" fixed pitch to 84" constant speed propeller
Added the tip tanks back in for a total of 67 gallons of fuel from the original 44 gallons.
Changed the yoke side by side seating to center line seating with stick for pilot and cub style heal brakes and rudder peddles, moved the rear sling seat forward 6"
Changed the angle of incidence of wing attach fittings from 1 11/16" to 3 1/8" (made horizontal ground adjustable to get the angle correct after initial testing)
Made cub style cowling and custom dynafocal engine mount shortened and lowered
Weight before rebuild 1325 with empty CG at 12.6 weight after rebuild 1359 with empty CG at 13.0 (gross weight of 2500)
Simplified instrument panel and lowered top by around 3"
Made the extended baggage flat with the rest of the baggage area so there is around 7 feet of flat floor from the back of the cub style seat to the back of the baggage.
I only have a few hours in it but based on what I have seen so far it looks like it will cruise around 117 mph at 2350 rpm at sea level (not sure how much power I am putting to it because my Dynon is out of it for repair) but it is not firewalled at that speed. I would guess I am probably at 25" of manifold pressure.
it will land at around 35 mph GPS and the visibility over the nose is better then my cub.