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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: VG Installation/Evolvement of Kolb Design |
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If the Kolbs had not advanced beyond the origional model, most of us
be flying something else, the design of the Kolbs must evolve or it
will eventually die.
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| Michael A. Bigelow
Hi Mike:
The wing shape and dimensions of the Kolb have not changed since the
Ultrastar, 1984 or there abouts.
I don't know about the SS and FF. Somebody who does, help me out.
Not really sure about those two. It is Homer Kolb's airfoil and hard
to beat for the job intended.
The Kolbs have gotten bigger, wider, narrower, longer and shorter,
heavieer, beefed up somewhat, but basically the same old Kolb.
john h
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JetPilot
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: VG Installation/Evolvement of Kolb Design |
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Hi John,
I dont really know that much about the history of Kolbs, but they all look like they would be fun to fly. The first one I saw in a picture was a really light plane, with a tiny engine, long legs, but with the strong tube spar wing, and tube to the tail that we see on all Kolbs. 
The evoloution I am referring to is the differnt models that are now available and the improvements that have been made in each one. The firestar now the firestar II, the MKII now the stronger MKIII, and now the MKIII Xtra. They have done an excellent job of steadily improving things over the years without ruining the design and have managed to stay way ahead of the competition.
Michael A. Bigelow
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JetPilot
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: VG Installation/Evolvement of Kolb Design |
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BTW John, there was a thread about 10,000 feet in a Kolb. I was wondering how high you have been with your 912 S. Did the engine start to lose much power, how was its performance way up there. Now that I am about to start flying a 912S im really curious how that engine does at high altitudes.
Michael A. Bigelow
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n79rt(at)kilocharlie.us
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject: VG Installation/Evolvement of Kolb Design |
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Hi Mike:
The wing shape and dimensions of the Kolb have not changed since the
Ultrastar, 1984 or there abouts.
I don't know about the SS and FF. Somebody who does, help me out.
Not really sure about those two. It is Homer Kolb's airfoil and hard
to beat for the job intended.
The Kolbs have gotten bigger, wider, narrower, longer and shorter,
heavieer, beefed up somewhat, but basically the same old Kolb.
john h
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Correct Mr. Hauck! EXACT same airfoil on everyone of them...matter of
fact other than the different size hole in the spar mounting plates,
they are the exact same ribs... rib spacing changes from model to model,
but the shape of the rib and the distance from leading edge spar to
trailing edge spar is the same.
For what it's worth, common airfoils are certainly not new...Aside from
the 208 Caravan, the 177 Cardinal, and the 210 every Cessna ever built
used the NACA 2412
airfoil...140,150,170,172,180,185,205,206,L-19,Skymasher... the list
keeps going...
Jeremy
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n79rt(at)kilocharlie.us
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: VG Installation/Evolvement of Kolb Design |
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every Cessna ever built
used the NACA 2412
airfoil...140,150,170,172,180,185,205,206,L-19,Skymasher... the list
keeps going...
Jeremy
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Correcting myself...exclude the jets...there different critters
altogether.
Jeremy
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