fastj22 wrote:To me, it looks like a Zenith 650. He has moved the seat up at least 4 inches. Rollover protection is gone. Not sure how he plans to deal with the rudder pedals now that the pilots feet are probably out of reach of them.
fastj22 wrote:look closely at the drawings. The pilot's head is well above the turtle deck. This also allows the elbows to be at the longerons, giving more cabin space. He claims better visibility, which is true.
kmacht wrote:About the only thing that looks sonex like on that plane is the rear fuselage. The wings even look too high on the side view.
fastj22 wrote:One point in his announcement was a higher thrust line for the engine. Pure speculation but in his quest to correct some trim issues with the Waiex, he raised it and found it solved the trim problem, but the result wasn't visually appealing with the stock windshield and canopy. So he improvised and solved the cramped cockpit at the same time.
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