Finished!

[Marks481]

I thought you were building a Murphy Rebel? Did you finish that one too, or just switch to the Lightning? Pretty impressive to get that built in less then a year; most airplane build logs are 5-15 years.

Nice job; I was an airplane nut when I was 15yo, got up to student pilot at that time, and wanted to build a kit plane. I still would like to get back into flying now that I am 40yo.

 

[MossRoad]

Pretty snazzy looking bird you got there, Jim. I like the paint job.

 

[pequeajim]

Thanks Moss...

Tim: I was building a Rebel until about a year ago, someone offered me too much for my 90% completed airplane and I decided to go cross country with the Lightning instead of short field with the Rebel.

This one's like a little fighter!

 

[Marks481]

yes, quite a difference in performance between those two planes. Looks like the Lightning is designed to get you places fast instead of just fly circuits around the airfield.

 

[KentT]

Nice looking plane, Jim... a real speedster.

Are you licensing it as an experimental or a sport-experimental?

How are you liking that Jabiru 6-cylinder? I've been looking into the possibility of building a Jabiru 230/250 for my wife, when I retire in a few years.

 

[pequeajim]

Nice looking plane, Jim... a real speedster.

Are you licensing it as an experimental or a sport-experimental?

How are you liking that Jabiru 6-cylinder? I've been looking into the possibility of building a Jabiru 230/250 for my wife, when I retire in a few years.

It will be licensed as an experimental with a gross weight of 1320lbs.

THis way, it can be sold as a ELSA if I so choolse to. The Jabiru is an awsome engine. I was thinking about what it would be like on my 425? Imagine that lightweight power at 120 horses!