LEXL ORV camera mount testing

Legal Eagle XL ORV and testing a new camera mount. This is an experimental mount with more testing to come to get anything good. I believe the camera needs to be lowered, it is nice to see the front times as they leave the ground and touch down but I believe a lower placement will result in a more overall pleasing view. This is about the limit of distance we can get behind the machine without major bouncing of camera. To move back any more I will use the chase cam. More to come as we test further.

[@JeffCurtisIflyHG]

One of the interesting observations about this view is that you can see how much downward pressure there is on the horizontal stabilizer fabric during normal flight. I think it would be really interesting to add tufts of yarn to the H-stab and V-stab in the areas near the gaps and fly again with the same camera location to see the airflows. I have long thought that the stabilizers would be more effective (less drag, more lift) if the gaps were eliminated as was done by Joe Spencer on his Putt Putt. I plan on making the H-stab one piece instead of two to eliminate the gap and avoid the bowing from fabric pull and I also plan on mounting the V-stab tight to the H-stab to remove that gap as well. This should also be lighter as it will eliminate two steel brackets and associated hardware.

[@vg23air]

Its a good mount location, I wouldn't alter a thing

[@keithschneider6348]

Nice camera set up. Have no idea how the heck you did that but it's awesome 👍

[@sudrajatsuhaeli6212]

Good job, Mister 👍

[@Yellow_cub]

Looks good 👍

[@corycanfield545]

I really enjoy your video's an have been on the fence for a little over a year on weather to build the legal eagle or the affordaplane I have plans for the affordaplane but the eagle seems more my style build look pretty much everything my one question well truth be known one of thousands but why don't anyone use the water cooled snowmobile or wave runner engines the power is there pretty sure the weight is good cause I can find those all day

[@JeffCurtisIflyHG]

For the Legal Eagle the requirements are 30-40hp and about 80lbs for the firewall forward, not including the prop. 2-strokes can achieve the power and weight, even with a reduction drive, but they have proven harder to get set up correctly and have a reputation of being less reliable and less durable. There are not many 4-stroke options that meet the power and weight. The ones I have seen developed are the 1/2 VW, Verner 3 cyl, and Briggs & Stratton Vanguard 23. All of these solutions require some work after buying the motor. One that I have not seen on a Legal Eagle is the Aero 1000 from Helvenco, distributed by Blackhawkusa, but it has the right power and weight.

[@edwomer2969]

So Les do you have any idea how long your typical roll is to take off? It looks to be guessing as much as 300'. I did by plans and am looking at doing an ultra light plane but I would prefer take off roll on grass to be no more than 200'.

[@vg23air]

This was 389 feet, more interesting though, google maps shows a little red plane parked midway on this takeoff roll on the right center of runway 27 aimed to the left at about 240. Wonder who that was ? :)
BTW Les is at about 560 lbs takeoff weight, approx,

[@vg23air]

altitude, temperature, humidity, climb prop, cruise prop, takeoff weight, hp, airfoil,

[@vg23air]

go by wheels up, this is 11 seconds, rotax 503 performance (50hp) is typically 6 seconds, rotax 277 or half vw is 20 seconds. Shoot for 6 seconds in your design.