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Re: [ULF-1] Approximate Costs
Andy, the biggest part is the aircraft grade birch ply you need. We payed around 2000 Euros (ordered from Friebe Luftfahrtbedarf) for 15 sheets from 0,8mm up to 2mm. Another tricky point are the welds for the fittings. Here in Germany they need to be done by an approved aircraft welder and these guys cost you 50 Euros an hour. The pine instead is cheap. We bought four 18 ft long planks of swedish pine of excellent quality for 150 Euros all together. Besides the plywood and metal your scrounging abilities have a direct impact on the overall costs. Our overall costs summed up to 4000 Euros. Best wishes Lars --- On Tue, 5/18/10, Member 50 <[email]> wrote: From: Member 50 <[email]> Subject: Re: [ULF-1] Approximate Costs To: [email] Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 5:30 AM Shaun, My experience is limited, I have not stuck two pieces of Member 60 together yet however, I have I have ordered and received glue and some hand tools and the timber for the entire tail assembly. This cost me £600. I have probably slightly over ordered, I hope. Extrapolating this experience I very roughly estimate that the fuselage will cost about £1000 and the wings £1200. There is a builder in the Yahoo talk group who has just ordered the covering on a ‘special deal’ for £1000. I guess that means £1000 minimum. I am sure there are savings that can be made, for example my friend Member 67 is using bamboo, very successfully, for the rib construction instead of spruce. I am going by the drawing and instructions and no practical experience but yes I think you are right the shoulder straps are tightened after take off when foot launching It seems everyone is on the Yahoo talk group so try joining that for a more informed reply Andy From: [email] [mailto:[redacted] On Behalf Of Member 58 Sent: 12 May 2010 02:42 To: [email] Subject: [ULF-1] Approximate Costs Hi, I am considering building a ULF-1 and I was hoping that other builders would share what it has cost them. I am in the U.S. , but costs for builders in other countries will help me get an idea a well. Also, I am somewhat concerned about the harness system on the ULF-1; it appears in the videos and pictures I have seen that the pilot must move forward and down from the normal seated position to get their legs on the ground. My concern is that this might leave a large amount of slack in the harness. Am I missing something, does the pilot simply get seated in flight and then tighten the harness? Thanks, Shaun The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get busy. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ ULF-1 discussion list -- [email] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Preferences, List information: http://lists.ulf-1.com/listinfo.cgi/ulf-1-ulf-1.com