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Subject:Re: Dreamwings expreinces?
From:Ross Carlisle
Date:Wed Jan 17 14:11:34 2001
Seems to me they were supposed to have one flying at the major shows last
year. I think the writing is on the wall. Its a very ambitious project,
but they screwed themselves when they started selling kits before they had a
prototype.

Ross

Daniel Grunloh wrote in message
news:20n96.505$Rl5.9761@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu...
> In article ,
> grunloh@uiuc.edu (Daniel Grunloh) wrote:
> >>Niz wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi!
> >>>
> >>> Im thinking about buying a Dreamwings Valkyrie,
(http://www.dreamwings.com)
> >>> Has anyone had any experiences of this company or their aircraft?
>
>
> >You are probably a newcomer and dont realize that this
> >ambitious design has been long on promise and short
> >on actual flight, or delivery. I am out of touch myself,
> >I though they had actually probably folded by now. Maybe
> >the website hasnt been taken down.
>
> My apologies I did say I was out of touch. A check of the website
> shows they are indeed still at work and expect to build their
> first production wings early this year. Possibly we will see
> one flying at a major airshow this year. After a while, they
> will fix any problems found in actual use. With new materials
> and a new type of plane its hard to say just how hard the
> average pilot will land one of these planes. Might have to change
> an engine mount or a canopy design. The later models, if
> they continue, will be better.
>
> Its an interesting engineering exercise but I actually
> wonder where is the niche for this design? Do many
> people want a long range fuel efficent cruiser that
> goes 140 mph? Seems to be a lot more interest in the
> 200+ mph category.
>
>
> >Are they still trying? Maybe it will happen some day.
> >Anyway you should wait until this design starts showing
> >up at the airshows and in the magazines. Pick something
> >instead which is already proven. The Dreamwings are not
> >yet to that point.
>
> --------------
> Daniel Grunloh (grunloh@uiuc.edu)
> http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~grunloh



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