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Fourstar
Man always dreamed of flying
but it took him a long time to
get himself in the air. Nowadays
it is as simple as writing a check
for an easy to build airplane kit.
Of course if you are of limited
means, simply writing a check
is not all that simple.
Fourstar is all about how I
designed and built a fine
airplane and the engine that
powers it in a six month spare
time period for a total cost of
$1,800.
but it took him a long time to
get himself in the air. Nowadays
it is as simple as writing a check
for an easy to build airplane kit.
Of course if you are of limited
means, simply writing a check
is not all that simple.
Fourstar is all about how I
designed and built a fine
airplane and the engine that
powers it in a six month spare
time period for a total cost of
$1,800.
Bill Bronson
Illustrated Engine Narrative on how
I built this engine available soon
on this page
I built this engine available soon
on this page
Fourstar
Fourstar-I chose to name my airplane creation Fourstar because the layout is copied from the
successful Kolb Firestar ultralight pusher aircraft. The only real technical departures were that I put
my smooth running and cheap to build four cycle ½ Volkswagen engine in the front instead of a very
powerful (but costly) Rotax two cycle engine in the rear. Instead of Firestar, I named it a Fourstar to
connect it with its legacy ‘star roots and affix its economical and dependable four cycle engine
my smooth running and cheap to build four cycle ½ Volkswagen engine in the front instead of a very
powerful (but costly) Rotax two cycle engine in the rear. Instead of Firestar, I named it a Fourstar to
connect it with its legacy ‘star roots and affix its economical and dependable four cycle engine
Setup sequence from trailer to flight ready is a one man job that
takes only 8 minutes. Picture on right is me flying Fourstar south
in Illinois along flooded Mississippi river 20 miles south of Saint
Louis Missouri.
takes only 8 minutes. Picture on right is me flying Fourstar south
in Illinois along flooded Mississippi river 20 miles south of Saint
Louis Missouri.
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