Patrick Panzera panzera@sierratel.com
The CorvAIRCRAFT Builders Directory, Page 1
Alphabetized by first name, per page
Green backgrounds denote new information from the Jan 6, 2002 update.
| Builders name and City | Engine / Propeller Type | Application | Comments, Features and website |
| Bob Conner Pampa, Texas | 110 hp direct drive no prop yet. |
50% Complete Dragonfly Mark II |
Have William Wynne's manual but no engine yet. |
| Bill Dearinger Hope, Ark. |
140 with 110 heads |
W-8 Tailwind | Hand prop with small alternator, and OT-10 cam |
| Bryan
Valentine Duncan B.C. (Canada) |
110hp RH no prop yet. |
None. Considering Dragonfly or Q-2 |
Electric start, direct drive. |
| Clare Snyder and Clarence Martens Canada |
Pegazair
100 Rudder and | No fan, rear starter, stock cam, modified intake with single 45MM carb and 180 degree headers planned. Engine on test stand - close to torque testing. http://www.snyder.on.ca/pages/xaviation2.htm | |
| Dale Anderson Phoenix, AZ | 2.7 liter Hand Prop | Varieze 1/2 Built | OT-10 - Engine being cleaned and polished now |
| Dan Exstrom
McMinnville, Oregon | Planning stage, 110hp |
Zenith Zodiac 601XL |
Tail feathers complete, 12 fin oil cooler. Have the OT10 cam from Clark's already waiting. |
| Dan Rogers Shell, Pastaza, Ecuador | 3100 cc w/ roller rockers | Modified Wittman Tailwind | I am in the midst of acquiring 2 rebuildable 110 hp Corvair cores. I plan to have them treated by Bob Sutcliffe for 3100 cc I plan to follow William's manual pretty closely. |
| David L. Hiatt
Auburn, Washington | 110 hp 2700cc Then convert to 3100 Warnke wood prop | Q2 100% finished |
Roller cam custom dual pattern grind Ellison EFS-2 carb possibly FI later Crank fired ignition with in flight adjustable timing curves, and knock sensor, crossed drilled crank with chamfering. Balanced Milled head intake area and custom over the top induction system |
| Dave Mullins
Nashua, New Hampshire | RH 3100cc & RH 2700cc 60" 3 Blade Warp Drive | KR2S | 2700cc finished and mounted on airframe. Working on intake, exhaust, fuel, and electrics. 3100cc crank finished Working on heads next. Then off to Bob Suttcliff's. WebCam http://n323xl.iwarp.com/KRCam.html |
| David
Stroud Ottawa, Canada | 2700 cc. engine, Rinker Redrive, Warp 3 blade prop | 2 place L 16 B replica (Christavia) C-FDWS | Currently flying as of Oct 2001. Engine rebuilt with forged pistons, OT-10 cam, Zenith
sidedraft carb, dual electronic ignition, uses mogas. Rinker gearbox reduction ratio of 1.39:1 http://members.home.net/davestroud/ and http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/dstroud/ |
| Dave
Poirier Deltona, Fl. | 110 hp
(Just received) | Warner Sportster | Kit ordered, delivery in 01-01 Going with direct drive, plan a second engine for future swap out using rinker if performance lags. |
| Aggie
Lewanda Dean Allen Greenville, SC | Corvair engine | KR-2S | I have W. Wynne's book & the KR plans with the S update. I have spent a lot on books & tools and I am finally ready to start. I will use a (looking for a re-buildable one cheap now) and will build a tail dragger with a few minor mods of my own. |
| Del Magsam
New Richmond, Wisconsin | 110hp Blowerless |
Pietenpol Aircamper | Fuselage partially complete |
| Donald
"Doc" Mosher Oshkosh, USA | 110 HP | Pietenpol | Currently have a bad Corvair engine, and have two more junker engines. However, I plan to put a new engine together after Sun'n'Fun. |
| Doug Hunt Alix, Alberta Canada | 140 hp direct drive blowerless Warp Drive 60" 3 blade | CGCGJ |
2 stock carbs, alternator but no starter. Added a 12 volt solenoid to the dist.to retard timing for hand prop. After starting, the solenoid is de energized for normal ignition timing. |
| Edwin Blocher. Moody, AL |
110HP | KR2S |
Widened and lengthened, 110HP (don't know what I will end up doing to the engine. Lower fuselage complete. Working on spars. |
| Frank Tomko
AppleValley Ca. | Dragonfly MKIII s/n 343 | It has been a part time project for the past 12 years I think I have about two more to go before its finished. If anyone wants to ask about my tri gear df they can. | |
| Gary K.
Bacon Jackson, Wisconsin |
110hp Direct Drive Electric start | KR2S |
Will be building a KR2Sunless I find a plane that needs a motor with similar performance |
| Ian Holland Whitecourt, |
110 HP | Pietenpol about 90% done | Have 110 HP Corvair pretty much rebuilt following William Wynne's "bible" No fan, looking at adding a starter. Airplane is (about 90% to go), on the wheels and just about ready for covering. |
| Jack
Cooper Fayetteville NC. | 110 HP | KR-2 | I have William Wynne's manual and the Corvair Shop manual. I have lots of airplane building to do before I'll need a engine so I'm delaying engine work for now. Airplane and engine can be seen at www.geocities.com/kr2cooper |
| Jacob Jaks
Tallahassee, Florida | 110hp, RH prop undecided. | Pober Junior Ace, 75% complete | Direct drive, hand prop. Engine running on airframe (almost 20 hours now) Warp Drive 2 Blade 66" Will soon be disassembling plane to cover. http://home.att.net/~jrjaks/ |
| Jon
Crawford San Antonio, Texas | 110 HP, OT 20 cam wood prop | Dragonfly MKII |
40 over pistons / jugs, custom exhaust, starter, alternator, points ignition http://www.joncrawford.com |
| Joseph
Snow Brookville Ohio |
110 hp, Direct Drive Prop undecided | Q2, conventional gear, airframe 60% | Electric Start, fuel injection |
| Kevin
Purtee Houston Texas | 110 hp, Direct Prop undecided | Pietenpol 80% |
Electric Start, per William Wynne's manual |
| Mark
Jones Wales, Wisconsin |
RH OT-10 cam |
KR-2S 50% complete N886MJ |
Rebuilding per William Wynne's manual. Hope to have engine running by spring 2002. Rear starter. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html |
| Mark
Langford Huntsville, Alabama | 110 based 3100 |
KR2S
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Rear starter, blueprinted, extended prop hub, 3100cc, Weber carb, will fly in late 2002. http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/ |
| Mike Bell
Columbia, SC |
I have a pair of 145 Corvair engines, will build a blowerless, probably hand prop | Pietenpol that is SLOWLY taking shape | I have a very nice 38mm SU carb that I will probably install. If that one doesn't seem satisfactory I'll probably find a Keihin. I'll try and follow William's basic principle of KISS and keep it reliable. |
| Mike
Brown Dallas,Texas | 110 based 3100 | Q3.1or Q'vair Q2 about 40% done |
I now have three 110hp cores to play with. Two will get the "mighty mouse" treatment. One of the two will get turbo'ed. Hopefully have a pile of spare parts left over. Ready to start tearing them down! |
| Oscar
Zuniga Medford, Oregon |
RH direct drive, wood prop |
KR-2S |
Delta cam, (Delta Cam specs) stock displacement, Stromberg carb. Website: http://www.flysquirrel.net/ |
| Patrick Panzera Hanford, California |
RW Warp Drive YN Warp Drive |
Dragonfly MK II Q-2 (Q-Vair) |
Electric start, stock per William Wynne's manual, OT-10 and Roller Rockers. http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/QVair/Page1.html |
| Paul
Gangemi
Erie, PA |
Corvair |
40% |
I'm going the Corvair route as soon as I can sell my 1834ccV/W. |
| Rick Hubka
Calgary, Alberta Canada |
1966 110hp |
KR-2S 20% done | Have William's manual.
Want to get the KR over 50% complete before starting the engine rebuild.
Intend to build my own prop on a duplicator. www.hubka.com |
| Ron Triano So. Lake Tahoe, CA |
110 HP |
Dragonfly Mark II Hoop gear |
Turbo, intercooler, fuel injection, electronic engine management. http://homestead.juno.com/rondefly/Engine.html |
| Sam
Kittle Angels Camp, CA |
110 HP Direct Drive-Prop not selected. |
Tri-Q 40% complete. |
CorvAIRCRAFT Jr. Collage alumni |
| Tom
L. Cummings
Sulphur, La |
1964 110 hp YN, Warp Drive 2 blade | W-10 Tailwind |
Corvair College alumni, Direct Drive, OT-10 cam, .030 pistons, electric start. http://www.geocities.com/tomlc1 |
| Warren D.
Shoun La Verne, CA |
80 HP
110 based 3100 |
Sonerai IIL | 80 HP for Sonerai IIL. Fanatical light weight attempt with many Sutcliff modifications. 110 based 3100 "Bob's Big Boy" for a Vision: All Sutcliff modifications, plus a Rinker Re-Drive to be used in a Vision. |
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list, email
Patrick Panzera panzera@sierratel.com