Ramin asked me to share information about the airplane I am
building.
The airplane is called Wheeler Express. It is
a 4 seat, experimental/ homebuilt airplane.
Some call it a kit, but this is a misnomer. You
end up building 80% of the project. I
have spent about 3000 hours in the past 6 years building the airplane. In
terms of size and performance, it is similar to a Lancair IV (fixed gear).
The gross weight of the airplane will be 3600 lbs. It is fixed gear. It should cruise in the neighborhood of
165-175 knts.
The engine is an experimental Lycoming IO-540 with a cold
air intake (~315 hp, normally aspirated).
I am a few months away from first flight (hopefully before
summer).
This is my second project.
The first one was a Long EZ.
The project is located at the EAA hanger at Camarillo airport.
