Badland Part 103 Pilots and Builders Forum

Question. Tom Hail has quite a few videos of a Badlands flying with good performance. Does anyone know what engine he is flying behind?

Thanks!

Does anyone supply a V-Twin engine package, or a belt reduction setup for a V-Twin?

Fuel in the spars would go to a T fitting and then to the engine. This is how many certified high wing airplanes route their fuel. The Cessna 150 for example only has an on and off fuel selector. Gravity will keep the fuel balanced. The tank with the most fuel will supply fuel at any given time. Som...

I think you could put a fuel tank in the wings. Actually two. To get five gallons you would only have to put a 2.5 gallon low profile tank in each wing and T the lines together enroute to the engine. I might include a small header tank to insure no fuel flow interuption. How bout putting the fuel in...

I think a potential problem with the half VW may be fuel supply. The Badlands doesn’t easily lend itself to gravity flow from tank to carb like the forward fuselage mounted tank on the Legal Eagle. Most two cycles have vacuum powered fuel pumps. Not so on the VW. An electric pump would add weight.

Is anyone considering a Half VW on their Badland Aircraft? Approx 37 hp, 85 lbs. Air cooled, no prop reduction, direct drive. A lot of them flying, especially on Legal Eagles. Per Scott Casler's Hummel Aviation site $4,300, assembled and test run. I've got 40 hrs behind a four cylinder VW in a Soner...