Traditional allwood construction, fabric covered and strutbraced the vp1 is. I am a volksplane fan and i have posted vp information to r. It has been said that the vp1 handles similarly to the piper cub. Canopycockpitfuselage covers canopy covers help reduce damage to your airplanes upholstery and avionics caused by excessive heat, and they can eliminate problems caused. There is no kit, only a detailed set of plans, from evans aircraft. We offer complete plans and instructions to build your own ultralight helicopter, homebuilt airplane, go karts and much more. If anyone can be of assistance it will be greatly appteceiated. Not wanting to delay my volksplane project to build a better workshop, i decided that this would do for a while. In june of 2004, after a few months of research and planning, i began construction of an evans vp1, also known as the volksplane. It took me many design considerations before deciding on the volksplane vp1. On august 10, 2015, at 1033 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateurbuilt volksplane vp1, n9288, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain during the initial climb after takeoff from brooksvilletampa bay regional airport bkv, brooksville, florida. The idea of storing your plane at home and then tow to airport was strong in 1969. Please have the name of the magazine, year, month and page number ready when calling to make a request. Vacuum formed cowl and covers, plastic dummy vw motor, window included.
Alternative download locations if the download button above does not work you can try these alternative locations to download the volksplane plans. The evans vp1 volksplane is an american designed aircraft for amateur construction. Build and fly the volksplane ii vp2 diy complete construction plans. Vp 1 volksplane plans and pilots handbook includes complete set of plans to build the popular vp 1 and complete pilots operating handbook. This allwood singleseat aircraft was designed to be easy to build and easy to fly. Volksplane news keith schindler, editor 25 princeton ct denton, tx 76201 817 2430165. Jul 16, 2015 from the september issue of man, this new version of the ever popular evans volksplane is the work of rc model designer and contributor pat tritle. The best low cost drones for beginners part 1 my recommendations duration.
Complete plans to build the volksplane 2 homebuilt airplane. The vp1 and vp2 can be stowed at home and require no trailer for highway towing. Plan listing thumbnail prev next plan this is the vp1 volksplane listing page, here you can download the plan, article and see the main thumbnail and extra images. Vp 1 is a single seater but there is also vp 2 which is a double seater. Ultralight airplane volksplane vp2 plans on cd ebay. In addition it provides personal insights into how to build and fly the vp1 by the designer, answers to. On august 10, 2015, at 1033 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateurbuilt volksplane vp 1, n9288, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain during the initial climb after takeoff from brooksvilletampa bay regional airport bkv, brooksville, florida. Building an evans vp1 volksplane stefan vorkoetter. The plans are detailed enough i have seen a few better, but a lot worse and it is the. Its one of the most popular choices of the homebuilders because of its simplicity.
Evans vp1, vp1 series 2 the light aircraft association. The sport pilot, who was also the builder of the airplane, was seriously injured. The volksplane was designed and prototyped by bud evans in 1968. We recommend that other questions related to structural modifications to accommodate overweight pilots should be researched through volksplane forums, parts vendors, and other internet search. The fuselage of the vp2 was a foot longer than the vp1 19ft. About the evans vp1 volksplane plan this plan is 197. A volkswagen engine installed in an evans vp1 volksplane at the canada aviation and space museum. We have been flying it for over 30 april 1971 two years now, and it has provided us with a tale or two worth telling. Hello, i am wondering if anyone out there has plans, or know of anywhere i mght be able to obtain plans for the gene evan vp1 volksplane. Vp 1 volksplane plans the vp 1 is perhaps the simplest, least expensive wood aircraft you can build. Volksplane vp1 we are the exclusive distributor for vp1 and vp2 materials kits. The vp1 is available as a singleseater and as a sidebyside twoseater. The vp3 has a cantilever wing and download able plans. This is a truly cool wood airplane with simple construction.
Minimal welding is in the controlstick assembly, the flying struts, and the stabilator horn. Hello, i am wondering if anyone out there has plans, or know of anywhere i mght be able to obtain plans for the gene evan vp 1 volksplane. Vp1 volksplane plans and pilots handbook aircraft spruce. The volksplane must be just about the simplest possible aircraft, especially from the scale modellers point of view. Keyword search pick only one from each group and keep in mind that we are in the process of editing all the plans so only the plans already edited will show up. Volksplane vp 1 we are the exclusive distributor for vp 1 and vp 2 materials kits. In the vpi, that means 24 feet of span 27 in the vpii. Details about ultralight airplane volksplane vp2 plans on cd. Mar 28, 2017 volksplane vp1 we are the exclusive distributor for vp1 and vp2 materials kits. This model of the evans vp1 volksplane was designed and built in two weeks, though it must be admitted that the designer was off work at the time. I chose the volksplane because it is built from materials im comfortable working with and the. Sure, if you can dedicate all your time to building, it could probably be done over the winter months. To download this plan and its related files you must be a logged in member. If you want more information, check out these links.
See all the site content, full home page, related plans. Fully illustrated evans lightplane designers handbook is an exceptional book providing a ready source. Canopycockpitfuselage covers canopy covers help reduce damage to your airplanes upholstery and avionics caused by excessive heat, and they can eliminate problems caused by leaking door and window seals. As a permit to fly aircraft, full compliance with a design code is not required. The volksplane vp1 scale model of the homebuilt, all wood construction. The vp1 is a longaccepted plansbuilt aircraft design, drawings only available. Evans aircraft no longer offers volksplane ii plans for sale due to legal reasons, but tinker source has permission to sell these vp 2 plans. The idea of storing your plane at home and then tow to airport was strong in.
The 150 page vp1 volksplane plans and pilots handbook contains a complete set of plans for successfully building and flying the vp1. Work on the design of the vp 1, was completed between 1966 and 1968, the intention being that the design would be simple to build for a novice working at home. This is the evans vp1 volksplane listing page, here you can download the plan, article and. Order volksplane prints at aerofred free plans website. If you would like to print a plan that is not on the website. The evans vp 1 volksplane is an american designed aircraft for amateur construction. Evans vp1 volksplaneaerofred free model airplane plans. Plan details prev next plan these are the details for the vp 1 volksplane plan. This easy to build park flyer has built up lightweight construction and features scale allflying tail surfaces just like the real thing.
The design was successful, and, following a first flight in september 1968, a large number of aircraft have been constructed by homebuilders. I would recommend 1 16 sq balsa sticks throughout for beginners, 1 20 for the more experienced. The vp 1 was designed specifically to utilise a modified vw type 1 automotive engine from the vw beetle. Boat motor cart plans diy outboard engine stand carrier dolly trolling storage.
Volksplane vp1 we are the exclusive distributor for vp1 and vp2. Work on the design of the vp1, was completed between 1966 and 1968, the intention being that the design would be simple to build for a novice working at. The credits are a way to recognize work done with the plans, may be scanning, tracing, cleaning, restoring, scaling the evans volksplane model airplane plan. The evans volksplane plans is supposed to be scaled correctly, a good way to be sure about this it to open it with adobe pdfreader and measure the parts checking if they fit together. The vp 1 is an allwood, strutbraced opencockpit singleseat lowwing aircraft designed for amateur construction. Page 09 page 1019 page 2029 page 3039 page 4049 page 5059 page 6070. Nine pilots have flown the airplane for over 250 hours with most of the flying done by bud evans, charlie ackerman volksplane engine expert, walt mooney first volksplane pilot, and. That much wing gives leisurely takeoffs and landings, but it adds extra drag to the copious amount generated by the rest of the airplane to keep cruise down around 75 to 80 mph. I would recommend 116 sq balsa sticks throughout for beginners, 120 for the more experienced. If you would like to become a plan editor and help us to edit the attributes of all the plans in the website please click the edit attributes button below. It took me many design considerations before deciding on the volksplane vp 1. The handbook is available in hard copy and will soon be available as a pdf download normal or large print q. Today there is a vp flying in practically every country on the globe.
From the september issue of man, this new version of the ever popular evans volksplane is the work of rc model designer and contributor pat tritle. About the evans vp 1 volksplane plan this plan is 197. More than 6000 sets of plans have been sold and dozens of aircraft are still under construction around the world. Evans vp1 volksplane plan 10773 type model cl scale sport. It has been downloaded 229 times by fellow modelers from around the world. I dont know the exact circumstances that led to the team effort that sired the original vpi, but it must have been the result of a bunch of convair design engineers sitting around sipping suds and grousing about slaving all day for designs that were too complex to fly. The wings were designed to be detachable to allow the aircraft to be transported by road. Vp1 volksplane plans the vp1 is perhaps the simplest, least expensive wood aircraft you can build. Evans vp1 volksplane 48 plan sarik hobbies for the. Laa type acceptance data sheet tads 062 evans vp 1 and vp 1 series 2 page 1 of 7.
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