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On my way back to the north of Germany, I took a small detour to the south to visit Hans v.d. Linden, yet one more ‘Hans’ that feels compelled to build an RJ.03 IBIS homebuilt airplane.

Getting back up to steam is often difficult for various reasons (or excuses ). To lower that threshold, I decided to take on the construction of the new type IBIS canard wing tips as these parts are small and rather easy to build.
The old canard wing tips were sort of round. The […]

…but there’s no need to make your project any more expensive than it needs to be, right?
Aircraft aluminium required
For the controls actuation of my IBIS canard project I needed some aluminum tubing in several sizes, with a length of up to 1.80m / 6′. Also some solid round aluminum rod and flat bar was […]

In between the many non-aviation related chores I need to tend to these days my thoughts wandered off and continued to mull over how the engine for my Ibis homebuilt aircraft is going to look like. The thing I contemplated the last couple of weeks is ‘compression ratio‘.

after finishing the renovation of my workshop (soundproofing, thermal isolation, lighting, etc.) I’m happy to report that I’m back at building my RJ.03 IBIS homebuilt aircraft. Last Saturday I put in a couple of hours towards completing the main gear.

The VW aero engine for my RJ.03 IBIS is going to get a double Leburg electronic ignition system.
The electronic ignition system originating from the UK is generic enough to have been installed on VW’s, Subarus, KFM’s and a C65, all of this with the endorsement of the British LAA (formerly known as the Popular Flying Association).

As of today, I’m yet one more step nearer to finalising my RJ.03 IBIS instrument panel specification - this time by getting the flight timer (that had been on order for quite some time…) delivered to my doorstep.

During the weekend of ‘le grand jour de la grande nation’ I had the pleasure of spending some time in Vichy and Roanne.
During this weekend, I visited the RSA fly-in and also met one of the IBIS designers, who invited me to be checked out on two of these birds.

The realtiy of building my experimental airplane made me re-think the instrument panel concepts for my RJ.03 IBIS.

Preparing for a homebuilt aircraft project is an interesting exercise, especially so if it’s your first homebuilt airplane project and if you happen to be relocating at the same time.