Ever seen one of these?

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:11 am

Know what it is?

CJ

painless · Post by **painless** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:52 am

A Cessna that swallowed an RV?

Son of Saab?

A mistake??

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:58 am

There is one on each side!

CJ

painless · Post by **painless** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:11 am

Interesting that it's not just a stabilator. Wicked interesting!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:02 pm

It is a super STOL Katmai conversion for the 182!

The thing is incredible!

CJ

pat · Post by **pat** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 6:59 pm

It's a canardinal with struts. Actually a friend designed a cardinal pusher with a canard. Looked pretty cool!
Pat

Thermos · Post by **Thermos** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:50 am

I was at the Concord NH airport a few weeks ago and came across an airplane with the same mod -

This airplane also has a completely different wing with leading edge cuffs and full-span slotted flaperons -

It's a very heavily modified 182 called a Wren. It's not too often that I come across an airplane I don't recognize, but this one took me by surprise.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:19 pm

Wow Dave... That's cool!

It prompted me to do a little bit of research. Seems that the Wren was the predecessor of the Katmai!

http://www.katmai-260se.com/history.html

This Katmai has the 300hp mod too!

They tell me that it can take off and land at something like 40 knots!

CJ

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:33 pm

Clarification:

It STALLS at 31 knots!

WOW!

Here are the full performance specs:

http://www.katmai-260se.com/performance.html

CJ[/img]

Thermos · Post by **Thermos** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:44 am

Where'd you find that airplane, John? At PYM?

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:34 am

Yup, its at Alpha One right now.

Really cool!

CJ