IBIS RJ.03 canard experimental homebuilt airplane project

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IBIS RJ.03 canard airplane

Welcome to my IBIS RJ.03 homebuilt canard airplane website, which documents my first shot at building an experimental canard aircraft.
The aircraft I decided to build is an RJ.03 IBIS ('The French canard'), a light two seater experimental canard airplane built mainly from wood. The ICAO type designator is 'RJ03'.
On this site you learn: why I decided to build an IBIS RJ.03; what aircraft building materials are needed; about building methods, aircraft engine options and instruments, etc.

The paragraph below points you to those pages that were updated most recently:

Most current information:

Project Progress:	Canard Wing - Landing Gear
Planning:	VW Aero Engine Configuration
Tooling:	Some of the tools
Workshop	Added a recent workshop picture
Pictures:	IBIS home territory
downloads:	VOR / GS diplexer DIY design [504 KB]

IBIS canard project top level pages:

Progress This page contains a jump start to the most recent information about my IBIS airplane project. Still, I advise you to bookmark the main entry page or use the RSS feed to keep up to date.

Building material These pages document what material is needed to build an IBIS. Descriptions of woods, foam, metal and alloys, glues and resins, the whole sheebang.

IBIS, say what? Ornithologists call these colourful birds Plegadis Chihi, at least if it's the white faced variety. I simply call it a 'rather light single engine tandem two-seater tri-gear canard.

Aviation Picture Galleries Every now and them I publish an aviation related picture gallery on this page. It might or might not be about homebuilding an IBIS airplane.

Flying Adventures Every now and then a flight is memorable enough that I jot down a couple of lines about it. These notes may cover a nice approach, people I met or something that I learned, whatever.

Downloads This section provides access to non-copyrighted material, or to copyrighted documents or files, for which I got permission to publish them here.

Nice to know Information that is relevant to this experimental aircraft project in some way or another but somehow doesn't fit in with the rest of the site

Links There are many more aviation related resourcen than just this site, that's why links to other relevant websites are collected here. If you think a relevant aviation site is missing, please let me know!

IBIS canard familiarisation with Jean Claude

IBIS canard transition training flights with JC

During the 2007 RSA Fly-in (Vichy, LFLV) I had a great opportunity to get IBIS training on two different birds, on both occasions the mentoring was by co-designer Jean Claude Junqua himself.

Aviation news from around the world:....

	Boeing 747-8 Freighter Successfully Completes First Flight.
	EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): The Boeing (NYSE: (BA)) 747-8 Freighter successfully took to the sky for the first time today before more than 5,000 employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders. The flight begins a test program for the world's most efficient freighter.
	UPS Starts Pilot Furlough Process.
	LOUISVILLE (BUSINESS WIRE): UPS (UPS) today announced plans to furlough at least 300 of its airline pilots, but at the same time continued its effort to find a solution with the pilots' union that would avert or mitigate the layoffs before they take effect. UPS employs about 2,800 pilots. UPS has been working with its union, the Independent Pilots Association, for the past year to identify ways to cut operating costs to avoid any pilot furloughs.
	American Airlines to Charge $8 for Blankets.
	If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it's going to cost you. The airline will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket in coach class for domestic trips and some international flights longer than two hours, beginning May 1. The international flights are to and from Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Central America. Spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said Monday it was an economic decision.
	Iran Opens Drone Aircraft Production Lines.
	TEHRAN, (UPI): Iran has opened a pair of production lines for the manufacture of advanced drone aircraft, the country's defense minister said Monday. Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the drones would be capable of carrying out precise bombing missions, the state-run Press TV reported. "The two drones, named Raad and Nazir, are capable of carrying out surveillance, detection and even assaults with high precision," Vahidi said Monday.
	Team K-MAX Demonstrates Successful Unmanned Helicopter Cargo Resupply to U.S. Marine Corps.
	DUGWAY, UT: Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: (LMT)] and Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation [NASDAQ GS: (KAMN)] have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Marine Corps the capability of the Unmanned K-MAX® helicopter to resupply troops by unmanned helicopter at forward operating bases in Afghanistan.
	Body Found in Delta Airplane Wheel Well After Arriving in Tokyo from New York.
	TOKYO: Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York. The body of the apparent stowaway, identified only as that of a male with dark skin, was clad only in a long-sleeved, plaid shirt and jeans, police at the Narita International Airport said Monday.
	Launch of NASA?s Shuttle Endeavour Sparks Early Monday Sunrise.
	CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida's Space Coast on Monday with a 4:14 a.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle's last scheduled night launch began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the final year of shuttle operations.
	Eurocopter Southeast Asia Signs Contract With Vinacopter Vinacopter Orders Four Helicopters to Develop Commercial Helicopter Market in Vietnam.
	Vinacopter has purchased four Eurocopter helicopters to serve as the launch fleet for its newly created subsidiary, HeliVietnam, a new commercial charter venture. The fleet, which will consist of one AS355NP, a new generation light twin engine helicopter, two high performance single engine AS350B3 aircraft and one twin engine EC135, will be used for tourism and VIP transport. Delivery of the AS355NP is scheduled for the first half of 2010 while the remainder of the fleet will be delivered in the second half of 2011.
	Eurocopter South East Asia Announces First Sales Contract With Thailand?s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
	Eurocopter Southeast Asia (ESEA), subsidiary of the world?s leading helicopter manufacturer, today announced its first sales contract with Thailand?s Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MNRE) for one EC135 aircraft. The sale follows the establishment of Eurocopter?s first branch office in Thailand in December last year.
	Boeing Completes 747-8 Freighter Taxi Tests.
	EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall) Boeing (NYSE: BA) completed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Freighter today. With Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein at the controls, the airplane reached a top seed of approximately 90 knots (103.5 mph, 166.6 kph).

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