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hatsunearuyesterday at 9:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

Is this a Part 103 Ultralight?

Also it's insane that they used a bolted joint with plastics on a critical place, the plastic will creep under the clamp load and will lose clamp force.


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bri3dyesterday at 9:34 PM

> Is this a Part 103 Ultralight?

Well, no, it's in the UK. It also has a gross weight of around 2000lbs, so it's probably not subject to any of the relaxed regulations anywhere, although I don't know how the UK homebuilt rules work these days.

senectus1today at 12:27 AM

I'm astounded that anyone would sell, buy, or mount this to an engine or in an engine bay.

This is Darwin award nomination stuff for everyone involved.