I hear talk about a Long and Short fuselage. Whats up with that?
There are actually three different fuselage lengths, lets call them the shortest, short and long. The shortest fuselage are the plans published in the Flying and Glider magazine. The short fuselage, also what is called the “Improved Air Camper”, is the one shown on the 1933 drawings. The long fuselage is shown on a supplemental drawing, not dated (my drawing says it was revised in 1994, but I know the fuselage plans date before this). Rumor has it the long fuselage was designed to be used with the Corvair engine (Air cooled engines). I dont know if this is true, but it does not seem to matter what fuselage you build and what engine you hang off that fuselage. Build the one you like and fit in. Mike Cuy, Steve Eldredge and others have the short fuselage with an A-65 (wings slanted back from vertical). Sky Gypsy (Built by Frank Pavliga and his son) was a long fuselage with a Ford engine. They have since removed the Ford and are now flying with an A-65 (and some lead in the nose I believe
