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"Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by Ben_Chiu on 07-10-02 at 18:43z
From Jerry:

Ben
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As promised, here are a couple of pics of my new airplane - the MiniMax 103.

Powered by a Rotax 277 engine - 28 hp
Wingspan 25 feet, length 16 feet
Empty weight - 250 pounds Gross wt - 500 pounds
Top Speed - 63MPH
Cruise speed - 55MPH
Stall speed - 26 MPH
Climb Rate - 650fpm
Take off dist (grass)- 150 ft
Landing roll (grass) - 180 ft.

And -

NO - I'm not hand proping it, just moving it into position....

Cheers,
Jerry

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by DeeWaldron on 07-10-02 at 22:45z
How many channels is it? LOL!
What is that up front? An OS Max .60? ROFLMAO!

Have fun Jerry! ;-)

Dee

"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 07-11-02 at 14:18z
>> How many channels is it? LOL!<<

Channels?? don't understand....:)

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 07-11-02 at 14:57z
>> How many channels is it? LOL!<<

oh...I get it now.....RC Channels, right?

Actually quite a few and VOR's also....:)

Burns mogas and the wings come off so I can hanger it in a garage.... trailer it between garage and airfield - or - on a good day.....take off from the back yard :)

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by Guido_Ostkamp on 07-12-02 at 15:51z
Hi Jerry,

> Burns mogas and the wings come off so I can hanger it in a garage....
> trailer it between garage and airfield - or - on a good day.....take off
> from the back yard :)

Congratulations ... have fun! You must send us a few pictures when
you're airborne. Maybe you can organize for some co-pilot in another
plane to take a shot of you when flying.

By the way: What made you name this thingy "Plum Krazee"?
From my limited knowledge of the English language this sounds to me like
a slang form for "crazy plum". Is that correct?

I saw hints in the WWW to wild-water riding in Canada also named "Plum
Krazee".

Regards,

Guido

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 07-12-02 at 22:26z
Hi Guido,

>>What made you name this thingy "Plum Krazee"?
From my limited knowledge of the English language this sounds to me like
a slang form for "crazy plum". Is that correct?<<

Not really. In that sense, "plum" is a twisted slang term for completely. Please don't ask me why <g>. So the name of Jerry's plane means "Completely Crazy." Make sense now? ;-)


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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by PeteDowson on 07-13-02 at 01:00z
Hi Mike, Guido,

> Not really. In that sense, "plum" is a twisted slang term for
> completely. Please don't ask me why <g>.

I think it's a mis-spelling (American spelling?) of "plumb", which is a word related to "plummet", meaning vertical or perpendicular (as in plumb line), later downright or sheer. It's come to mean "completely" or "absolutely" in American slang.

This is similar to the English slang "straight up" meaning the same thing, though mostly used on its own in emphatic confirmation, as in "straight up, guv'" meaning "oh, yes, absolutely, sir!" <G>

Thought you'd like to know. <G>

Pete

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 07-13-02 at 12:08z
>>Thought you'd like to know. <G><<

Yeah.....Right on, man.......<]:¬)

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 07-13-02 at 12:08z
>>Not really. In that sense, "plum" is a twisted slang term for
completely.<<

Now why couldn't I have explained it in so few words...???


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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 07-12-02 at 22:34z
Hi Guido,

>>What made you name this thingy "Plum Krazee"?
From my limited knowledge of the English language this sounds to me like
a slang form for "crazy plum". Is that correct?<<

Not really. Plum is a slang term for "completely" (as well as being a fruit), and crazy is simply misspelled. So the name of Jerry's plane means "Completely Crazy." Make sense now? ;-)


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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 07-13-02 at 12:08z
>>By the way: What made you name this thingy "Plum Krazee"?<<

Actually, I didn't. The guy who built it named it and I liked the name so decided to keep it. He says it is what his wife thought of him when he started to build it :). Plum Krazee is a play on words - there is an American expression about someone being "plumb crazy" - plumb being a trades expression meaning "straight - lined up and certified" so the phrase "plumb crazy" is taken to mean someone certifiable as 'mentally deficient'. Plum is, not only the name of a fruit, but also the color of that fruit - a deep purple - thus Plum Krazee recognizes the color of the airplane and the Krazee spelling of Crazy just emphasizes how crazy it really is.....<]:¬)

Will get whatever pics may be available when I get her airborne... have my fourth Ultra light training session at 1600 today.....

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"RE: Jerry Rosie's Plum Krazee!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 07-11-02 at 14:18z
>>Are you in the left seat?<<

Only one!! :)

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