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with Waco Aircraft at their Battle Creek, Michigan,
factory. Since both Waco and Junkers have their
roots in the interwar period, it seems like a natural
collaboration.
Senior photographer David Tulis and I went to
Lakeland, Florida, ahead of Sun 'n Fun to experience
the A50. There they were in Bob LeBlanc's My Jet
Manager hangar: serial number 4, which I would fly,
and serial number 5, in the last steps of final assembly.
The first two A50s in the United States, freshly blessed
with SLSA certification. Morszeck said he was eagerly
anticipating the airplane's reception as a modernized
time machine with the aim of giving today's pilots the
kind of low-and-slow experience of old. Junkers test
and demo pilot Sören Pedersen was also on hand. He'd
be my mentor during my introductory flight, and on
our formation flight for photos and videos.
Soon enough, I was lowering myself into the front
seat. It's a well-known fact, and I'm here to confirm
it: People were smaller in the 1930s, which is another
way of saying that people are now bigger and fatter.
I'm 5 feet 11 inches on a good day and weigh 220
pounds. My shoulders were wedged against the rich,
tasteful leather coaming of the cockpit, and the top of
the windshield was level with my forehead. I'm not
complaining, mind you. I was too busy anticipating
the flight for that. Pedersen, however, is shorter and
lighter than I. He was a perfect fit.
A turn of the key, a tug on the chocks, and soon we
were on the takeoff run, with tail up at 40 knots, then
climbing away at 600 fpm on our way to 1,200 feet.
Once there, I pushed the power up to 28 inches manifold
pressure and 5,100 rpm on the engine. I saw 85
KIAS and a true airspeed of 87 KTAS on a fuel burn
of 5 gph. I also felt the wind and propeller blast, and
the late afternoon sun's shadow playing on the rolling
terrain and swampy lakes sliding by. A climb to 2,000
feet brought a welcome drop in the Floridian heat and
humidity. So, this was what flying was like back in the
day. Not bad at all.
The aft seater's electrical panel, with its dual-channel
FADEC engine control unit switches, start button, and
secondary com radio. The Garmin G3X gives the A50 a
modern look; engine control unit A and B warning lights tell
if an ignition channel fails. Galaxy ballistic parachute blowout
panel placard, and the panel's right side. Facing page,
top to bottom: Four-point harnesses are in each cockpit.
Vented fuel cap and ballistic parachute, which is stored
behind the front cockpit's seat.
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