Duetto almost complete - FINALLY!

[Robert Zambelli]

A few coats of clear, dress the leadouts, install the tank and it's ready to go.

Can anyone guess why I named it "Duetto"?

Bob Z.

[Randy Powell]

That looks like fun.

[FLOYD CARTER]

I hope your V-tail doesn't exhibit any "Dutch Roll".  But wait.  Maybe that's only a problem with the Bonanza? (I once flew a Beech Bonanza from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, and it wallowed like a ship at sea.)

Floyd

[Dick Pacini]

I hope your V-tail doesn't exhibit any "Dutch Roll".  But wait.  Maybe that's only a problem with the Bonanza? (I once flew a Beech Bonanza from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, and it wallowed like a ship at sea.)

Floyd

Dennis Adamisin flew a V-tail back in the 70's and he did a hell of a flying job with it.  I never noticed any undesirable characteristics about the plane, other than he could beat me with it every time.

[Roger Vizioli]

Hmmm,
Duetto

It has dual cheek cowls, dual tip plates on wing and horiz. ("sorta horizontal"  ) surfaces!
Is that a good guess?   
Roger V.
ps It also has dual LG  

[Robert Zambelli]

Roger - an excellent guess. The "duet" implies all those things.
In reality, it's named after one of the best cars I've ever owned, a 1967 ALFA Romeo Duetto, identical to the one used in "The Graduate".
There will be a brief article on the plane in the next CL World.

Bob Z.

[Tom Niebuhr]

Bob,

Nice airplane.
Doesn't Claus Makis have a bipe called "Duetto"?

[SteveMoon]

Duetto - defn.: cuttlefish. I like the plane and the name. Looks great.

Speaking of Italian cars Bob: I've got a nice 1.8L Turbo from a late 1980s
European Alfa 75 waiting to go into my 1979 Alfetta track car, any idea
where I could find and ECU and an engine gasket set for this motor??

Later, Steve

[Dennis Adamisin]

That is just great Bob!  Great colors, nice "on point" trim scheme.  THat is really going to "pop" visually in the air.

When's the test flight?  You Southern Gentlemen fly all year round right???

[Robert Zambelli]

Hi, Steve - when I had my exotic car repair business, I serviced many ALFAs. Just about all my parts came from International Auto Parts in Charlottesville, VA.
I have been dealing with them as long as they've been in business and never had a problem. They have good technical support and also build and sponsor race cars. Try them at    <international-auto.com>

There is also a company called Centerline but I haven't dealt with them for over 20 years.

I've built many 1600 ALFA engines but I've never done anything with ECUs - all of mine including my present 1967 GTV are Webber equipped.

Also, there is a very good ALFA web site, <http://www.alfabb.com>, that features some interesting technical chat.

Hi, Dennis - Thanks for the compliments. I hope to test fly it soon but it's been bitter cold here - in the mid 40s for the last week.

Bob Z.

[Paul Taylor]

Looks very Kewl!!!

[SteveMoon]

Bob: Having owned 13 Alfas I'm quite familiar with most US parts suppliers,
but I'm going to have to go deeper to find parts for a Euro only spec engine.


Thanks for the info, Steve

[john e. holliday]

Bob, the plane looks very interesting.  I like it.  Now you say the 40 degree temps are too cold.  Take my place on crossing duty.  This afternoon was 32 degrees when I started.  by the time I quit, 1 hour, it was down to 22.  Didn't figure in the chill factor as there was a good brisk wind.  Too windy to fly. 

[Robert Zambelli]

Hi, Steve - WOW, 13 ALFAs. You're way up on me. I've owned four, three Spiders and one Coupe.
On my opinion, they are some of the finest automoblies ever built and the best looking.
My all-time favorite car is the 8C2900 Spider, to me, the most beautiful car ever built.

Try and get some information from that chat site I told you about. I'm sure there are some European connections that will suit your particular needs.

Bob Z.