PEPSI SKYMAGIC



NEW FOR 1999 - PEPSI SKYMAGIC!



CUSTOM INSTRUMENT PANEL BY AEROTRONICS, INC.

The newest addition to the Pepsi Aerial Entertainers aircraft is SkyMagic.
In February, she completed her first appearance in Hawaii for Pepsi's
100th birthday celebration.

Built especially for international events with her own dedicated
40 foot steel shipping container, SKYMAGIC is ready to go anywhere in
the world for an event.   She was built specifically for skywriting
and night shows with an incredible amount of custom designed pyro
(fireworks) on the plane.

SKYMAGIC is also available for events in the North American continent
in which the event desires skywriting and a night show.  Prior to
SKYMAGIC these two displays required both the SKYWRITER and the
SKYDANCER.

SKYMAGIC is the only one like it.  A couple of super cubs are tricked
up a little but with the help of all our friends this was made into
the grandest of all super cubs.  As a matter of fact we don't refer
to it as a super cub, -  the one and only, SKYMAGIC - made only of the
finest products and workmanship. Let me give you some examples:

Steve Dyer and his people at UNIVAIR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION in Denver
Colorado built the wings.  They happen to be close to our home.
They were made bigger by getting rid of the rounded tip and continuing
the spars out full length and full size.  That let the ailerons move
out 18 inches farther to the very end where there are big end plates
for holding on the air and supporting lots of pyro for night shows.
Flaps were extended 18 inches on the outboard end and built 5 inches
more cord and extended a few inches in toward the fuselage so now they
are bigger than a Cessna 185's flaps.

VORTEX GENERATORS BY BOUNDARY LAYER RESEARCH, INC keep the airflow
going correctly to fly real slow and flat (24 mph).  Four 18.5 gallon
fuel tanks with two of them convertable to smoke oil tanks to either
go a long way or do a lot of skywriting.

A lot of beefing up of spars and attach points and struts so its
really a strong plane.  Landing gear is made 6 inches longer because
of the special built 90 inch long McCAULEY PROPELLER needed to clear
the ground and it also makes it look cooler.  Tail feathers were
designed by Steve Wolf so they would be bigger to help take care of
the 260 plus horsepower up front.  The shape is different and there's
no jack screw trim like cubs.  It's all fixed with wires like an
aerobatic plane so it doesn't shake like a cub.

Oil cooler and battery are in the tail to help balance things out. The
baggage compartment runs all the way to the tail so it can carry
banners or snow skis or whatever.

The cockpit area looks out-of-this-world.  The instrument panel was
custom designed by AEROTRONICS INC. and contains the entire spectrum
of instruments, radios, autopilots and stuff and has fiber optic
lighting especially for night shows.  To talk to someone or figure out
where the pilot is going, the II Morrow APOLLO GX 60 can't be beat-
Easy, Affordable, Bright, Automatic,  Smart and Simple so even the
pilot can figure it out.

The pilot is a real stickler for knowing what's going on with the
engine so not only does he keep track with all the normal things like
rpm, manifold pressure, oil temp and pressure, voltage and amps on his
JPI SLIMLINE engine gauges but he also keeps track of fuel information
and engine egt's, cht's, oat's and engine diagnostic needs with his
JPI EDM 700.

Long cross-countries are made easier with the CENTURY II AUTOPILOT.
Most of the gyros and other gauges and lots of other parts and pieces
came for Henry Lowe at LOWE AVIATION in MACON, GEORGIA.

The chief pilot really likes comfort so the seats were
special made by Mike and Jude Dennis of OREGON AERO. They're all done
up in leather and wool over space age CONFOR which actually makes kind
of a throne for the pilot.  The Lycoming engine runs really smooth 
because of the fuel injector servo and fuel system built by AIRFLOW 
PERFORMANCE of Spartanburg, SC and they work great with the 
SLICK MAGNETOS that fire the CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS through 
the CHAMPION HARNESS.

She's really beautiful on the outside also.  She's painted in a very dark
metallic blue SHERMAN WILLIAMS ACRY GLOW paint which really sparkles in
the sun. It really sets off the big PEPSI LOGO'S.

Night shows are incredible because of all the custom built pyro
carried on the wings, struts and in a big belly box. Good smoking
makes skywriting great.

Finally, SKYMAGIC would never have flown without the support of
the following wonderful companies.  She is a magnificent and one of a
kind airplane and everyone who has seen her agrees.  We look forward
to her being on display and viewed by thousands as she works around
the world.

(In alphabetical order)

AIRFLOW PERFORMANCE

AEROTRONICS, INC.

BLR V.G.'S

CENTURY AUTOPILOTS

CHAMPION

JP INSTRUMENTS

LOWE AVIATION

McCAULEY PROPELLOR

II MORROW GPS

OREGON AERO

SKIP COLLINS AIRCRAFT BUILDERS

SHERMAN WILLIAMS AIRCRAFT COATINGS

UNIVAIR

UNISON/SLICK  MAGNETOS
  


For More Information, Call:
Suzanne Asbury-Oliver 
(303) 697 9440

Email: PepsiTeam@aol.com