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Remember Pearl Harbor: Special Program Tonight at EAA by
Fitzair4
To RAH Group.
Tune your internet tonight 6:30 PM CST to
EAA.ORG
The Admiral was relieved of duty 10 days after the attack and received much of
the blame in subsequent official investigations. Kimmel will explore some of
the unanswered questions and mysteries surrounding that tragic day in a...
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Turn and Bank - RC Allen vs Electrical Gyro Corp by
Kevin Horton
I need to buy a 3 1/8 inch electric turn and bank for the RV-8 I'm
building. Aircraft Spruce sells two, and I'm wondering whether there is
any reason to pick one over the other, other than the small price
difference.
Does any one have opinions on the performance and reliability of the RC
Allen...
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Rec.Aviation "Rogues Gallery" Photo Page Update by
Jay Honeck
Sorry, I haven't sent this out for far too long...but for those who
don't know, we've got a "picture page" of rec.aviation users (and
their aircraft) he
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm
To see a new update, go here to see some new pix of Ken Reed's AWESOME
'91 Mooney...
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Cloud Height Indicator by
Bob Bristow
Can anyone tell me a little about a Cloud Height Projector made by "General
Instrument Corporation, Brooklyn,NY". It says it is a ML-506A GMQ-13. I
bought one on eBay that the person thought was Hollywood searchlight, but
under closer inspection I found out what it really was. The unit is...
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4130 Chromaloy Sheet Availability by
c hinds
O.K. the big day has come at last. Ready to fit the wings to the
fuselage and need to make four fittings from 4130 .125" sheet. Cut it,
jig and weld, drill, file smooth, curse, repeat as necessary.
I ordered a 9"x 9" sheet from Wicks and sure enough, it arrives the
next day.
Sheet doesn't look like...
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January 24th 04 04:17 AM
by Jeff
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Floats on small aircraft by
[email protected]
I want to get a small float plane to fly from my lake to salmon streams
abt 20-40 miles away
in Ak. Land on the lakes or mouths and fish for Kings and then fly back
to my lake. Flight time prob abt 20 min one way.
wld i be better off:
1. just buying a supercub
2. buying a cessna
3. buy a fox...
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February 15th 06 11:19 AM
by kumaros
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Wide Body Folding Wing T-18 Parts for Sale by
Don B
No Canopy,landing gear,or electronics available. Have most AN
hardware, wing ribs -Sunderlund airfoil - rivets, most welded steel
parts, wing attach fittings and some wing extrusions. These are all
new never used. E mail concerning availability and price.
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October 6th 03 07:21 AM
by Don B
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AA NiMH Best Deal by
Jim Weir
The NiMH AA batteries in the handheld are now almost 6 years old, and are
starting to show their age. What's the best deal going on AA batteries these
days?
Jim
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com ...
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Azusalite wheels by
Fred the Red Shirt
The Aircraft SPruce Catalog lists Azusalite nylon wheels for
landing gear and also brake kits for the same wheels. However
there is no illustartion fo the brake kits or of the brakes or
wheels after assembly and installation fo the brakes. The parts
list for the brake kits mentions linings, but...
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Fuel efficiency contest by
eracervinn
For those who built their airplanes for greater efficiency:
At this year's Copperstate Southwest Regional Fly-in, we will be
hosting another fuel efficiency contest. New for this year is an
additional 200 mile competition for aircraft flying the course at 60
to 119 miles an hour average...
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To Jim Weir by
Charlie Smith
Jim,
From info I have located on the internet, I have cobbled together a
circuit diagram for illuminating my instrument panel using LED's. I was
wondering if I emailed you a copy, would you would be kind enough to
take a peek at the circuit and see if I missed anything? Electronics
isn't my...
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These are not YOUR airplanes - Was: High Cost of Sportplanes by
Lakeview Bill
Start with this: How many people do you know who own a $45,000 SUV?
Light Sport Aircraft are not intended for people who are already pilots.
The whole purpose of the Light Sport Certificate is to draw new people,
along with new money, into the sport side of aviation.
Consider someone who has...
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"Must Have" Tools for Christmas by
Eric Miller
"Must Have" Tools for Christmas
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal
bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings
your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted
airplane part you were drying.
WIRE WHEEL:...
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December 27th 05 08:23 AM
by Morgans
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Aircraft Spruce and their comma delimited order form by
Michael Horowitz
Spruce gives the option of my providing quantity and partno. in
comma delimited format when ordering.
When ordering tubing, "2,03-02400-5" correctly translates into two 5'
lengths of 03-02400.
However, the same logic doesn't seem to translate for spar stock:
02-123-8 didn't translate into an...
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Bill Turner Goes West by
Ed Sullivan
Flabob has lost another of its famous citizens in the passing of Bill
Turner on Sept. 26 after his long bout with cancer. Bill was noted for
building a number of Golden Age Racer Replicas including The Turner
Miss Champion, Miss Los Angeles, Howards Pete, The Gee Bee, The
DeHaviland Comet and...
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"scratchy" radio transmission update by
[email protected]
While it was a busy day on the airways (radio wise) I got the same
result calling up ATC 15 miles out; 'scratchy but readable'. Tried
reaching around back of the seat to key the rear PTT but it was too
painful wating for the frequency to open up. I did try calling another
aircraft at an airport 55...
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and a new pilot/engineer is born. by
William Hung[_2_]
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/homemade-helicopter/nigerian-man-builds-working-helicopters-from-junk-313408.php
Way to go Muhammed!
Wil
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(OT) lathes & mills : vocabulary questions by
jan olieslagers[_2_]
The recent thread about lathes and related machinery leaves me at a loss
with the terminology, me not being a native English speaker.
A) I think I can imagine a lathe, if I understand correctly it is called
a "tour" in French and a "draaibank" in my native Dutch. That means,
the piece of stock...
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Master Buss Bar? by
ccwillwerth
What are people using for master buss bars in homebuilts? It will have a
comm unit, transponder, and encoder plus a few instrumets. Day VFR only. I
have a 15amp alternator.
Any suggestions?
Charlie.
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January 20th 06 02:32 AM
by Morgans
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