To All: Some time ago I mentioned having to take something like sixty pills every day. That generated quite a bit of traffic, some of which was loud in its disbelief, based on the author's direct, personal experience as a corpsman, pharmacist or whatever. And they were right... if they read my...

Is there anyone out there using fuel tanks filled with open cell foam? I've heard that explosions are tamed as well as fuel slosh. I've also heard that the foam must be replaced periodically. How often is the replacement necessary? I'm using 100LL Av gas. -- Stuart & Kathryn Fields,...

The new engine. Why we overpay to the petrol companies? I have made the new engine for the automobile, to which other kind of fuel is not necessary of petrol or atomic energy. Where the new engine takes energy for work? The device, invented by me, takes energy from air and directs her for work of...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/29/business/main4977507.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories Cessna Cuts 2,300 Jobs, Closes Plant (CBS/AP) Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation's largest builder of corporate jets, is laying off 2,300 workers and closing its Oregon plant as it tries to restructure its...

You Motorheads will like this Part :-) Primary Gliders are designed to be dismantled. The fuselage breaks down into two pieces. The horizontal stabilizer un-pins, as does the rudder. Control cables are fitted with turn-buckles at key points, allowing the cables to be divided, their free ends...

Yesterday, we departed Falcon Field, South of Atlanta (also the home of Aircraft Spruce East) and noticed traffic at about 10 O'clock high. At first, I thought it was one of the Diamond Eclipse trainers that routinely fly out of Falcon. Low wings with a high aspect ratio, skinny aft fuselage,...

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...

Christie's New York to mark Star Trek's 40th Anniversary with first-ever official auction of Star Trek studio items. October 5 - 7, 2006 ....I'm ....too ...weak ....to ...resist. http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/16195.html New York - In celebration of the 40th anniversary of...

The Eastern Iowa Big Kids Toy Show will be held at the Iowa City Airport (KIOW) THIS coming weekend (May 20-21), both Saturday AND Sunday -- and it promises to be a lot of fun! Starting at 7 AM, we've got fly-in pancake & sausage breakfasts going BOTH mornings. There will be tons of cool "big...

You airplane geeks will love this. My son bought his three-year-old an Air Hogs "Twin Fury" plane at Toys-R-Us on sale for $12.95 Saturday. This is a twin-engined pneumatically powered toy airplane that is very, very clever. Here's a link to a picture of...

Big John wrote: Some time ago there was a discussion in the group about seat cushions for small people in airplanes. Today I received a catalogue from"Gadget Alert" (1-800-429-0039), www.gadgetalert.com They had a cushion advertised: TN335 Thermo-Sensitive Mamory Foam Chair...

the punch test on fabric... are the results a go/no-go decision, or can an A&P make a determination as to how long the covering will last based on the test? - Mike

Was talking with some WW2 guys who remembered the use of 10 gauge shotgun shells to start an aircraft engine. I've seen several movies showing something but my question is how did it work? shell in seperate cylinder from pistons and how push crank over, etc??

Definition of misery: Going to the Arlington airshow and having it pour down rain all day Friday with winds blowing everything away that was not tied down. The real misery part was having to listen to Zoom be interviewed on the PA system talking about ALL of the airplanes he has flown and ALL of...

2 fatal. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050303X00258&key=1 Rich S.

I'm looking for a timer with a specific functionality. I want to be able to set the thing to turn on an electrical appliance at a set time, then turn it off after a selectible time. I don't want the thing to come on again until I tell it to. Not one day later or 7 days later.The application is...

Hi, Is Europa Aircraft still around? Their website is gone and I had heard there were financial problems. Just curious.

I'll be moving to Manhattan from Los Angeles (does it get any more extreme?) next month. Any advice or relevant anecdotes out there to help me gather some leads about continuing my flying hobby from there? I've been renting (in L.A.) - usually from the FBO where I did my training. I'm IFR rated...

I'm on a roll now -- so here's a new page of pix Mary and I took at the National Air Tour stop yesterday, in Anoka, MN. If you like old planes, find the nearest place the tour is stopping, and get thee to it! http://www.alexisparkinn.com/national_air_tour.htm Enjoy! --

Anyone here working on a KIS TR-1? Evan