It just seemed to me that a 2-letter prefix would hasten the search for a particular wire without going through 100-200 Numbers only

I've come across a supply of wire at a reasonable price that I think I want to use to wire my plane. It is NOT aircraft wire, but I have all the spec on it. It is MTW (machine tool wire) AMW 1015/1230, FT1 and VM1 rated. The 18 guage is 16 strand. Insulation is PVC (not crosslinked) rated for -55...

About Jordan Wirsz Born into a modest and challenging home in Southern California, Jordan Wirsz early on decided that he wanted to spread his wings and improve his means - literally. A true entrepreneurial spirit, Jordan started his first business when he was 13 years old and moved on to running...

Buddy called me up a couple of weeks back... "I just bought a vacation house, and there's some airplane parts in the basement. What should I do with them?" Turns out they were wings, windshield, and instrument panel for a Warwick Bantam, an all-metal plans-built design from the 1960s. The wings...

I think I posted this message to the wrong group, so if you see it twice...my mistake. My question is: What's the status of the Wingo blended wing aircraft. They haven't been updating their website. The last photo posted shows "repairs" being made. Anybody know what happened to the plane? ...

Hi, there is a HAL HPT-32 (pistonengined 2 seater trainer light a/c) which, when attempting a stall, does not pitch down correctly. Instead one of the wings (either port or starboard (50/50)... no gyro problems due to engine) almost always drops, and this genreally results in the a/c entering a...

Anyone following their list-serv? No progress photo's since April. Just curious. Scott V

My plans don't give a lot of detail about my wing walk but it's for a truss rib mostly wood wing. The walk is supposed to go from the front spar to the trailing edge and should be 1/4 ply. my question is will a piece of 1/4 ply bend around the curvature of the wing (Clark Y) or should I...

Hello all, I'm building a mid wing airplane and looking for a clean fuel sight gauge. I've tried a clear vertical fuel vent line inside the cockpit for each tank without the desired results. I'm covering the top of the tanks with Poly Fiber instead of Plexiglas so I can't do the light access...

Anybody know where I can find an Excel program that calculates shear and bending moments for a strut braced wing? I have one for a cantilever wing, but not strut braced. Thanks Neal

Anybody know where I can find an Excel program that calculates shear and bending moments for a strut braced wing? I have one for a cantilever wing, but not strut braced. Thanks Neal

Thanks to all who replied to my post about about building wing root fillets to reduce some tail buffeting on my Stits homebuilt. I'm pretty much convinced that some simple strakes mounted above and somewhat forward of the wing root leading edge will do the job. Some aerobatic birds and apparently...

Hi all, Does anyone know who's shop is involved in the new Discovery Channel show Wing Nuts? Dave

hello, i've just started buying & building relatively small rc planes, but i've started wanting to build more accurate wings for some of my increasingly larger / higher aspect wing design, particularly wings capable of holding fuel. i've concocted crude plans for framing, but i am unsure what...

Sitting around the hanger and discussing the possibility of somehow using off-the-shelf electronic/computer components or gadgits for semi-automatic wing leveling on lightly loaded, short wingspans. Not being computer guys, the current thought is that something should be out there that is...

Hi all... I know this is somewhat off topic perhaps...but maybe somebody here has the tidbit of info I need.... As Im sure you all know....the Lift to drag ratio of a wing goes way up once it gets close to ground.....and roughly speaking the effect becomes pronounced when the wing has an altitude...

Can anyone lead me to a homebuildable WIG? I know Universal Hovercraft has plans for a wing attachment to one of their kits, but that's not what I'm after. I have found a towable glider, and that has promise, but I'd rather not re-invent a wheel that's already out there. Thanks. MH

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Seems like it might be useful to have removable wing extensions for an experimental. There are times when you want a fast airplane for cross country and you can stand a long runway for the high TO/landing speeds and then there are other times you want the low speed handling for short field, etc. ...

Ok, a question or 2 about the wings. I'm building a wooden aircraft that could go either fixed tri-gear or retract. I choose fixed seeing how this is my first plane to build and I wanted to keep it simple. The fuel was supposed to go behind the firewall but I choose to build tanks in each wing...