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Can a Grumman Goose use normal marine/auto gas? by
togx
For purposes of a fiction novel I'm working on, I need to know if an old Grumman Goose could use fuel found at a marine refilling pier (mogas = auto gas, not diesel) instead of the usual avgas. It is only needed for one trip (not permanently) and hopefully not cause "major" damage to the P&W...
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"Wright replica fails to get off the ground" by
Mike
Wright replica fails to get off the ground
One hundred years to the day after Orville and Wilbur Wright soared
into history on man's first powered flight, modern-day aviators sought
to duplicate the feat, with a little help from 21st-century technology
and supercomputers. They flopped badly.
at...
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Hegy Wood Props webpage by
HEGYPROPS
Jim Corder, grandson of Ray Hegy continues the tradition of hand-crafted wooden
propellers for experimental / sport aircraft, ultralights and motorgliders.
See the Hegy Props webpage at www.FLYGLIDERS.com
e-mail
or call 1-432-729-4249 (Marfa, west Texas)
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Vapor Lock by
Dale
For you guys flying injected engines.
I'm flying a Cessna P206C with the Continental IO-520. It quite often
will quit on rollout after landing. I'm being told that it is probably
vapor lock causing an interruption in fuel flow. I'm not convinced.
The ambient temps are in the 60s to 70s. The...
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August 8th 04 03:50 PM
by Dale
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MacMillan "Aviation English for ICAO Compliance" Cd contains avirus/trojan by
jasee
There are two cds with this book "Aviation English for ICAO
Compliance" ISBN 979-0-230-02757-2, the cd of the book contains a
virus/trojan in \data\Start.exe apparently the "Win32/heur" virus.
I've informed the publishers but received no reply so far.
Putting the cd in a machine with autorun on...
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March 13th 09 07:48 PM
by jasee
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December 19th 03 11:38 PM
by Steve
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When did TV's first appear on planes? by
witchymand
Hi,
am really hoping someone has the answer to this as I have searched google but to no avail. Does anyone know when televisions first appeared on planes and if so what plane was the first?
Many thanks
:-)
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Jeppesen FliteStar - Africa by
Jack Methven
Evening all
Looking for the Jeppesen Flitestar - Africa CD
Off to Kenya/Tanzania in November
Anyone help?
Regards
Jack
Jack Methven
Reply to:
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Air Force 2 VFR? by
Roy Smith
There's an AP report in the NY Times about Air Force 2 getting a TCAS RA
recently:
http://nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Cheney-Plane.html
In summary:
"A military plane carrying Vice President Dick Cheney came within almost
half a mile of a small private plane over Bridgeport, Conn., this...
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'When are you going to get out of the race by
small851
Rick Santorum is back on familiar ground, seeking redemption and a lifeline for his presidential candidacy in the state that rejected him almost six years ago.
The former senator from Pennsylvania has resurrected his career after a shattering 2006 reelection defeat. Dismissed as a hopeless long...
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Nppl electronic logbook by
Marcus Povey
Hi all,
Hope this is an ok place to post this kind of thing, but I've been
putting together a little side project and I'd be very grateful of any
feedback!
Nppl logbook is a simple tool to keep an electronic copy of your
logbook and to calculate currency requirements etc.
If you're interested go...
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L-19 Birddog Avionics Parts - For Sale? by
ContestID67
I am a member of a glider club that uses an L-19 Birddog for our tow
plane. The airplane makes a great towplane and by removing the rear
stick and turning the rear seat around, you can face backwards for the
flight which is a real hoot.
The airplane came to us after military use and had a full...
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Historic aviation and aeronautics books for sale by
Martin Bayer
I am selling the books listed below. Shipping will be added to all
prices, however only the true shipping cost, depending on book size
and weight as well as chosen delivery speed, will be charged, without
any additional surcharge for handling. If you are interested, please
email me at...
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Modern Glider by
JJ21
Hi all,
I'm currently doing a project on gliders designed within the last ten years and one of the crucial aspects is knowing the mean camber profile for various lift coefficient calculations. I was wondering whether
a) Any modern gliders are using NACA type airfoils?
b) Whether anyone knows...
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Atomic Hydrogen Fuel by
[email protected]
Hello,
Has there ever been an actual rocket or jet prototype ever developed
that uses atomic Hydrogen? This is not necessairily a fuel cell, but
there is a lot of talk on how this could be 5 times as powerfull as a
conventional jet or rocket, & it seems fairly easy to produce, so has
this actually...
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"Squawk standby" by
Roy Smith
I had a wierd thing happen a week or so ago.
We were VFR, and called up POU tower (class D satellite of NY Approach),
10 southwest landing with blah, blah. The tower controller told us to
squawk standby. After confirming that instruction, we did so and a
little while later he told us to squawk...
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March 23rd 04 05:34 AM
by RK
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Shanghai International General Aviation Show to Be Held by
Many
With the approval of the ministry of commerce and national civil aviation authority, under the auspices of china’s aircraft owner and pilot associations (AOPA China), and co-sponsored by aero sports federation of china and Taiwan air sports players association, AOPA Shanghai international general...
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March 19th 12 07:06 AM
by Many
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Wiring in a KI 214 by
apachearmtguy
Hello everyone. I am upgrading my nav indicator from a KI 211C to a KI 214 and I have all the wires accounted for in the connector swap except for 2: G/S energize and the .05 Mhz control. Can anyone tell me where these would originate from? I do not have autopilot. Thanks!
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