The following was recently posted on rec.aviation.soaring: Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder "Thomas Knauff" wrote in message ... I have a container coming to the USA that this glider would fit into. Tom...

The Cradle Of Aviation is looking for cowling parts for the right engine. If anyone has any leads please let us know. Thanks

I saw a special on PBS about the Aleutian Islands and they showed quite a few scenes of W.W.II aircraft wrecks just lying around on ground. The Narrator said that they US lost a lot of aircraft due to bad weather. My question is has anyone surveyed the Aleutian Islands for restorable wrecks. (I...

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=670442004 "THE obsession with a gleaming symbol of the jet age is putting at risk the survival of a world-class Scottish collection of vintage planes, aircraft restorers claim. "

Bonjour sur cette réplique de D520, une Turbine (Pilatus) a été monté comme moteur. Si quelqu'un est interessé pour l'acheter, elle est à vendre. ainsi que les radios. excuse me to speak in french, my english is very bad. see you later Rooney

Hi I'm looking to buy a Tall Redrive (cog belt) for a 503 (Prov 4) Rotax engine. This redrive will be used for a Challenger II to allow a 60 inche prop. Thank you

does anyone know of the location of a Blohm and Voss BV141B that survived ww2? have a friend interested in building one and wondered whether any still existed. thanks Stealth Pilot Australia.

Wanted--tube for the tail wheel tire for a Beech 18 Aircraft. Contact Ed at e-mail

AeroFile now has a new website... www.aerofile.ca The Second Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" is now available from AeroFile. This edition is completely reworked and updated over the 1995 edition, and now features designations from six countries including Canada,...

New layout of "Aviation Photography" slide shows - thumb nails added. More than 500 hundred pictures. Welcome to my site: http://www.aviation.kamela.waw.pl And do not forget to vote for my site at Best Aviation Sites. :-) Adam Kamela

The current condition and location of the aircraft are unknown. A recent search of the FAA N number database list the Pro's N number (N5143T) as reserved, with no aircraft assigned to the number. A search of the NYSB aviation accident database can find no accident involving N5143T. Does anybody...

The belly fabric on my Decathlon is in terrible shape. It is oil soaked to the point where the paint and tapes are flaking off. Something has to be done. Doubtful we can reskin just the belly, so we are considering a recover of the entire fuselage. Is it possible to recover a fuselage without...

Anyone know whats gonne be there this year ?? Paul

The Fighter Factory has finally moved to a new web address. We are now located at www.fighterfactory.net. Tony

These are somes picture I took of a pair of Isotta-Fraschini Asso 500 engines, here in Brasil. These engines belong to what I believe is the last original Savoia-Marchetti S.55 in existance today. One of the engines is already restored while the other should be restored in the near future. BTW, the...

Does anyone here know of a monoplane that was designed, built, and flown by an American prior to the Walden IV or IX? Harry

I recently ran across a nice batch at an auction of glass slides of fighter & bomber & recon aircraft from about 1947 to 1954. There could be nice 8x10s made from these. Please email me at for more information and a sample slide. Thanks

First, I normally reside in rec.av.mil. Hopefully I'm not violating the group charter by asking my question here. Several months ago someone offered an F/A-18 fuselage for sale on Ebay. If I recall correctly it was in Olathe KS. A hard drive crash lost the seller's name from my bookmarks. Does...

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On 29 Aug 2003 01:15 PM, Dick posted the following: Staring at my empty instrument panel while considering which instruments and their placement, I got wondering how old time Mail pilots flew if caught in IFR conditions. Mostly, they flew into the...