Well, I have a Fred Serba 68 x 68 which is probably a reasonable compromise between climb and cruise. Not very heavy either. But to really get her going fast, more pitch drill sergent! Richard Don Lewis wrote:

Jim, Thank you for your input. I appreciate your time. -- Bart D. Hull Tempe,Arizona Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/engine.html for my Subaru Engine

In article , Bart D. Hull wrote: Jim et al. ] #5 Is it a "old wives tale" that you must not run coax next to each other or you will create problems. How else am I going to run the Coax from the back of the plane to the back of the radios?

RV-3 flaps and ailerons: 3/32". Arrow on the dimension points to outside of skin, which is not in accordance with convention. Ed Wischmeyer wrote: I know I've got that info *somewhere* -- but can't find it yet (after the move). What is the radius, or alternatively, the thickness you ...

Lots of great pictures.. Thanks. "Gilan" wrote in message ... For those that didn't make it to Sun n Fun 2003 and want to see some of what they missed I posted over 500 pictures on my website. ...

Whooee! Gona have to work until you are 70 to pay for that! "Margy Natalie" wrote in message ... Cy Galley wrote: TSA still got your plane locked up or are you still looking for that old

Richard Lamb wrote: from AvWeb news feed this morning... ...PLANE PAPERWORK UNDER MICROSCOPE Your personal paperwork isn't the only object of the government's security watchdogs. The FAA has announced it is going through its aircraft registry, one plane at a time, to ensure that all...

In theory the lead provides lubrication, but in application it causes sticking and burned valves from un-even deposits on the sealing surfaces of the valve and seat. Now if you have rotators on the valves there might be a different story. With the materials used in valves and valve seats, even ...

I was planning on purchasing the Aircraft Spruce S2A hardware kit for an S1C. I wanted to check and see if the sheet metal on the S2A is held together with 10-32 screws as it is on my aircraft, a quick yes or no would be all I need. Thanks!

Jeff, You may wish to consider Parker Parflex nylon hose. It is available in several wall thickness at 1/4 inch OD. The hose is UV stabilized so there is little worry about it becoming brittle after a few years of exposure to light (you could always paint over it). Minimum purchase lengths for...

(Dustrpilot) wrote A captain at a airline across the street from you told me once that "FO's are sex advisors and that if he wanted their friggin opinion, he'd ask". Hey, at least you asked! Hope I get to fly with you some day. LOL!

You might want to also check out gyroplanes. NZ has a new one that is top of the line. There's a few good websites about them: http://www.aero-sport.com/ http://www.gyroplane.ca http://classics.nu/pitbull/pitbull.html John Burns wrote: Hi there

I'm at the point where I need to start collecting instruments so I can build the instrument panel. As always, I'm a bit shocked at the prices new or reconditioned instruments cost: The typical panel mount radio goes for around $900 to $1300 depending on how much power and features you want. ...

Morgans wrote: Why not use a little electric fan to draw air past the radiator for extended ground operations, like cars do? It has been done. Bayard DuPont did it on the rear engine in his Defiant and it worked well. Others who tried it found problems with ram air in flight spinning the fans...

(same as "OK Autrod 13.13", Darn... OK TIGROD 13.13...

You could also try the 'regulator' from your rotax dealer for the 912 - altho it's truly overpriced for the crude job it does. I'd think that an automotive regulator would be the best choice also, if they can indeed handle the crude output waveforms. Cheers, Pete Europa A239

My aircraft radio doesn't go that high! Jim Weir wrote: Just a friendly reminder... The airborne simplex national calling frequency is the same as the ground frequency...146.520. This frequency also works well on the ground at Oshkosh. Rarely is it busy for more than a couple of...

I'm planning on doing some experiments on some Bing 54 carburetors. If anyone has some used ones in relatively decent condition, please send me an email. Ed Baker

Last revised on October 6th 2002. Updated information on owner-maintenence. This document attempts to answer common questions asked by newcomers to the rec.aviation.homebuilt newsgroup, or those curious individuals unfamiliar with the domain of homebuilt aircraft. It assumes that the reader...

On 05 Jul 2003 00:34:12 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Can one use an air scoop to provide cabin pressurization? If so how does one determine the size of the scoop? Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired Yes, but you need to go real fast. Just over 200KIAS will get you a whole 1 psi,