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I am cleaning up my bookshelves and have the following Engineering Text books for sale. Make me an offer for all or selected volumes. You pay the shipping in addition to your offer. Hardbacks

My civilian employer is paying for me to get an MBA. As part of the program, we design and evaluate mock business plans. As a pilot and a builder, I naturally chose to do an airplane company as my project. Once the other folks in the program realized that there really was such a thing as a...

Can someone suggest a low-current, light-weight, inexpensive 12 volt fan to use in the defrost branch of the cabin heat line for clearing up a windscreen while still on the ground, when ram air from the prop may not amount to much? thanks

I noticed that on most single or two-seater planes the headset connectors are behind the seats. What's the benefit of that location versus having the connectors on or near the instrument panel in front of the pilot? Thanks, Rob

Stop by the Florida Flying Gators Spring Fly-in on April 9th. Everyone is welcome to fly in or drive in. Come spend the day with us. -- Florida Flying Gators Fly-in http://www.mitchellwing.com/flying_gators_annual_fly.htm -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group

I lost my medical so I might as well sell this stuff. Condition - virtually new, used about three times. Complete with all cables, manuals, warranty card, etc. DRE-201 Personal Intercom PA50 Push to Talk Switch The DRE-201 is rated the best portable intercom system by several reviewers.

You know that : The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or the Americans. On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or the Americans. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart...

I am still in the design phase of my original plane. I am looking into a composite built airplane. Can anyone share insight to the costs of different composites, and maybe some pro's and con's?

Some friends of mine are obsessed with the idea of buying weather balloons, filling them with helium, attaching them to a harness (with probably about -3 to -5 lbs of net lift) and jumping up into the air. If anyone has info on both the feasibility (with implicit danger) and cost of such an...

Hi, did somebody try this complete EFIS-EIM system? http://www.aveousa.com/avionics/efis/ultraH/index.htm Price is very resonable considerating that there are many istruments and engine gauges in only one product. Thanks Batana

Couple of months's ago I bought a used strut from an indivudual. My A&P sandblasted it, inspected it, declared it OK. That's the same process the strut would have gone thru if I had purchased it with a "yellow tag", correct? - Mike

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

Hi all Last year I got hold of an Ex Military (UK) Cherry Lock Aircraft Riveting kit. It has 2 X Hydraulic & 2 X manual rivet systems. For each set up it has six types of pulling heads plus all the setting tools, pressure gauges, manuals...overhaul kits.... I bought with a view to using it on...

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Hi all Last year I got hold of an Ex-UK Military Cherry Lock Rivet kit......this thing is massive with both hydraulic X 2 and two different manual riveters. There are six types of pulling heads for each system plus all the setting tools etc etc. I bought it to use on my old Landrover as they are...

Does any one know if the Menestrel line is still available? I am looking for info on the HN433 in particular. How about any other planes able to use a 40 hp VW? x-- 100 Proof News - http://www.100ProofNews.com x-- 3,500+ Binary NewsGroups, and over 90,000 other groups x-- Access to over 1...

has anyone considered trying a marine fuel flow instrument in home built. http://www.navman.com/marine/products/fuel/fuel2100/index.html I was considering the EI-fp-5 but at $750 it a bit pricy for my budget.. The marine unit does the same thing for $150 Any thoughts? Bill

Hello there fellow aviation enthusiasts, Does anyone know where I can obtain original, or copies of original factory blueprints for WWII Warbirds such as the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Chance-Vought F4U Corsair, North-American P51 Mustang, etc?

I heard there was a short wing Piper fly-in scheduled to take place at Bolivar, MO this weekend, but I can not find any information about it. Anyone know if this event is happening? Jeff