I am having my 0200A top end serviced for new rings, "miked" out for tolerances and valves looked at and replaced as needed. My question is with 650 TT on the engine can a careful visual by the certified overhaul shop satisfactorily determine that the exhaust valves can still be reused rather than...

With the crossbreeding of amateur (ham) radio operators and pilots being something on the order of 25%, this is only slightly OT. There is a free online ham radio course being offered and sponsored by RST Engineering. It is intended to take anybody with an interest in getting a ham radio license...

In a tandem cockpit plane, does one pitot tube operate two airspeed guages? Bernadette

I was reading on a site about someone running a Chevy LS1 that was derated to 320hp and bone stock that was running 10.9 gal/hr at cruise. Does anyone have experience with these engines? If it is accurate, that is quite a savings over Lycoming and Continentals of that HP.

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The following was 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 Knauff

To All: A fellow homebuilder spotted a female air-hose quick-connect fitting on a fuel I'd just finished sloshing (riveted aluminum tank) and told me he hadn't bothered to pressure-test his tank since it was gravity feed and he figured just filling it up was enough of a test. He went on to say...

Just in case I crash on some remote island, there is always enough to eat ...

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Hello, Who made scimitar prop today? Whitch gain may I expect for a cruise prop vs a standard wood prop? Any urls? Thanks

Hello group, Who here has worked with MEK and other wonderful solvents? Where did you get your respirator gear from, and what models? The filter ones available in the chain "hardware" stores have fairly vague specifications on the labels: usually suitable for aromatics, solvents, etc. This is...

You might try http://www.ScienceOxygen.com/aviation204.html It does not provide the answer directly . It is with a collection of links on this field for helicopter design. You might as well just start from there...

OK, sports fans, the rules of the game have changed since I last ran for the BOD in 1997. They no longer accept email signatures; they want wet ink sigs. Therefore, we have to play the game a little differently. If you will please email me with subject EAABOD, I will send...

This is one of those questions where there must be a simple answer. This is probably the forum to get the best explanation. Why aren't vacuum driven gyro instruments driven by pressure instead? The reason I'm wondering is because about 2" of suction is sufficient to power a turn needle, and while...

I sort of feel like the Harold Stassen of the EAA election process, but here we go again. In 1997, I ran for the EAA Board Of Directors and got some 700 of you to email me your proxies. The vote was 700 to 35,000 for the proxies that EAA held for the current board member candidate. (I ran in...

I know it's back to basics, but I still don't quite have this one down. A Mustang II is rated at 1600 lbs in the utility category, but no spec is given for the normal category. Normal cat will allow a higher weight capability, AIUI. Is the difference between the two based solely on how hard you...

I've Googled for everything I can find on 2 engines driving 1 prop. There are several military and civilian examples. Nowhere did I see that a ME rating was required of the pilot. I'm familiar with ME Centerline thrust. Cites, observations and comments please.

Can anyone supply me with the type of airfoil used on the Glasair 1 TD and its zero-lift alpha. 'Preciate it!

Awhile back, several group members were experimenting with cheaper ways to cover a fabric-covered aircraft. I am currently constructing one such aircraft, a Wag-A-Bond and want to cover it with something affordable. Anyone have some ideas? Drew

How would something like the Hiller flying platforms, the Piaseki "AirGeeps" or, for that matter, the Avro Aircar, done as a homebuilt be licensed? They don't seem to fit any of the normal categories I'm familar with. -- David L. Burkhead "May I be just half the...