anyone know of good sources for spruce stock other than Wicks and Aircraft Spruce

Per AW&ST G.E. and Honda are putting together a compnay to manufacture and sell the HF118 turbofan designed by Honda and will jointly certify. Prototype is 1,670 lb thrust, but can be scaled from 1,350 to 2,500 lb thrust. Cost will be well 'under' $500,000 a copy.

Hi Jim,I received a mag. today that had a used military gryoscope that they said was electronic for under 30.00. It measures 3.5" x2.5" and I was wondering if you could make a cheap att. ind. from it.I do not know about such things so I can not do it,I am mech. but not elect. inclined.If you think...

Any suggestions for a good text and/or discussions about metal shrinking, dinging, stretching, etc. I would like to learn to form aluminum into scoops and other shapes. I know it is a practice, practice, practice (almost) art form. Thanks all! -- Dan D.

I need to replace the oil seal (06A19956 or STD208) in the vacuum pump adapter (61098) on my Lycoming IO320. How can I remove the existing seal without a special Lycoming removal tool? The oil seal is .875" ID x 1.5" OD x .3" thick. ALL suggestions taken seriously Thanks

Readers of this newsgroup maybe particularly interested to hear of the category "Artists Against Machinic Standards" Lots of interesting entries already uploaded to website, so do have a look and enjoy! Call For Entries -* DEADLINE: 28th February 2004

What is the current status of FAA airworthiness inspection availability. Is there a long wait? Is a DAR a better alternative or hard to find? Please comment it you have some current/recent experience. ---------------------------------------------------- Paul Lee, SQ2000 canard project:...

http://aerophile.org/pics/AirRacing/AerophileGallery2002.shtml?Section=New+Cassutt+Parts+02/22/02 Sam here you go. Thanks for talking about the Thorp. Scott

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:23:29 GMT, "Yosimite Sam" wrote: Bill, I noticed in one of your posts that you knew Allen Barklage. I never knew the man, but had heard his name mentioned often. I've know of the "hijack" story, but have never heard the details. Do you know them?...

My reply email address is I have no idea how comcast's giganews account manager has screwed up my stats so this "El Roto@comcast" appears as my Reply To address. I gotta get a real news reader.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2461396034 The auction ends this MONDAY (tomorrow) at about 8AM. My first set of Cessna landing gear legs (possibly for an L-19, 180, 170) have met the reserve of $300. So, early tomorrow morning the auction WILL have a successful...

Can any of you CFIs tell me where I can find a description of Class G airspace? Part 71 says F & G are reserved, but other parts reference Class G (Part 91 for instance under traffic patterns in airports with no operating control tower in Class G space). TIA Jim

I'm told the 37BY is shorter and runs cooler then the 40E. The 40E's are installed in a certified a/c. Would an IA object to me changing to the 37BYs (I need the shorter length), and what effect will I see on performance? - Mike

Last time I attended Sun N Fun was in 1990 and I flew in I am thinking of driving down and wonder if it is too late to get lodging?? All I remember from 1990 is, a lot of traffic-cars and planes, and I had a really good time. Is there a hotel that might be close and have a vacancy at this time? Or,...

Does anyone have a copy of an ICOM A-22 schematic that could answer a question. Thanks Gerry

Today, while cutting my panel for the intercom, my little pal, Mr. Dremel coughed a puff of smoke and the RPM's quickly bled off and the cutting blade came to a final stop. 8 years old and nearly two Kitfoxes complete. By far, the most valuable and most used tool. I can just hope that my life will...

Anyone have and fly a Sonerai I? I am going next weekend to purchase a project that is almost complete. What things should I check for when I am looking at it? I am an A&P and I will check for all the usual stuff. I am really looking for that "Passed Down" knowlege. What are your...

Had some time to kill this afternoon, so I uploaded 18 (yep, EIGHTEEN) new aviation videos to our website. These have been sent to me by folks from all over the world. Everything from video of a new helicopter owner who tried to take 'er for a spin without the bother of flight lessons (oops!), to...

"James M. Knox" wrote in message ... I always figured if I was building a homebuilt I would investigate some relatively small motor/brake assemblies that are used on smaller electric automobiles. May be WAY too heavy, but...

Hello everyone, I bought myself a used Genave Alpha/200B but I didn't get shematic for connecting it. Does anyone knows to which pins I should connect the microphone ? Thanks, Krunoslav