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

Can anyone provide any information on a Finnish JU-88 which was supposedly recovered from an unkown lake some 100 km south of Leningrad (these days St Petersburg)in Russia in the 90's and now resides somewhere in New Zealand? The plane apparently ditched in late 1944. Any info greatly...

Hello, I am building a Hatz biplane which looks a lot like the Waco. I was thinking about putting an authentic looking wicker or caned seats in it. Can someone in this group point me in the right direction for some plans, ideas or examples? Thanks Ebby Hatz CB-1 s/n 598

What is a British Sutton Harness? Thanks Bob Gaines USA

for sale: Lear L2 Autopilot Installation/Maintenance manual, scans or photocopies available from my original. tnx, barry carson city, nv more manuals & docs (and I just received a load of old docs i still have to go thru) @: http://home.att.net/~btuttleman/barrysite.html

I have some Warbird items for sale including: CORSAIR SEAT, INSTRUMENTS (US,BRITISH,AUSTRALIAN), COWL-FLAP SCREWS Please see http://www.accentwebdesign.com.au/forsale/ for images and descriptions. Please submit your best offers to .

I would like to let everyone know on this historic occasion (December 17th 2003 being the 100th anniversary of powered flight) that I have launched a new website on my Australian designed and built CA-13 Boomerang world war two fighter aircraft. The site includes images of the derelict airframe...

Hi all, Are there any good books on the Nordon bomb sight? Any detail description on how it functions and its internals? We have put a Nordon in our B-25 and I would like to know more about it. -- GraveRobber Ready to dig through time, Anyplace, Anytime, Any Time Period!

I was given a pair of compasses to rebuild which seemed pretty straight forwards until I got to the point of having to repaint the body. Does anyone know what paint is used? Or something that does not react with mineral oil or purified kerosene? Thanks

I have a 3 1/8" bubble face compass that I need a diaphragm for. Does any one have one or know where I might find one. Thanks Gene Culver Cadet NC41705

G'day All, After a few 'laced' emails from this Forum, and a bit of research, it would seem that a nasty virus (swen?) has been propogating via this Forum. To the best of my knowledge, it hasn't propogated via/past my email client, as I'm sure I've trapped each occurence and killed it (with...

I know it's powdered milk and amonia and such to make Casein glue. Can anyone please give me the procedure? Thanks Bob Gaines USA

Anyoune out there have paperwork to put a pair of Federal 1500s on an Aeronca L3B (O58B)??? TIA John Price CFII/AGI/IGI http://home.att.net/~jm.price

For Sale: Great resource for scale modelers and aviation enthusiasts, Polikarpov PO-2 Flight/Maintenance Manual published by: Zavod No 23 , 1937. 264 pages Complete service,maintenance and repair manual with more than 200

Does anybody remember the dome shaped shields that were once available for Champion C-26 sparkplugs? I'm restoring a Culver Cadet and want to avoid the non-original eye brow humps which are commonly used as a solution for the tight clearance of the front top plugs. I need two, and feel I could make...

Just got my Exemption paperwork and it includes a new requirement for "Certificates of Attendance" for last year, I didn't get anything like that at the events, is this a retro requirement for last year?

Marske Flying Wings of Marion Ohio announces a workshop in composites scheduled for saturday and sunday, March 20 and 21, 2004. Lectures, demonstrations and hands on inepoxy, fiberglass, kevlar and carbon. Those interested may visit our website. -mat -- Marske Flying...

Thanks to all those who answered, we did find a person who looked at the airplane for us and e mailed me pictures. I will post pictures under the same subject line in alt bin pictures aviation soon. The reason for the e mail addy is that every time I post to news groups all the script kiddies in...

Question, is legal to use epoxy glue for wood repair on certified aircraft? The San Antonio FAA office says no, I had heard that the new 43.13 authorized it, anyone have any ideas?

For Sale: Polikarpov PO-2 Flight/Maintenance Manual published by: Zavod No 23 , 1937. 264 pages Complete service,maintenance and repair manual with some 200 extreme detailed drawings. printed(A5 format) or CD Rom version