Our gliding club towplane (Piper Super Cub) has developed play in the Fuselage / Main strut connection - Portside. The bolt and clevis (Fork) seem to be OK bolt is a reasonably snug fit in the fork. - I presume the play is in the hole in the Bracket welded to the fuselage. Play seems to be about...

My name is John Kuna. I am realist painter and a mural artist. My work has been featured on National Television and can be seen in the form of large-scale mural paintings in public installations across the Greater United States and Canada. I have recently completed a large, 6x9 foot painting of...

I am interested in the Fiesler F 2 Tiger. This was a single seat taper wing biplane powered by a Walter Pollux II 450 HP engine. Gehard Fiesler used it in winning the first World Aerobatic Championship in 1934. I have seen just a few photos of it and know very little about it. I think that Elly...

Maybe I am spoiled. I keep expecting that in this modern age there will be plenty of photos of an event like AirVenture even while it is ongoing. The official EAA site is top heavy with photos of mechanical bulls, past prime rock n' roll acts, and photos of the people that make AirVenture what it...

I see in Classic Wings and at the Annals of the Brewster Buffalo, http://www.warbirdforum.com/buff.htm , that the Museum of Naval Aviation has transferred the Brewster 239 BW-372 to the Finnish Air Force Museum at Tikkakoski for a 5 year period. The Finns will finish cleaning and preserving the...

Does anyone know of any Percival aircraft being restored in the U.K (or the world)? Thanks, Jon.

Hello all, I'm having a clear out and have put all my old Aircraft Illustrated magazines from the 1970s on www.ebay.co.uk if you're interested. I don't want to throw them in the bin so if anyone wants them, you know where to find them Cheers Jon

What is a PWA 56566 Set and what is it use? Thank You Joseph

Anyone have some line art or 3 views of a wright cyclone R1820 radial? I am woirking on a 3rd scale brewster buffalo and need the drawings to make a static one at 3rd scale for my project -- Joseph Huntley US Scale Masters Midwest Regional Manager http://home.mchsi.com/~ussmamidwest/ Completely...

I'm searching for any spare parts for the Briggs/Sperry Ball Turret used on the B-17 & B-24. My desire is to complete a static display with as many original parts as possible. This has turned into quite the task given the scarcity of parts out there. Any help would be greatly appreciated....

Does anyone here know of any surviving example(s), airworthy or not, of the 1929 Heath Baby Bullet? Juan

Cleaning out the basement I've found a couple things somebody could probably use in a restoration project. A very old 1920's Reliance Tachometer, for details please go he http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4590020898&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT A Grimes C-4A cockpit light...

I am thinking about buying a project with the 5 cyl Radial Ken-Royce 90 engine. It has the oiled rocker arms. What can I expect out of it as for as maintence required and time between working on it. Would like to fly it and it be some what dependable. Can anybody give what I should expect?

Has anyone used "Aircraft Finishing Systems"?

G'day all, I have just listed on eBay a Corsair Seat, complete with frame. The URL of the listing is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2256366258&ssPageName=STR K:MESE:IT

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 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 .

Hi, I'm looking for leads to any information on Frank Hawks' Golden Age racing airplane, 'Time Flies'. This plane was designed by Howell Miller and built by the Granville Brothers crew after the company was liquidated in the mid-1930's. The plane was damaged in a landing accident and later...

Wanted photos for MG81.Photos of internal parts of MG81, detailed views .... Thank you

http://home.earthlink.net/~socal_airshow_review Three galleries now up, 2003 Camarillo airshow images coming soon