Due to popular demand, AeroFile is keeping the pricing the same as the introductory price for the second edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems". The 2002 Edition is completely reworked and updated, it now features designations from six countries including Canada, United...

I received a package that includes the original Finnish report for the FAR-23-like load testing of a Fly Baby in 1977. At that time, the Finnish National Board of Aviation required formal testing of homebuilts just like production aircraft. Fortunately, the package includes a translation into...

I'm looking at this from a newbie's point of view. Why build day VFR? Not so much of a question of why not IFR, I can understand that. But why day only? Is it just that much simpler to build? In many areas (I learned to fly in the LA basin, Torrance) lights are almost a neccesity. Just...

I am in the process of rebuilding a Piper Pawnee PA 25-235. A lot of the electrical wiring needs replacing. Does anyone have a wiring diagram from any Piper. Should be simular and I would like to change a few items. Thanks in advance Sam Fly, Irving, TX

Can anyone tell me where to find information on making fixed tri-gear? There seems to be a bit on the main gear, but nothing on making a nose gear. Lou

Oops! Looks like somebody at Deltahawk forgot to renew the domain registration, and now they'll hafta either pay the ransom to get it back or pick a new one. The old one was www.deltahawkengines.com. Anybody know anything?

For those interested Marske Flying Wings is holding a Flying Wing Design Workshop Saturday and Sunday July 17-18, 2004 at the Marske Shop in Marion OH. For more details see our web site. http://www.continuo.com/marske

Hi all Was purusing the Marske flying wing glider website.....pretty cool tooo....look ma, no horizontal stabilizers or computer controls.... http://www.continuo.com/marske/carbon/carbon.html Anyway, he also sells extruded carbon fiber rod....the stuff is amazing! 14 times the tensile strength...

Eventually I plan to build a tube-n-fabric aircraft, but now isn't the time. However, I would like to start developing the skills that I will need. I've been looking at kids playsets for our yard. Most of them are made from redwood, and are quite expensive. Several thousand dollars for the...

Dear Group, Dear Group, I am developing a light weight product that will be hanging outside and wanted to ask your collective wisdom about wind effects on it's shape. It is approximately 30 (28 on shorter surface) x 40 x 2 inches. It has a symmetrical shape (with respect to leading and trailing...

On one side of the ring: Arlington Municipal and it's associated community:..For those of you unfamiliar with Arlington Municipal Airport in Washington state, it is home of the third largest fly-in in the country (run by the EAA) and the center of general aviation and experimental aircraft in the...

Would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone who has these gaskets for sale. Or knows of a source where I can call to purchase these gaskets. Even getting their Email address or web site. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Spar

....but it would be a headstart on a hell of a kit plane! http://www.dovebid.com/Auctions/Auction2479/bro2479.pdf?AuctionID=2479 I'd love to snag just one instrument for my collection. Jay Beckman Student Pilot - KCHD 7.4 Hrs ... Nowhere to go but up!

Anyone got stories to share (good or bad) about EAA chapters purchasing hangars? Our chapter has been offered the right of first refusal on a hangar at the local field and I'm trying to figure out if there is any way to make it work. Long story short, the chapter would have to lease the hangar to...

We are clearing out our garage and have items for free; 5 gallons of polyster resin 100 feet carbon fiber cloth 100 feet fiberglass cloth VOR in good condition plane compass some radio equipment no spam email us at;

I've never had the opportunity to make Sun n' Fun yet. I was one of the convention Chairmen at Oshkosh.. er... AirVenture for some years in the Homebuilders area. I always take my cameras. Between the cameras, lenses, tripod, and other accessories it has always taken a backpack to get the stuff...

Hi all... Was reading about a glider the other day.... It has something like a sink rate of 125 feet per minute at a 400 pound total wieght when its going about 35 mph... Now given that 1foot pound/sec = .00182 HP and the glider is being powered by gravity....

I attached two wires directly to the mag kill wires, a third wire bolted straight to the engine itself for ground. Then I started the plane and rev'd it up to 5,000 without warm up and hooked the wires together and it cut off, then I let it warm up for two minutes at 2,000, hooked the wires up at...

Join Kingman EAA Chapter 765 in Celebrating the Completion of Our New Hangar at Our 4th. Annual Spring Fly-In Saturday, May 15, 2004 7:30 am - 2 pm Pancake Breakfast 7:30 am - 11:00 am

What's a rivet? Silly question, right? Everyone knows rivets are those little metal jobbies that hold things together. An even sillier question is ‘Why do you want to hold things together?' (Boy! Talk about dumb, eh? ) Because we don't want them to fall apart, that's why! ‘Why would they...