We are having a special or Harley-Davidson engine packages. We were going to have this at Sun-n-Fun butttt... since we didn't make it there, we will go ahead with it now. You can check them out at www.hog-air.com Brett

How are "normal" airplane engines tuned to run at a lower rpm? What changes would have to be made to an automotive engine to shift the power band down accordingly?

As my research continues, I have been investigating possible engines for a 601XL. The Corvair engines looked like a good candidate. The reports seemed very good and the engine was surprisingly inexpensive for initial purchase and long-term maintenance. The stated expected TBO is 1500 hours and...

In article , Barnyard BOb - says... Military 24 hour clock ;-))) The military wouldn't give Campbell the time of day. g Barnyard BOb - USAF, CANG, TNG

How does a person determine what the proper height of an engine should be when building an airplane? If a particular engine design mandates the prop is 4 inches, say, lower than where it would be with the engine originally installed, what effect will it have on handling, and what changes in...

I sometimes cut-n-paste crash victim's names into Google.groups.rec.aviation to see if that person has ever posted here. Too ghoulish? One person's name, about 6 years ago, came up. IIRC, his family was in the plane. With the spate of recent crashes it got me wondering, again: People here...

I'm building a wood and fabric plane and would have loved to talk to others about their planes but there were none to be found. I looked for manufacturers of wooden kits but only Fisher had the gonads to show their product. If the wood kits are as good as we are led to believe, why don?t they show...

My thanks to for the three URL's which cover the subject on which Bill took me to task. http://tinyurl.com/2kblp http://tinyurl.com/3fcuj http://tinyurl.com/245zz For those avidly following this thread, it started with BWB asking for information on when the latest Kitplanes...

Jay Honeck wrote: (remainder of cool description deleted. I dunno Jay, Oshkosh sounds too deadly to the budget...) With this statement he stopped, and asked "why not Lightspeeds?" I then proceeded to tell him my tale of woe (three sets, purchased over three years, all back in the shop on...

The engine on my homebuilt aircraft is a small French turbine, a Microturbo 022 Couguar (one version behind the TRS-18-046). It starts using good ol' air impingement, which the manual specs out to 145 psi, 1.21 lbs volume. Now, I always had problems motoring the engine to a high enough RPM where...

Vast numbers of automobiles with 2 or 3 or more cars per household; long commutes of single drivers; horrible freeway congestion; urban sprawl; loss of farmland and wilderness resources; the decay of cities and the takeover of large areas of our cities by lawless gangs; obesity caused by...

I'd be grateful if anyone can direct me towards links about the relative safety of different types of homebuilt aircraft. Not figures I can use to prove to myself that flying a homebuilt is safe, but a discussion of all the factors that affect safety in homebuilt aircraft. I haven't found...

Bend over, here it comes again! According to AOPA and EAA e-newsletters, a NY Congressman, aptly named Weiner, proposes Dracinian measures against GA: AOPA WORKS THE HILL TO DEFEAT 'RIDICULOUS' GA SECURITY BILL The moment word first leaked out that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) wanted to impose...

Ever Consider Lying To The FAA? Student Pilot Gets Five Months In Prison From today's AvWeb (free) e-mail newswire. http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/358-full.html#189253 This case: http://www.oig.dot.gov/item_details.php?item=1505 Many cases:

Don't know if you know about this, but the petition to keep Concorde flying is going to change. The emphasis is now going to be on keeping one airworthy to be used at airshows, etc. If you want to sign the petition (anyone that signed the old one will automatically be carried over to the new one)...

I had posted a link to a vid of a 701 weaving through the trees over on .piloting. At some point down the line I expressed interest in a VW powered 701. One guy said he figured a VW would melt down in an aircraft cowling when producing no more that 50HP. He provided a link to Bob Hoover's blog,...

Hello, I am looking into modifying one of the canard designs like the COZY MkIV and wanted to know what the best way to ensure that what changes I am proposing are sound and will result in a craft that will exhibit similar flight charteristics but with increase in performance (range, gross weight,...

Due to the recent loss of a deeply beloved furry member of our family and the concomitant training requirements of a new puppy, Gail and Jim will not be going to Oshkosh this year. First time in twelve years for Gail; first time in thirty-three years for Jim. We have a room in the newly...

TV's 'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89 By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his...

http://www.greenengtech.com/index.htm Click on the "English" button on the left. The company claims it's a revolutionary six-stroke rotary engine. 120hp, 60lbs. Are they kidding me or what?