Hello everyone, I'd like to introduce myself to the group since I'll probably be around here for a while. I've been lurking for the last several months. My name is Don, and I'm a retired electrical engineer / business owner from Austin, TX. I soloed a Cessna 150 in 1973, and took my check...

Whats with mooz and Adam aircraft? Didn't last year he have some sort of gripe with them for taking their new jet to a fly-in? In todays blog he came down on them for doing what alot of others have done. He is barking about the Certification claims of Adam. They claim that they are FAA...

May God bless you and yours throughout the coming year. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA Ne Obliviscaris

I have no ties to any of this Dennis Fetters guy or the Mini 500 debacle. I ran across these postings about Dennis a few months back and started reading all I could on the groups and the web about Fetters and this helicopter. All I can say is unbelievable.... I have read things tossed back and...

I'm just kinda curious about who here might be flying (or building?) a VW powered airplane? Richard

There's a show on NPR called Cartalk. 2 car mechanics supposedly giving advice to callers but really it's just an excuse for them to goof around. Hysterical. There's a segment about a guy wanting to put a Subaru engine in an experiment plane. Scroll down to Mazda Miata with...

Matt Whiting wrote in : Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Matt Whiting wrote in : Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Matt Whiting wrote in...

There can be no better source of advice than this group for my question: am I too old to take up flying--and building an airplane? Full disclosure. As a young man in the Korean War I was an aviation machinist's mate in the Navy. As a forestry student in the late '50's I was a smokejumper, so I...

Ok, we have roasted the Mini 500, how about the BD5? First things first, forget the jet. So few people could ever afford such a thing it hardly seems viable from the get-go. But why has such a popular design (on paper) found so little success? Thousands of people instantly fell in love with it...

The two main methods for homebuilt construction would be casting vs. machining or some combination of both (probably the best option). Forging probably isn't appropriate for home construction (either the piston or connecting rod). One method I have thought of is to produce a wax model of the...

I operate off an airfield with a ground elevation of 5327 feet ASL. Obviously my engine (VW 1835cc with Zenith Carb) feels the altitude somewhat. I am thinking.... Would Turbo charging help? What about an electric blower to increase manifold pressure maybe? Or how about a NOS system?

I have a 1941 Chief with lights on it. There's one light on each wingtip and one on the top of the fin. There's no anticollision light/strobe or landing light. There are wires from the 3 position lights to the cockpit, where they end. The engine has no alternator or generator and never has had...

http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=2549&source=12 "Following the reception of a distress call early this morning, a massive search for 63 year-old Jenny Murray and her co-pilot, Colin Bodil began and culminated in their successful rescue. It was thought that the pair, who were...

To All: A few years ago I posted an article offering some hints about how to build an inexpensive airplane that was safe and reliable (Flying on the Cheap, October 2001; Google will find it for you). The key point in the article was the use of commonly available mild steel tubing for...

Howdy, I am looking into a power plant for a Zenith 701. I am very interested in going the route of a diesel. Would anybody have any information on either the: Smart (Mercedes) 3 cyl. 95 hp Turbo Diesel (can be chipped up to 112 hp) found in the Smart ForFour or VW Lupo or Fox (euro) 3 cyl....

Is it the general consensus that Zoom's Aero News Network is not completely trustworthy? It would seem he is just re-posting news he gets from some source. But I wonder if he doesn't "doctor up" the articles himself. If he's doing that, then they should throw him off the internet. I wonder if there...

See: http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm#d Well, it wouldn't work for me but the idea might be developed into a pre-solo trainer. . A one hour duration could translate into 45 minute instruction sessions costing $50. Dunno...might work for a flight school. No cross country, of course. That...

GROUND-EFFECT VEHICLE PRODUCTION LAUNCHED Moller International has completed tooling for its M200G volantor, a small, "Jetson-like" two-passenger vehicle designed to take-off and land vertically. The M200G is saucer-shaped, about the size of a small automobile, and is intended for operation...

Our new rec.aviation "Rogue's Gallery" of pictures. Since our new website is obviously becoming more popular with you folks every day, I need some advice on how to proceed: 1. Should I include "anonymous" posters? I have received pictures from several folks who do not wish to use their real...

Intercoolers of the same config. were used on early model P-38's. They ducted pressurized air along the insides of the leading edges, then into the carb. They all had problems with cooling efficency and leaks. Several famous Thompson Trophy (sea/float planes) winners used surface radiators to...