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x-posted to rah,rao,rap Here's a news scoop for you all... Express Aircraft Company, formerly Wheeler Express, has gone out of business. Apparently TCM (Teledyne Continental Motors) was unable to honor shipment of their "Full Authority Digital Engine Control" (FADEC) IOF-550 engines which...

Waht is the best way to glue two piece of phenolic together? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

A while back, I posted the result of a cursory look at the accident statistics for aircraft powered by auto engine conversions. It *was* an awful shallow pass, and at the time I promised to look into the issue deeper. I have since obtained the NTSB accident databases for the years 1998,...

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...

Last revised on October 6th 2002. This document attempts to answer common questions asked by newcomers to the rec.aviation.homebuilt newsgroup, or those curious individuals unfamiliar with the domain of homebuilt aircraft. It assumes that the reader already possesses limited familiarity with...

I have noted here that Northwest Aero, the manufacturer of the evolution of the Blanton designed cog belt prop speed reduction unit had been sold. The new owner said that he would continue making he PSRUs for the Chevies and Fords. Yesterday I got an Email from another V-6 STOL builder who needed...

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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...

Well, hello again. "That which doesn't kill me - has made a huge tactical mistake". Not up to 100%, but I'm still kicking and getting my strength back. Can't believe how long it has taken, but... No new tumors! :) Only problem now is boredom! A person can only watch TV for so long before his...

Chris, I have helped build fiberglass, tube and fabric, wood and fiberglass, and all aluminum kits and "plans built" aircraft. Regardless of the construction method there is one thing that stands out about the process of "home-building" and that is Commitment. Commitment, of course,...

Firestar II completely assembled, 10 gallon fuel capacity, Stitts fabric covering completed, painted red, white and blue scheme. Control cables installed. all control surfaces balanced and operational. The only thing this bird needs is a loving home and family, an engine (Kolb recommends Rotax...

Hello, is anyone may confirm some type of crankcase internal crack cause oil pressure drop? thanks -- Pub: http://www.cd1d.com/ Philippe Vessaire Ò¿Ó¬

"Dick" wrote in message ... Staring at my empty instrument panel while considering which instruments and their placement, I got wondering how old time Mail pilots flew if caught in IFR conditions. On my project...

Here's a quote from yesterdays ANN article: "ANN's Jim Campbell, flying an R-44 helo (which is proving to be an impressive load-hauler, even in the oppressive heat) in outlying disaster areas..." What a hoot he's got them convinced at the home office that he's flying relief missions in a R-44 ....

Anyone got any info about this Aircraft or the designer ? how many people are building them? Ive looked at the website a fair bit, not sure about it though.. http://www.krsuper2.com/ Cheers Jack

There was a very extensive article about the repro Hughes H-1/1B Racer in the May '03 issue of Air & Space. Jim Wright was the owner who spent over $1million and 35,000 hours building it. Well, it's just been reported that a Hughes H-1 has crashed in Yellowstone Park, killing the lone pilot who...

Less than 4 weeks to go! If you are planning to attend this event please call +27 82 490 5721 or send an email to so that we may have an idea as to how many aircraft will be attending and to provide sufficient parking space etc. We cannot accommodate an unlimited amount of...

Is anyone interested in a RV3 kit? Make me an offer. I was going to put it together but I am just to busy with other stuff right now. Sooo.. I am not sure every piece is there but most of it is. Stuff like, Wing Ribs wing skins Bulkheads canopy

In another post we were talking about soaring vs. flapping flight. Does anyone else find it strange that Soaring flight is so rare in nature but so popular with us for the last 100 years? I've heard that the Wright Brothers patented Wing Warping (Flapping) and never let anyone develop planes using...