Our EAA chapter is perpetually scheming for ways to acquire a hangar for member aircraft and for chapter activities. Obviously, any reasonably sized hangar requires a substantial outlay of funds. The cost issue seems to be the big hold-up right now. Anyway, we're looking at a variety of...

What are the wings bonded with? Will they safely withstand the internal temperatures they'll see in bare aluminum finish? We didn't talk specifics when I was at the hangar, other than - when the ION was engineered (by people who know this stuff), that was very much factored in. The rest...

Hoping someone has information or can direct me to information on the pathfinder P1 autopilot. Specifically wiring diagrams and users manual. I tried the Astronautics website, but they only seem to support the latest and greatest in electronics. Thanks.

Hi, Now I know there is a use for those old squirrel cage blowers! http://www.fanwing.com/ Have a great day! Harold Hoffmann

As most of you know, after a fairly long 33 year attendance record at The Show, Gail and I decided that we could only afford one long trip last year and we had a "must do" radio show gig in Anchorage last July. Montblack got my dorm reservations and I just flat forgot to re-register for this...

Am trying to decide on a covering system for my Tcraft. Searching thru the archives for comments on various systems, we find that AFS is apparently the least expensive and toxic. If you've had experience with the system, I'd like to hear pros/cons - Mike

For many years I worked for other people on the daily grind. 9 - 5 and much longer hours for what now seems like very poor pay. I suppose looking back on it now, I didn't really know how trapped I was until I discovered an easy way to make money using Ebay and the Internet. Since then I haven't...

Did anyone else see today's story in ANN that one of the founding teams in the Rocket Racing League is dropping out, due to incompatible communication, vision, and business practices between the team and league? The funniest part was where ANN "disclosed" that Zoom was one of the "founding"...

A few weeks back, I posted a video of Keith Roof's Iowa City-based Curtiss P6E Hawk replica. Since then, it has flown successfully -- and here's a link to a video of Keith's SECOND flight: http://alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2007-4-29-P6E-2nd-flight.wmv (Shortened URL:...

For many years I worked for other people on the daily grind. 9 - 5 and much longer hours for what now seems like very poor pay. I suppose looking back on it now, I didn't really know how trapped I was until I discovered an easy way to make money using Ebay and the Internet. Since then I haven't...

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I have always clocked the prop on my RV-6 so it stops at 10:00 and 4:00 when viewed from the front. The idea being that this is the best orientation for hand propping if I ever needed to do that. During my recent condition inspection, I mistakenly reinstalled the prop with either a 120 degree...

Hi all, does anybody have a lead on a used 912S or 912ULS that might be going cheap and willing to ship 1/2 way around the world? My club is trying to source one for a member. High time near-overhaul is probably to be expected. We'd be trying to get it landed here in NZ for around $6500 USD. A...

I found a set of plans on the net. I was wondering if anybody had a vp-2 that wasn't finished yet and would be willing to part with it fairly reasonable. I am currently implementing the plans into AutoCad/Solidworks. If you are interested in them for reference only...let me know. The plans for...

I was just looking back through the EAA Modern Mechanix Flying and Gilder Manuals. None of the aircraft depicted were pushers -- except for the Wright Flyers and some early Curtiss. In poking around for old flying boat designs, I've found lots of pushers. Does anyone know of any home built...

Dear Aviation Enthusiasts, I teach math in an inner city high school in Southern Illinois. I've been studying airplane projects to build myself alone but also have thought about forming a high school aviation club to build an airplane. There is at least one one high school building the...

BD-4 Project - SPARS and center section. - ALUMINUM wing ribs - ALUMINUM and standard landing gear legs - Longer cabin rails (still in shipping crate) to extend cabin 18-19" - Alum wheels and brakes - LOTS of rivets and hardware (incl clecos) - Pneum rivet squeezer and some other misc tools - I...

Gravity is silent. The stately tick-tock of the pendulum clock is the only sound in the shop, the lathes and mills lurking beneath their shrouds as I try to reason with Mr. Ohaus. Unlike the clock, which is made of wood, Mr. Ohaus is a man of metal but both are powered by gravity. A spate of...

CC: Zenith Aircraft Company I have an aeronautical engineer friend retired from McDonnell Douglas who once was in charge of the Harrier project for the U.S. team. I respect his opinion which is that pull type, "pop" rivets are only used on aircraft where a bucked rivet could not possibly be...