Hi All, I have incandescent lights in my homebuilt panel and LCD displayse in avonics. What type of dimmer is needed for these components, and will one work equally well for the lights and the LCD's or would it be better for the LCD's to have their own. Then, what is the way to go for the...

Wanted photos and/or detailed dimensions for Wittman Buttercup. Apparently the original in at the museum in Oshkosh. Anyone live near it? I have already seen the magazine article. I understand it has a 29' wingspan, fuselage length 20 feet, 65-100 HP engine, 2 seats side-by-side, 40" wide cabin,...

Hi, I would like to make professional looking placards for the switches and circuit breakes in my homebuilt. I have searched the 3M web pages for a product I heard they have, but have not been able to locate it. Does anyone have any ideas for making the placards and a source for the...

test

Jim or anyone else who has 'been there', Are circuit boards available for the capacitive fuel guages featured in the year2000 Kitplanes articles? Or (more desirable to me) is there an easily fabricated optical sensor available for fuel level measurement? Other options???

-7/-8 builders, Has anyone noticed a slight dip about an inch above & below (back of the actual apex) the rolled leading edge of their tank skins & leading edge skins? While handling one of my cleco'd tanks, I felt the dip, & thought I had somehow dented the leading edge. On further inspection,...

Quick question regarding the copper foil antennas.... I have a Vari-Eze and have successfully used Jim Weir's RST copper foil antennas for years in my canard and winglet. It is time to repaint the aircraft and I was about to decide on PPG DP epoxy primer (white) and an acrylic urethane topcoat...

Jim, From info I have located on the internet, I have cobbled together a circuit diagram for illuminating my instrument panel using LED's. I was wondering if I emailed you a copy, would you would be kind enough to take a peek at the circuit and see if I missed anything? Electronics isn't my...

Jeff, You may wish to consider Parker Parflex nylon hose. It is available in several wall thickness at 1/4 inch OD. The hose is UV stabilized so there is little worry about it becoming brittle after a few years of exposure to light (you could always paint over it). Minimum purchase lengths for...

Spread the word urgently, repost this to all your friends and enemies too , no soldier will ever look the same again once you hear what they are really like and the way they can lie for 40 years, you will never ever believe them after listening to the lies they used for 40 years to try and hide...

There are over 40 Van's RV-8's based at the Spruce Creek Fly-in community in Florida. Affectionately called the "Spruce Creek Air Force" you see some of the most beautifuly-built examples flying formationon weekends with the Spruce Creek Gaggle Formation Flying Group. Nested in Northeast Florida,...

Hi I have just found a new site selling decal paper for inkjet printers, they are the only UK supplier of thsi paper, great for model making etc.. www.decal-paper-uk.com

We are now selling our inkjet and laser decals by the sheet, they are also available in A5 and A4 size. We are the only importer of this typoe of decal paper in the UK. It is of superb quality and we have a great decal of model makers using it with great success. If you have never tried it before...

Hello, I am an aeronautical engineer in Western Australia, currently working creating repairs for the PC9 aircraft (RAAF trainer). Previous to this I had about five years designing repairs and modifications for general aviation aircraft (CAR 35 if you're an Australian; no I didn't get my...

Since we are discussing designs: http://www.vortechonline.com/aw95/

Anyone have any experience with this gyro? Opinions? Thanks http://www.gdt-systems.com/body.asp

I hear they are having a little fly-in at Oshkosh next week. Is there a way to listen to ATC over the net. Could not find any info on the EAA site. Thanks

Just watching a movie with a 4 engine prop plane running out of fuel over the ocean. So what would be the best way to conserve fuel. I'm thinking throttle back all four engines and let them loaf along. Or would you cut two engines and let two carry the load. Two would have to work harder,...

What tool or methods do you use to measure flap angles to a datum?

I'm hoping the home built community can assist me with a small problem. I own a glider that does not fly straight without applying a little constant cross control (L stick and R rudder). If hands are removed from the controls, it slips (or yaws?) to the left, and then the nose gently swings around...