As I mentioned in a couple of other threads in RAP recently, the trim jackscrew is very worn in our '74 Archer. The wear seems to be nearly half of the thread depth. In other words, you can move the screw laterally inside the drum about half of the height of a thread. It can be rocked angularly...

Trying to track down who owns rights to Monerai so that I can get permission to publish some News letters and manuals on our Yahoo MoneraiP site. Monnett sold the rights to Rex Taylor due ti financial problems at that time. The rights have passed to other owners since then but can't find the...

Announcement, June 2004 ======================= INTRODUCTION ============= Over the last 12 months J2 Aircraft Design and Control Ltd. has undertaken some major changes. Not only have we got a new name, J2 Aircraft Solutions Ltd. but there are NEW PRODUCTS and a NEW WEBSITE as well.

If you've looked outside and found a rain of frogs, don't worry, it's not Ragnarok. Barnaby Wainfan has updated the Facetmobile web page. http://members.aol.com/slicklynne/facet.htm The best part is a study he's just written for NASA on a theoretical composite super-Facetmobile as a Personal Air...

Hi guys, I'm seeking a little advice from you Las Vegas locals. I'm going to be traveling to Las Vegas, from Illinois, this August and want to fly my Quickie Q-200. I have been there before, but not in the dead of summer. What can I expect? We're going to be there about four days. Is it...

Hello all, You can get an exact replica of your airplane with YOUR paint scheme and YOUR tail number Check it out. http://www.itsmyairplane.com

Contributor Bill Pearce took some great static shots of the new kitplane http://www.aafo.com/racing/2004/nemesisNXT_debut/ Wayne Sagar All Aviation FlightLine OnLine http://aafo.com/

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see a the new additions to the Rogue's Gallery for the month of May: - Dave Butler, from Raleigh, N.C., and his beautiful '81 Mooney - Henry Kisor, of Evanston, IL, and his pristine '59 Cessna 150 - Photos from the annual Pinckneyville fly-in,...

Hello all, I am currently brainstorming/daydreaming of a twin design. I would choose a pair of Rotax 912 or Jabiru 2200 or 3300. Considering the place configuration of two engines on a twin, I am just wondering what are the pros and cons of center-line push-pull design. There're far less such...

I have the unusual need to decrease the sensitivity of my headset mike. The aircraft I fly has a very noisy cockpit (tube and fabric two stroke pusher ) when I transmit the mike picks up alot of background noise. The headset is an avcom ac900 flex boom ,mike is an M71 I tried a mike from a DC...

Here are some new shots on my website. This time You can see some ex-Polish Air Force MiG-15UTI based now in Mohave, California and TS-11 Iskra from Phoenix, Arizona. Beside this some Warsaw Police Department Bell 206, new Orlik and Iskras Demo Teams shots with outstanding Orlik and MiG-29 low...

Hello all, These may be a bit heavy for an ultra-light, but I guess whoever has an interest will know that better than I. I have in my garage, two Augusta 42hp twin horizontal crankshaft and cylinder gasoline engines in their factory crates. They were sold by Augusta to the National Research...

Yeah, I know I'm going to get flamed I have read a lot recently about people burning everything from bio-diesel and straight french fry grease to used ATF in ground based diesel engines but what about flying turbines? I am quite sure that they would burn either at ground level but will these...

Jon and Trish Sharp have finally unveiled the new NemesisNXT racer/kit... photos at http://aafo.com/gallery/06-05-04.html Wayne Sagar All Aviation FlightLine OnLine http://aafo.com/

Back when I was working for the airlines, we used a burn salve called KIP (Kip Inc, North Hollywood CA) in both the airborne medicine chest and the hangar toolboxes. It was distributed by an outfit called Swift Laboratories (also in NH CA). It is the greatest thing since sliced bread and bottled...

Anyone know the reasoning for running the intake tubes through the hot oil in the sump?

Due to an Estate dispute, marketing of the plans for the Bowers Fly Baby has stopped. It is unknown how long they'll be off the market. Or that matter, whether they'll ever return. If you have a set of plans you no longer need, I can help put you in contact with potential buyers. Also, EAA...

Dear newsgroup reader, Today 6th of June 2004 Airshow Action Photo Gallery with a new update: - Berlin Airshow ILA2004 Germany - 90's Airshow action pictures that I took in the 90's (nice pictures taken from tower at Scheveningen beach the Netherlands) - Result vote of the Airshow Action picture...

Hog Air "T" shirts are now available. We have had alot of people asking for them. So I thought I'd let you guys know. You can see them here http://www.hog-air.com/Shirts.htm Brett

Can an airship travel to orbit? I was surfing at www.jpaerospace.com and they say it can be done. They have a nice little presentation on PDF that gives a detailed explanation. Is it possible that the oldest aerial technology can also be the first to take the masses to space?