Bob, Thanks for one more entertaining text and valuable lesson. Hoping the question's not too stupid: while you mention diameter and pitch and some parameters I don't really understand, why do you never discuss the number of blades on the prop? It seems obvious that a two-bladed prop is by far...

'Propeller Carving for the Amateur" go to the URL shown below... http://www.actechbooks.com/products/act535/ -R.S.Hoover

After due examination of mission, the Europa (see www.europa-aircraft.com) is my ideal plane. Following inspection of budget, it seems too expensive; even if the sterling/euro rate became more favourable. What other homebuilts are around with a grossweight of 1300-1400 pounds, and accepting a...

Cancer Report for Wed, 19 Nov 2008 @ 1700 I was initially diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma on 14 June 2008. The diagnosis was confirmed on 20 June 2008. X-ray and MRI located the tumor in my pelvic girdle and lower spine. Over a two-week period X- ray therapy was used to kill as much of the...

To all: My mention, with regard to Hot Projects now on hold because I've been diagnosed with cancer, of fitting a Siler lock to a hunk of American Walnut which will become the stock of a blackpowder rifle caused narry a ripple from Groups familiar with such things but got me several questions...

I'm looking for someone to dispense some practical advice and answer questions. I'm specifically looking for someone with knowledge of vacuum bagging and vacuum infusion. Thanks, Joe

To All: The Gascolator dates from the days of the Model T Ford. Back in those days the fuel tank was located in the cowl, just forward of the windscreen -- which was plate glass. The filler was located on the cowl. The float-type quantity gauge was located in the instrument cluster. The system...

Since I don't frequent the ANN site unless someone brings up a special story there I didn't see this but Bruce Frank just send me an E-Mail with the story which I am including here. Many participants in this newgroup including myself knew Badwater Bill (aka: Bill Phillips) and either loved him,...

Just be advised FWIW to everybody, someone is posting on using my name. Don't have any idea how it's being done but I do realize that these things are possible. I DO use my own name and my real email address on the forums so if any of you computer gurus out here can trace this character down please...

Aero-News.net coverage of the crash : http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=930e6c55-00b2-4ba8-b28b-eb8f60e0449a&

right now, avgas is running $2 more a gallon than premium car gas. And from what I've read, premium auto gas doesn't contain ethonol. My homebuilt has a 160 lycoming, which is supposed to be approved for premium auto fuel. The only drawback I can think of is the stability of auto gas sitting in...

I am rebuilding the wings on my Merlin. My intent was to use the old foam rib cores as templates but they differ from rib to rib, clearly some have been replaced, not to mention some really shoddy workmanship, warped ribs, broken ribs etc. So I search the web for the airfoil type and find that it...

2200 13 NOV 2008 Marks the end of my day. 0600 Marks its awakening but the pill regime is already six hours old. Then 0900, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100 and finally 2200, a Special Dose of three drugs known to interact with pills taken at 2100. So we give the 2100 pills a chance to dissipate before...

It has been put forward that for an aircraft to be in trimmed out condition with all forces in balance, the thrust line must be pointed at the drag line. So let's do a thought experiment... ....wait. We don't need to do a thought experiment.

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:58:45 -0500, Ari wrote: On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:14:34 +0000, Saxman wrote: Bear Bottoms wrote: This happened to me. I was hauling a bunch of stuff, one kilo per package. I was within weight-and-balance. But one by one they slid to the very back. They...

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:25:55 -0600, hjmler wrote: Why did the nose pith *up*? Why did adding flippers not work right? you had a wing like the fokker eindecker ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_Eindecker Preliminary Wind Tunnel Testing of WWI Fighters the two WWI fighters...

Here's proof the price of electronics is going down. I was transferring files to a new computer, and I came across a .pdf from the October 1985 kitplanes magazine with the title "The $10 Airplane Headphone, Kodak and the Shack are back to save Your Ears and Wallet." Written by Jim Weir of Radio...

Hi guys, I'm doing good. They DID do the procedure. The pain was an artifact OF the procedure. I should of been FORCED to take the painkillers about 1500 instead of being allowed to sleep. But the instructions fell into an information gap somewhere between the physician and me. I'll probably...

So there I am, my usual lovable self, ****ing & moaning about all these HOT projects that I've been ****ing & moaning about for the last couple of years, NOW using a simple case of cancer as my excuse for not getting anything done... and one of my regular cage-rattlers sez: 'So what ARE these hot...

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