I'm practicing making joints. I built a simple jig to hold two pieces of tubing parallel and about 6" apart and have notched and placed a third piece of tubing, connecting the two parallel pieces at 60* To minimize warpage from the heat (I'm using gas) I know I should tack one side of the joint,...

I have posted a large archive to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation with scans of 12 photos taken of a sectioned pobjoy niagra 90hp engine. this is an engine worthy of a model engineering reproduction or even a homebuilt engine in full size for homebuilt aircraft. from memory the engine as...

Computerworld - A Massachusetts company today announced that its flying car has has successfully completed its initial flight testing program. Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc., founded four years ago by MIT graduates, reported today that a proof of concept version of its Transition...

I haven't seen any posts from Vedubber (sp?) recently How's he doing Paul N1431A KSDM

AC 43.13 para 4-94 says: " WELDED-PATCH REPAIR. Dents or holes in tubing may be repaired by using a patch of the same material, one gauge thicker" and then defines punctured tubing: b. Punctured Tubing. Holes are not longer than tube diameter and involve not more than 1/4 of tube...

I'm at my welding table practicing welding with a new torch, and I've found myself burning thru the metal. I've been correcting the error by filling in the metal with filler and continuing with the exercise. Can I do the same to correct a "run away hole" on real work? - Mike

As of 2009 Amateur aircraft builders are largely limited to various Volkswagen conversions. While such conversions may be as large as 140cid (2332cc) when using a Type I crankcase -- and up to 170cid (2884cc) if you begin with the heavier Type IV -- the SUSTAINABLE output of these engines is...

In a related post I asked if anyone had heard of such a thing. So far the only response indicates a misunderstanding of how bamboo is used for such things. In the tropics -- with Vietnam being a fair example -- bamboo often has a diameter of several inches. When split AND STEAMED you're...

It's the only fly-in pool party in the world -- and you're invited! http://www.alexisparkinn.com/iowa_city_pool_party.htm And, don't forget our Wednesday Night North 40 get-together. As always, it will be held at our campsite in the North 40. Admission (also as always) will be a 6-pack of...

To All, In another thread regarding the growing shortage of air-cooled automobile engine that can be easily converted to serve as a power- plant for a home-built, I mentioned liquid-cooled engines as an alternative. This lead to an interesting exchange about various options but it also made clear...

WHO: The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum WHAT: is sponsoring Open Cockpit Days with the World War II strategic bomber the B-29 Superfortress. These Open Cockpit Days will be held over two weekends in August. WHE at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial...

Design was lifted from the animated "Batman" series. Aircraft of this design appear in several TV episodes as well as the "Mask of the Phantasm" movie.

For the past few days, I've been working on a project that is semi- related to aviation. That is, its related by the fact that the skills necessary to complete it may also be usefull in building an aircraft. I like to think of it as a training project. What I'm building is a kinetic-sculpture...

Trying to repair the foot on the extension laddder I use in the hangar. It needs a new rubber foot. I'm riviting a 1/4" piece or rubber to the aluminum foot. Then I want to glue a 1/8" piece to the that to cover the rivet heads. So the glue joint would mostly be in compression and would

Having referred to an 'orphaned' engine shortly after being diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer lead to a gross misunderstanding as to the immediacy of my demise, with me being carried out the door, X's for eyes with a wrench still clutched in my hand. Last June I was diagnosed with...

This is a pointer to a home build 20 ft diam windmill on a 70 ft pole. It features three 10 ft long laminated red cedar blades and nice looking generator, tower couplings and gin.... http://www.otherpower.com/20page1.html Brian W (Thanks to Larry for the pointer on rec.boats)

Hi all - I'm rebuilding a basket case RV-3 and need, well, just about everything. Anybody got any RV-3 stuff gathering dust they want to sell? Also, engine-wise, I've got an 0-320 boat anchor, good case, that's about it. Need 0320 stuff too... Thanks.

I came upon a Clarke sandblaster gun, filled it with abrasive, ran the pressure up to 100 PSI and tried it out. this is a syphon type blaster that looks a bit like a paint sprayer. I know when spraying paint folks advise you to have something in the line to dry the air. Is a dryer necessary if I'm...

I'm in Western Australia. locally our supplies of VW engines seem to have dried up. Even BMW motor cycle engines seem to have dried up. what other currently available engines have been successfully used in aircraft? the engine problem seems to provide the most unsolvable dilema when attempting to...

Hiya Came across this smart SE5 WW`1 look-a-like homebuilt last week in Norfolk , UK. It is a Wolf W-11 Boredom Fighter - recently restored back to flying condition and is the only one flying in the UK - thought I would share this image of it with...