I am curious of opinions out there. I currently have a wet Vacuum pump on my Glasair I-RG. I am considering adding an M-20 vacuum pump oil seperator just for the vacuum pump since I also have a Christen inverted oil system seperator which takes care of the Crankcase breather. I am also considering...

Spar design and Construction workshop with Jim Marske. Saturday and Sunday november 22 and 23, 2003. Cost $250 Topics covered: Introduction to Carbon rods and their properties compared to wood, aluminum and fiberglass Hand layup rovings compared to Carbon rods General construction techniques of a...

President Bush to Speak at Oshkosh October 14 -- Wisconsin state Republican Party officials have rented a portion of Wittman Regional Airport, including two EAA AirVenture exhibit hangars, for President George W. Bush's Oshkosh campaign appearance on Friday, October 15. Organizers selected the...

I have a finished CF sample, a common single-ply weave, that exhibits extreme stiffness, 'thin-ness' and is very lightweight, it looks dry. I have molded a part using a similar weave, single ply, and do not get the same stiffness. I can easily deform the finished part with a press of the thumb. I...

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http://www.sacskyranch.com/faq_continental/FAQ00003.htm Sacramento Sky Ranch has other excellent reading material too, especially on aircraft engines.

I have found an excellent downloadable library from Stock Drive Products/Stirling Instrument. Their website is www.sdp-si.com Just go to the the Catalog page and click on "Free Download of Technical Library". Takes a while but is well worth the effort.

-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,...

I imagine circumstances dictate this to some degree, but if your A&P does some work for you, do you tip him? Percentage? - Mike

Anybody have the pinouts for a Bendix Ignition Exciter, p/n 10-378340-1? Three pins, A, B, C. I think it's A= Ground, B=DC 7-30v, C=not connected. Also, does anyone know who can make me a custom harness for this unit? -- Get rid of SPAM like I did! http://spamarrest.com/affl?413905

I recently bought a set of RevMaster VW I beam rods, they have 3/8 black rod bolts with no name on them. I forgot what the torque spec was and called RevMaster today but Joe was gone until Monday. Does anyone know what the torque spec is. I searched the posts and found no info and also searched...

http://itsmyidea.com/gamerschoice/ Hi, Im Dave Taylor, I am 35 years old . Let me tell u a bit about myself first. I served in the Marine Corp USMC during the gulf war and got out when my 4 years was up later started work for Timewarner Cable and S&L communications here in North carolina as a...

What are people using for master buss bars in homebuilts? It will have a comm unit, transponder, and encoder plus a few instrumets. Day VFR only. I have a 15amp alternator. Any suggestions? Charlie.

For any Ultralight or Experimental owners in the central Florida area the Florida Flying Gators have several hangers for rent and/or sale. Send me an email if you would like more info -- You may be an Ultralighter if........ http://www.flyinggators.com/news/Bill%20Cook/Bill.htm --

Last night during the Olympic women's platform diving competition, one gal blew her dive and her chance for a medal. She was understandably distraught and was sitting behind the platform crying. An NBC cameraman zoomed in on her face, probably chuckling with glee at his luck in being able to...

By Thomas P Faulconer 1942 hardback ,very good condition. Superb book on airplane design,with masses of photos,plans diagrams etc. Includes some rare stuff on Flying boats of various types. Some chapter headings:-Aerodynamics and Preliminary design / Control Surface design / Wing Structure / Hull...

Yes, ultralight, but not entirely off-topic, as I could be interested in building one. I know this is probably the most knowledgeable forum on the net for this question, I know the original Team Air Bike ownership has passed to someone who is not releasing it for build/sale. But I saw one a...

Due to popular demand, here is a rare "mid-month" Rogue's Gallery Update: - See Mike Rappaport's awesome (what year is that bird anyway, Mike?) Helio Courier at: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_q_-_z.htm - See Mike Granby's outstanding 1980 Saratoga...

Folks, some help please. I am gearing up to make a fiberglass RC model of the long EZ or Berkut. Anyone out there have AutoCAD dwg or dxf files on that airframe? Please reply direct to

The recent thread about lathes and related machinery leaves me at a loss with the terminology, me not being a native English speaker. A) I think I can imagine a lathe, if I understand correctly it is called a "tour" in French and a "draaibank" in my native Dutch. That means, the piece of stock...