Of the various 3-4 place canards derived from Burt Rutan's original, (cosy, velocity, ...) are there any with wings easily folded/detached for trailering? I'd like to consider acquiring one, but hangarage is very unavailable round here, so the bird would have to live on a trailer when not...

To All: The bulk of the HVX mods consist of modifications that are found on modern engines. 'Modern' has lots of different definitions but I think the best one in this case is World War II, in that most of these modifications were developed during the war... and may be found on virtually ALL...

We know general instructions for chosing a tip, setting pressures, lighting the torch and setting the Acetylene so that the flame is just about to leave the tip. Then we add O2 until we get a flame with just a little feather. Written instruction seems to stop there. However, we know one can adjust...

G'Day all. Just a quick query for all, both in the US and Australia. If I was to take a proven aircraft, say a C172, totally dismantle it, including EVERY rivet and bolt, replace anything corroded (ie:sheetmetal etc) and any hardware/bolts/cables, and rebuildcorrosionproof it, put in a certified...

To All: I am happy to report that Steve and Linda B. are happily at home & safe, after their terrifying sojourn to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!! ( ...where they gots highways TWELVE lanes wide & chock fulla carz ) -R. S. Hoover

I have just listed on eBay two Lawrance B-75 5 cylinder radial engine projects. These are absolutely adorable, something like a half size Kinner. Several small homebuilt aircraft have been powered by these war surplus jewels in years past, however they WILL need some modifications if they are to...

It's time to mount my comm antenna and I am getting mixed reviews which is better top or bottom. Since I doubt I'll be doing any rough field landings that isn't an issue. I'm sort of leaning to it just doesn't matter.

If you'll go to my blog (bobhooversblog.blogspot.com) and enter BURETTE as the search seed in the little white window in the upper left of the screen, you'll be presented with an article with the same title as this message which explains what's involved in adjusting the volume of your combustion...

To All: It appears that personalities and other factors overwhelmed the subject that I thought it best to start anew. One of those other factors is my physical condition -- more specifically, the amount of pain I have to deal with and the limitations placed on me by the physicians, such as...

To All. The subject of this message is also the subject of the first article in my blog... bobhooversblog.blogspot.com ....where you will find some ILLUSTRATIONS of what I've been doing over the weekend. Have you ever cast aluminum?

To All: Fellow blows a head. Buys a replacement, bolts it. Blows ANOTHER head... What's wrong with this picture? First off, the guy's original engine was a very shoddy piece of goods, with the compression ratio on the 3/4 bank approaching 10:1 whilst the CR on the 1/2 bank was about 8:1. Why?...

Central Florida Hangars available for Light-Sport Aircraft We have sun shade hangars available in Groveland FL. Great flying club and airfield. http://www.flyinggators.com/news/hangars/hangars.htm Have a good day! Join the best LSA group on the...

Boy, it's been a rough couple of months for longtime netters. Got word that Chuck Slusarczyk is in the hospital with a stroke. Sounds like he's doing pretty good... "keeping the staff in stitches" was the term used. Ron Wanttaja

It's due to the Dexamethasone of course. ('Dexy' to the trade.) Dexy is one of those horrifically potent steroids that flat EATS cancerous tumors. Along with everything else, alas. Which is why I've managed to shed a few pounds, going from a chubbily pleasant 254 to a cadaverous 171. I've no...

Someone gets in touch with me over on the Secret Channel. So I take it down, spin my Captain Midnight Secret Code Ring and the message is: "So whats all this valve stuff COST, eh? Cheep. As in, Durt Cheap. New guides, figure a couplea bucks each, although with so many schlock shops going outta...

Okay, then YOU name the damn things! Right now I got a couple questions: VW heads are nearly pure aluminum. I've got a pile of the things but odds are, every single one of them is worth a $25 bill... or will be. Point is, I don't much care for the idea of cutting them and melting them...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/14/flying.car/index.html Looks like fun to me. Karl

veedubber rapping greensand involves gently tapping the mould all around as you will know. if you are casting something box like all you get is a slightly larger mould cavity and a mould which will pull out of the greensand. cooling shrinkage of the casting will hide most of this. fins however are...

The recent boxer diesel engine from Subaru has been mentioned here before, but I never heard of anyone actually converting/using it for a light plane. I am now seriously planning to attack such a project myself, though I'll need to hire a lot of engine knowledge because that's not my strong...

veedubber and others the venerable old VW engine conversion is quite usable. if you were to take all the lessons learnt from all the engine building done so far and apply them to a new engine design, what would the new engine design look like? I think the flat 4 makes a very serviceable aircraft...