I am looking for a drawing for the instrument panel hole for a 3 1/8 altimeter. Thanks in advance. Richard www.craggyaero.com

Yesterday, we departed Falcon Field, South of Atlanta (also the home of Aircraft Spruce East) and noticed traffic at about 10 O'clock high. At first, I thought it was one of the Diamond Eclipse trainers that routinely fly out of Falcon. Low wings with a high aspect ratio, skinny aft fuselage,...

I've been reading this group for years. I am ready after much thought to take the plunge and order a kit. I have settled on the Van's RV-7A. My question is can anyone point me to a summary of how to get started. I'm not talking about building or anything like that. I mean the paperwork...

Hi Folks, I am trying to get updated contact info on Danny Day. Last sighting he was with CAU in Arizona. All the numbers I have for him and or CUA are no longer valid. Can any of you pass this info to me? I am in need of two stroke engine expertise. Thanks a ton.

I am looking for plans for plans for a tube and fabric, side by side 2 seater, high folding wing, stol/bush aircraft such as the kitfox, zenair 701 or Merlin GT. 65 hp motor like Rotax 582. If anyone has a set or know where to get them would be greatly appreciated. Bob Stacey

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I am planning a "touchy" repair job to my canopy. I've done some test sheet acrylic bondings with acrylic IPS Weld-On (#16). I don't like the ugly bubbles and noticed some fine plexiglas stress cracking on one test piece. Is there another sort of cement (eg. Weld-On #40) which would make for a...

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Hi there guys, Name is Scott. My father and I are wanting to build a Murphy sr35 Moose. Has anyone built this aircraft if so please email me at I would like to get some more info about it. Scott

Carl posted the note in Rec.Metalworking. Sad. Looks like the end of an era - literally.

Hi Folks, Could any of you point me in the right direction? It is my goal to outfit my project with LED lighting. The wingtip architecture dictates I use a specific light assy. Each wingtip would use: A625 strobe W1250PR1

Hi all, I'm taking a break from the corporate world and want to make something. I'm looking for suggestions that could make your aviation life easier. Is there a electronic gadget or widget that would make your flying or airplane experience better?

Anyone here based in San Diego? We have rental property there which is presently vacant. My wife loves the weather in San Diego and had hinted that she wouldn't mind living in the house. (We presently live in Tacoma, Washington--weather---ugh). Up here, I have a nice hangar, a fairly short...

Hi there, I know this is not exactly a homebuilt question, but I guess homebuilders know the "regular" market a lot better than the regular people know the homebuilt market. Anyways, I'm an aerospace engineering student, soon to be engineer, and I would like to do my master thesis...

The Discovery Channel-owned "DMAX", a German TV station showing mostly "guy stuff" (cool bikes, cool cars, not enough cool planes...), tonight aired a race between a Mercedes McLaren SLR 722 (one of the fastet street legal cars in the world: 680 HP on 1390 kg) and a Siai- Marchetti SF 260...

I want to make several samples of materials for covering my plane, (plywood, composite, ceconite, etc....) And I would like to find the difference with some kind of scale or pressure meter to find the breaking points. Has anyone done this? Lou

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From his website: "Moller International has developed the first and only feasible, personally affordable, personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle the world has ever seen." This is a lie, pure and simple.

It is more fuel efficient to drive a pick-up truck with its tailgate down, rather than up. Busted Driving with the tailgate down actually increased drag on the pick-up and caused it to consume fuel faster than the identical truck driven with the tailgate up. It was later revealed that the...