IAG has posted a link to a video of some interesting cross-wind landing tests. Does FBW offer any assistance for extreme cross-wind lindings or is it best to let the pilot do it by training and instinct? Thursday, June 01, 2006 Crosswind Video - Boeing tests

What is your aim? What do you want to do , slow flight ? There is a type of wing which was built and flight proven which provided very slow flight like 22 mph...on a twin engine airplane. This wing not straight adnd looks very different.It is a lot less complicated than extensions, sliding...

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It is more important to retain full power. Carb icing seldom occurs ! :lol:

If a carb heat cable breaks, should the position it springs back to be carb heat on or off? if its on you dont have full power if a go around is necessary however if youre landing and carb icing occurs you are safe if it is off you have full power but are not protected against carb icing??

The last posting i've seen here is from 27th May. Is it really that quiet or has my news server gone nuts?

Purchased a MilSpec brand handheld drill jig for Camloc receptacles a few weeks ago and used it for the first time today. What a piece of crap. The "tool steel" bushing must not be hardened, as it wallowed out after 7 uses (14 holes). Junk, junk, junk. Going to have it hardness tested at...

Greetings, I am a not very young machinist-welder by trade who is about 1.5 years into a Skybolt project. I would like from time to time to communicate with other builders. I'll try very hard to ask intelligent questions. If you are so inclined please respond, you'll have to remove the in my...

Anyone have the manual for the breakdown and preparing of a Port A Port T hanger for transport? thanks david

Dear Group, I am in the process of building my cowling and have the engine up on the mount. What I need to know is what is the amount of torque on the engine mount bolts? I have rebuild manuals, parts manuals and the owners manual but can't find a torque for tightening. The engine is a...

XREF: news.earthlink.net rec.aviation.homebuilt:308055 From: Richard Lamb I have a radio controlled blimp that a friend gave me while I was recovering from surgery. It's been a blast to play with. Filled it back up with He a couple of weeks ago and parked it on the ceiling at home. (without...

Can anyone suggest where in Canada I can purchase 4130 steel tubing (round and square)?... I have ordered in the past from Aircraft Spruce in the US but shipping, taxes, brokerage etc makes it extremely costly.... Shipping times are very long since customs slow things down too... A source in...

A number of yearago I took a welding workshop at the Hampton NH airport. I believe that it was put on by Aircraft Srpuce but won't swear to that. Anyway the instructor was a fellow from Georgia and i can't remember his name now. He usually has a booth in the Fly Market at OSH selling welding...

I have a thermometer that reads from 0 to 200°F. I'm trying to measure a cylinder head on an aircooled engine where my range of interest goes from, say, 200 to 400°F. The classic way of measuring this temperature is with a thermocouple mounted on a copper washer underneath the spark plug of...

Does anyone know where to find specifications on the Kawasaki 440 engine family? I am planning on using this engine in my project and info on it is hard to find. I checked the Kawasaki corporate site and of course google but no "real" information is forthcoming. I know there has to be a spec sheet...

Hi everybody! I am looking for a structural adhesive tape but I prefer a glue (because I do not want thickness) to bond aluminium (with passivation or anodization treatment) and steel. The bond have to resist to sea salt fog, and temperature between -100°C +100°C. I will appreciate any...

Someone told me the digital air-speed meter can be used in car by fan? How to do it? Anyone can tell me situation. Thanks a lot. Luo

To those of you who have reserved a seat for Bill Fox's talk about his years working as a project manager at the Lockheed Skunk Works during the development of the SR-71 Blackbird (7 PM tomorrow -- Tuesday -- night), please arrive around 6:30 PM. Seating is limited and by reservation only, so...

Midpage of http://www.temagamimarine.com/htm/hondaobm.html shows Honda's new offset crankshaft design. This might be useful for heli's where the crank shaft power output bearing must take high radial loads or the second shaft itself could be used as output.

I've been going over my Delta, trying to find a way to hide the antennaes in what is basically a rag and tube aircraft. (some of the rags are soaked in epoxy, and some of the tubes ain't round...but, anyway) I was beginning to think it wasn't possible when I happened across this guys...