Looking for suggestions for a aux fuel system transfer pump. Originally thought of a classic wobble pump but have had tough time finding and old one or an affordable new one. Have considered 12 volt but prefer manual. This RC pump looks promising but a bit slow: ...

We're making propellers over on the Chugger's Group. Right now guys are mostly gluing-up the blanks that will become propellers. One of the things that needs doing is creating the TEMPLATES that will be needed in the final stages. The templates are in the Files archive, full scale, so all we...

This is a load of US Government Crap of the highest order. Maybe the FAA forgot that they pulled the EIC's medical for being nuts. Frank M. Hitlaw Look what I just received from the FAA!! Flag this message FAASafety.gov - General Information "Aero-NewsBug - The new way to

For a child's playground. The kids would enjoy being able to touch something special. (Or, if it takes too long, maybe I'll make it into a boat. ) Thanks. Mike

Subject: tea party There's a storm abrewin'. What happens when good, responsible people keep quiet? Washington has forgotten they work for us... We don't work for them. Throwing good money after bad is NOT the answer. I am sick of the midnight, closed door sessions to come up with a plan. ...

Even though I am nowhere near building my (first) own plane, I do (mostly) enjoy reading Kitplanes ever since I stumbled across it in a supermarket in Mojave. My background is aerospace engineering, which is very theoretical at a German university, and I have only done some basic training in...

Combine this with a few flat screens and X-Plane for those snowy winter afternoons.............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFqyOaC9y9E

Hello, i am new in here and was wanting an opion on the Van's aircrafts, especially the RV-8, which i am looking and building. Any opinions?? to a comproble aircraft?? thanks.

'been scratchin' some paper. It looks like a 2.6L flat opposed 8-cylinder could be made will not too much difficulty from two Suzuki Hyabusa motorcycle cylinder blocks. The electronic fuel injected 'busa puts out about 130HP so two theoretically could make 260HP. With 8 cylinders, the power...

My name is Sylvain Plourde, I live in northern ontario canada's fishing ,hunting, flying paradise. I work as a heavy equipment mechanic, addicted to aircrafts. I'm interested in buying a super cub wide body kit, wondering if some of you have any bad storys or good ones about this aircraft. I want...

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Feds_May_Tighten_Small_Airport_Security_021009 Forwarded from the Bearhawk group. Read this. If you fly for recreation, you may not be doing that much longer. ========================= I apologize for the length of this but wanted people to realize what...

Where in the US aviation regulatory literature is the time limit of a Condition Inspection stated? Does it run out at the end of the calendar month or a year to the date it was last performed. Where is the reference that clearly lists the time limit? Thanks, Robert Mudd

Hey Guys. maybe someone here could help me, I just have bought a H2AD for my low-wing plane. So, I decided to buy a fuel pump p/n LW-15399 from my part catalog Lyc_pc-122.pdf. After buy it from spruce, I had a big suprise at installation time, because I cant see nothing to move the arm of my fuel...

One of the fellows I fly with is building an RV-3 with an O-320-H2AD Lycoming. He has searched the Web for an answer but didn't know about Usenet till now. His question concerns the mechanical fuel pump. It is located on the front of that series of engine. Has anyone runs fuel lines under the...

Came across this interesting aircrat at Old Buckenham in the UK last weekend Can anyone enlighten as to its background - at first glance looks like a PA18 http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1159961/ Best regards

To All: I've resolved my email problems. My new email address is: The Yahoo address, will remain active. Thank you for the many suggestions. Unfortunately, Google and ISP.com failed to respond. Obtaining a new domain however, (chuggers.net)

An interesting article I found on the U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Powered AIRCRAFT Programs and how they came to be and then not to be. Check it out here http://www.aviationearth.com/the-story-behind-the-termination-of-the-us-and-soviet-nuclear-powered-aircraft-program/

Behold fellow aviators, for I have finally lighted that damned welding torch that I got for Christmas...last year. Yep, bought a "b" tank and an empty 40cu/ft oxy. tank off Ebay from Indiana Oxygen Co. Shipped out next day and items were exactly as described. And free shipping! Swapped it out at...

As I have only ever flown Cessnas, I have a basic question. When flying a stick plane like an RV-7. What hand do people fly with? On a yoke I generally used 2 but if I had to use one to do something else I would keep the left on the yoke. However, I don't know how comfortable I would feel...

Yesterday I was talking to a friend who plans to power his single-seat slow flyer with an engine from a Citroen Visa. I suppose this engine (a linear descendant from the famous Citroen 2CV) is not well known in the US, it is an air-cooled 2-cylinder boxer, in this particular application it...