VW Heads - Part 1 One of the most common errors seen in VW engines converted for flight is the failure to maintain proper valve train geometry. Valve Train Geometry is based on a series of dimensions which use the center-line of the crankshaft as their foundation. In basic terms, the valve train...

I am looking for what we used to call "swizzle sticks." They are screwdrivers for adjusting multi-turn trim pots. They were plastic sticks with metal blades which were shrouded in a plastic sleeve to keep them from slipping off the screw. Any idea where to get them or what the proper term...

10-11-12 july at LFLV Charmeil. I'll be there - et qui encore? But I'll be driving, no club plane available and my own still in the "dreams" phase. Ceux qui trouvent ma camionette bleue sont les bienvenus pour l'apéro! More info on http://www.rsafrance.com/

Does anyone have in their shop, or have complete access to, a sheet metal brake, either a leaf/box brake or a press brake, at least 4 feet in capacity, within a 2 hour drive of Oakland, CA? I need one to bend up the longerons of my project. Contact me offline if you do.

Hi Guys. Does that title tickle any memory-bones? Well, let's see if I can tickle them again. First-off come the ground rules: The data came from "Handbook of Instruction for Airplane Designers, Structures Tests" Air Corps, U.S.Army (Not available to the public) ....and apparently not...

I see video of the museum, but does anyone know of video of the runway? - Mike

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The Bounsall Prospector is available as plans again. The site says the plans have been redrawn professionally. Nice looking little plane but unsure of its performance. Any opinions? http://www.kitplaneprospector.com/index.html

I inadvertently left off the Ripon-Fisk Arrival Transition Procedures and the Fisk-Oshkosh Arrival Procedures from the pdf file with the posters. I will have it posted by late afternoon Pacific time. Jim

To All: I have been storing my engine building information in files intended for use with home-built airplanes. But engines are pretty much the same, for airplanes or cars. You're welcome to join but the Chuggers- alt. file isn't a chat group like we have here. You have to ask permission to...

In article , Roger Kulp wrote: Royal Navy FRADU (Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit) Hawks are flown entirely by civilians as part of the Royal Navy`s Multi Activity Contract with Serco Defence,...

After searching the literature the closest thing to what we (my brother and I) want to build is called the "Aqua-Glider" which is made mostly out of wood. I thought we might copy the design but substitute materials. For the fuselage and tail we would use fibreglass/foam sandwich construction....

So... how strong is your wing? The only sure way to know is to TEST it. How do we do that? We roll the airframe over on it's nose, support the main spar with a structure of some sort... Douglas Fir 2x4's works okay... then we stack a known weight onto the wing. Still confused? No problem; just...

It's been puzzling me for a long while and there it is again popping up in the "WIG airfoils" thread: what is this sacred Reynolds number? I tried our alther friend en.wikipedia but its theory was quite beyond my level of education* and its examples of oil in a pipe were not really illuminating...

http://www.eaach1.org/Design/comm6v1-1R4.pdf Subject at hand: Landing gear design. Article in above link pretty much puts into words my understanding of why tail draggers do what they do. I've been thinking about an original design for cheap one man flying (OK, lots of borrowed stuff put...

In my effort to learn/remember/practice correct building procedures,I monitor several wood aircraft design sights. In the emerauders group,much discussion about using a wingspar that was built and purchased by another builder. The Emeraud spar consists of 2 laminated built ip beams,w ply...

Pants, not wing spars. Has anyone ever dealt with 'Duluth Trading Post?' As some of you know the cancer has caused me to lose about 80 pounds and nearly 2" in height due to the compression fracture of my 5th lumbar vertebrae. Bottom Line: I ain't got NOTHING that fits.

To All: Or perhaps to that part of All interested in testing by busting things up... And to those who got their knickers in a kink over the best orientation of the laminae in a laminated spar CAP. Here goes: Go down to the Big Box Store that has forced your local lumber yard out of business and...

Homer was always a very nice person to talk to at Fly-Ins. Will be remembered in his aviation history. http://www.generalaviationnews.com/?p=10730&utm_source=The+Pulse+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5e6d928c6f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

Yesterday, I flew to an airport for breakfast and as I turned off onto the taxiway, the engine quit. It's never done that before. Re-started fine. Did not quit when I returned to my home airport. Maybe the turbulence was enough to fix it ;) Some history...the plane had been sitting for for...