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what is a fender washer? in which situation is it used?

Is it possible to change the operating limitations of your homebuilt after it has been certified? Let me take the more extreme case... I was wondering, if one owned (or bought) an RV3, is it possible to change the operating limitiations to have a red line of 120 knots, and a maximum continous RPM...

In a related post I asked if anyone had heard of such a thing. So far the only response indicates a misunderstanding of how bamboo is used for such things. In the tropics -- with Vietnam being a fair example -- bamboo often has a diameter of several inches. When split AND STEAMED you're...

I'd installed my new Microair transponder a month ago, but have been having troubles with interference. The transponder was inducing bad clicking sounds into the comm radio receiver, making the radio difficult to understand. I couldn't really blame the Microair, since the Terra transponder I'd...

On one side of the ring: Arlington Municipal and it's associated community:..For those of you unfamiliar with Arlington Municipal Airport in Washington state, it is home of the third largest fly-in in the country (run by the EAA) and the center of general aviation and experimental aircraft in the...

Here's one I just read: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=cfe... Some fellow is claiming he has a small device that will boost combustion efficiency and save drivers lots of money, while reducing emissions. Obviously, plenty of claims have been made before, so I'm...

I'm in Western Australia. locally our supplies of VW engines seem to have dried up. Even BMW motor cycle engines seem to have dried up. what other currently available engines have been successfully used in aircraft? the engine problem seems to provide the most unsolvable dilema when attempting to...

I'm thinking about using an electric diesel fuel pump to pressurize my 0320 with engine oil to pre-lube before starting. Have any of you tried that? The accumulator method is heavier than I want to use.

Cessna Launches Light Sport Aircraft Program Wichita, Kan., July 10, 2007 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it will proceed with its Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) program and will unveil a full scale mock-up and program details at the Experimental Aircraft...

To All: About a month ago I posted a message having to do with aircraft crash survival in which I touched on the ability to make a fire, and the features found in a good survival knife. The post produced the usual comments some of which were rather surprising and may be of interest to some of...

http://www.divingservices.net/aircraft.jpg http://www.divingservices.net/9bcess2.jpg Anyone have the story behind this? Strange that a plane designed to float, sank! The Monk

About Jordan Wirsz Born into a modest and challenging home in Southern California, Jordan Wirsz early on decided that he wanted to spread his wings and improve his means - literally. A true entrepreneurial spirit, Jordan started his first business when he was 13 years old and moved on to running...

"He lives on two acres of fruit orchard in Grass Valley with his wife Gail Allinson, a Sheltie... Um Jim, you'll have to change that line if you want the women's vote. ;) Be prepared for everything to be taken out of context. Sounds like a real circus going on out there, Flint, Huffington,...

Is this article true? Paul Poberezny Retakes Presidency of EAA Fri, 01 Apr '05 04.01.05 Special Edition: EAA Founder Paul Poberezny surprised the aviation world with the announcement that he has retaken the Presidency of EAA.

Seems to me that some of the benefits of the constant speed prop were based on the limitiations of timing (ignition and valve) of the Lyco/Conti engines. If your engine was designed to have a large dynamic range of efficient operation, you won't need the articulated prop as much.

four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches) who makes them, who retails 'em?

I have to begin making a few decisions on how to drop a few pounds (off my butt and my airplane!) For one, I'm considering making the composite tank as outlined in Tony Bengelis' book. This would be the foam/glass sandwich he describes. Questin is, is it lighter than the aluminum tank specified in...

anyone know of good sources for spruce stock other than Wicks and Aircraft Spruce

On a recent shipment AS&S charged $55 for a shipment that should have cost approx $31-35 according to UPS. AS&S can't explain the charges nor admit they are wrong. I suppose they feel UPS is mistaken. Anyone else experience this deception? Kenny Danielson, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho