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Homebuilt Aircraft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by
Ron Wanttaja
Last revised on October 6th 2002. Updated information on
owner-maintenence.
This document attempts to answer common questions asked by newcomers to
the rec.aviation.homebuilt newsgroup, or those curious individuals
unfamiliar with the domain of homebuilt aircraft. It assumes that the
reader...
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Roy Downing's BROKAW BULLET CLUB by
[email protected]
On Friday, August 27, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Craig C. wrote:
Hey Roy, is the book in a reproducable form or is it bound so as to
complicate things? If it's reproducable, can we see about getting
premission to do it so that it can be shared with those of us that
don't have copies? With the...
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by norm
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(sorta OT) Free Ham Radio Course by
RST Engineering
With the crossbreeding of amateur (ham) radio operators and pilots being
something on the order of 25%, this is only slightly OT.
There is a free online ham radio course being offered and sponsored by RST
Engineering. It is intended to take anybody with an interest in getting a
ham radio license...
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canard flying boat by
Darrel Toepfer
karel wrote:
has the canard concept ever been applied to a flying boat?
with pusher propellers?
if not, any good reasons?
KA
(just wondering)
(1911 Voisin)
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Powered Parachute Plans by
MJC
A friend of mine has a power chute made by one of the most respected
companies around. Still, he's crashed it 3 times now.
If a well designed power chute is a handful, maybe you might want to
reconsider making your own from scratch.
Those things look innocent, but they _can_ bite you.
MJC
"Still...
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by MJC
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Homebuilt Aircraft Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ) by
Ron Wanttaja
Last revised on September 1, 2004. Added question on non-US homebuilding.
This document attempts to answer common questions asked by newcomers to
the rec.aviation.homebuilt newsgroup, or those curious individuals
unfamiliar with the domain of homebuilt aircraft. It assumes that the
reader already...
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Painting with Latex House Paint by
Ron Wanttaja
One of our Fly Baby restorers is painting his aircraft with latex house paint.
He's been posting his progress to the Fly Baby mailing list, and is allowing me
to repost his messages to my web page:
http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/latex.html
Ron Wanttaja
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Wing Extensions by
Jay
Seems like it might be useful to have removable wing extensions for an
experimental. There are times when you want a fast airplane for cross
country and you can stand a long runway for the high TO/landing speeds
and then there are other times you want the low speed handling for
short field, etc. ...
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The Meredith Effect by
Corky Scott
In the supplements section of the online version of Air&Space Magazine
is an article entitled "The Meredith Effect". There are two parts to
the article, the first is a synopsis by F.W. Meredith, B.A. of his so
named cooling system design which came from his "Note on the cooling
of aircraft engines...
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Wittman tailwind by
Harry O
From memory, the differences were slight. The wing airfoil was different.
The W-10 has a curve on the bottom where the W-8 was flat. I understand
that there were 2 or 3 inches of extra width in the fuselage. Also, the
W-10 was stressed for larger (Lycoming) engines. I built the airframe for...
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homebuilt safety by
anonymous coward
I'd be grateful if anyone can direct me towards links about the relative
safety of different types of homebuilt aircraft. Not figures I can use to
prove to myself that flying a homebuilt is safe, but a discussion of all
the factors that affect safety in homebuilt aircraft. I haven't found...
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Lancair Legacy Design Flaw? by
Gregory Hall
http://www.youngeagles.org/photos/gallery/Monoplanes/LancairLegacy2000.jpg
Look at the picture. It's easy to see why the Lancair is dangerous. The
horizontal stabilizers appear to be on the too small side. This would result
in their stalling before the wing. Then the aircraft would pitch up...
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Hot weather and autogas? by
Rich S.
Hi Troop..........
The weather forecast for Idaho today is staggering! 107° F in Boise, 108° in
Twin Falls and 110° in Mountain Home. Montana is similar with 108° forecast
in Helena.
Last year, on my way to OSH, I planned my fuel stops to take advantage of
autogas availability. I stopped at...
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Homebuilt Aircraft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by
Ron Wanttaja
Last revised on October 6th 2002. Updated information on
owner-maintenence.
This document attempts to answer common questions asked by newcomers to
the rec.aviation.homebuilt newsgroup, or those curious individuals
unfamiliar with the domain of homebuilt aircraft. It assumes that the
reader...
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Texas Parasol and 1/2 VW Engine...... by
WC
I originaly posted this to rec.av.ultralights but thought you folks might
have useful iformation and insights....
I'm contemplating building this combination and would love opinions. The
reasons for this choice is combination of price (I would like to keep as low
as possible) and my ability to...
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Small 4 stroke engine? by
Ron Wanttaja
On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:05:00 -0700, Richard Riley
wrote:
I'm looking for an engine that may not exist. If anyone has a notion
of what it might be, I'd be grateful.
It's for a 103 legal ultralight.
60 lbs or so all up, including re-drive and cooling
35-40 hp.
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July 2nd 05 07:25 PM
by mick
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Metal Prop vs. Wood Prop by
Larry Smith
I have a wood prop on my Taylorcraft and the GPS says it's slow, at around
65 kts. How about a discussion on the relative merits of wood and aluminum
props. I understand that wood is easier on your engine but the aluminum
prop is more efficient. Another thing I notice too, especially on...
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Looking for info on world record jet aircraft by
Ted Parvo
I'm looking for *verification for a claimed Guinness World Record for
World's smallest jet aircraft. A BD5.
The link on the Guinness site has not worked for months. I have
contacted them, and through email exchanges, their representative has
indicated they have no knowledge of this aircraft
The...
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