Does anyone know where I can get 6061 or 2024 aluminum angle or tubing 1/8inch thick with at least one side 5-6 inches wide? Lou

CBS news story about the Department of Homeland Security decision to require identification of all operators and passengers of all private boats and planes... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/16/eveningnews/main2939438.shtml We have met the enemy - and he is us...

If I buy a used homebuilt, is it possible for me to make big modifications, such as installing a larger engine, adding long range fuel tanks, floats, etc., assuming there was an A/P to sign-off on it? Any FAA approvals required? Is it likely an A/P would be willing to make major changes like this...

TV's 'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89 By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003758425_weblamborghini22.html?syndication=rss or http://tinyurl.com/2oyjn5 Rich S.

Owner of a Pazmany Pl-1 project is about to lose hangar and doesn't want all the hard work that went into the plane go to a recycler. This Pl-1 was once airworthy and had 100TT. Wing is removed from fuselage and control surfaces are removed from fuse and wing. All parts present for a proper...

Shameless non-commercial plug: If you're in striking distance of Cleveland the weekend of July 13-15, you're invited to drop in at Willoughby Lost Nation (KLNN, east of Cleveland). We'll have an interesting assortment of classics, warbirds, and homebuilts, including Gerry Beck's "ultimate...

hi, guys, I just ordered some stainless piano-hingepins (pn#03-49000). What Aircraft Spruce delivered were some cad-plated rods. I previously got some stainless and these were silvery-shiny. I complained at AS and they responded that their stainless 302 pins truely were cad-plated (?) I never...

It is a real pleasure to announce that one of our local EAA homebuilders, Frank Varnum, made his first flight in his new RV4. N13MJ's first flight was uneventful. No leaks. No problems. Frank, 90 years old, and his little brother Gordon, 87, built the RV over the last several years. No...

OK, was planning on building a Texas Parasol (as you've probably seen from my previous posts) but it's looking like it may not be a very good design for a legal 103. That being the case, what design to build. I spent a good part of my life as a mechanic, can weld steel and aluminum (stick, mig,...

I've had an interesting experience with Aircraft Spruce and I'd like to know if this sounds like normal business behaviour. I have a number of instruments in my Rans S6S which were purchased from A/S about 3-4 years ago. I kept the accompanying forms in a binder for reference. During a burglary...

You're invited to not one, but TWO Oshkosh parties! That's right, TWO Oshkosh blow-outs, organized just for pilots and their guests. Check 'em out: 1. ** 5th Annual Pre-Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party ** Each year, on the Saturday before OSH, we host a fly-in pool party at our aviation theme-suite...

I hope I'm not intruding here, but I'm building a car with a plywood monocoque chassis bonded to fiberglass body panels. It's not as bizarre as it may sound: the chassis design is based partly on that of the Marcos GT, which used exactly that model of construction. The chassis designer was Frank...

A buddy of mine is contemplating making his flap gap seals from the thin PVC plastic blades salvaged from a set of vertical venitian blinds. The blades are very thin and flexible enough, and more than ample long enough, and are 3" wide, which will need trimmed down to about 2.5" wide so they don't...

I want to use the ACS Model A-600 brake reservoir. It's the kind that screws directly into the master cylinder port. Because of conflict with the pedals I'll have to put one on the right master cylinder on the pilot's side and one on the left master cylinder on the copilot's side. Will this...

http://www.ionaircraft.com/update.html ION Aircraft update. Some quick takes: 1. Nose gear is a "for now" deal. 2. Wheel pants ...when there's time. 3. Wings (et al) will be painted before OSH. Decision made. 4. Ask me about the canopy! Fun. Fun. Fun. (More later tonight) 5. Jabiru 3300...

A short time ago someone had posted a link to a tool that could hold a screw so you could drill a hole for cotter pins. I thought I had bookmarked it but just can't seem to find it. Could anyone help? Lou

Well, all of these glued together Popsicle sticks actually fly! It only took 10 ¼ years! The FAA inspected my Spencer Aircar project on Tuesday & blessed it as an airplane. Today, My Test Pilot and friend Brian Branscomb made the first flight of N351DP and everything went pretty well with the...

Are standard car sparkplugs 12mm. Asking so it get the right kind of CHT probes.

My plans call for the use of 2024 1.5mm to use in the forming of brackets that will hold the bellcranks. Each part is doubled, (left and right bracket top and bottom parts on the bellcranks), so it seems to be extremly strong. Now, don't get me wrong, I can make a call today and order the material...