Homebuilt twin-engine composite amphibian had a "Spruce Goose moment" a week or two ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHc5U7VPnmU (BTW, for those who are wondering: It's a Pacific Northwest clam, pronounced "Gooey Duck.") http://www.gweduc.com/

Were can I buy a reduction drive for a Kawasaki or Yamaha or other type's of two stroke engines. I can't seem to find them in Aircraft Spruce anymore. Joe ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the...

To All: Often times we have the need to create small but accurate shapes in metal or wood. When the 'part' happens to be in two dimensions rather than three, such as a stencil (!) or an airfoil template, a common method of making the part is to simply print it out then glue the print-out to a...

I have two tickets for all five days of the centential of flight (http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/december_celebration.html) The face value of the tickets is $50.00. (My wife says I can't go - I have a newborn!) The event is sold out (at leat the last day Dec. 17, 2003) So here are my...

As we chatted about a few weeks ago, I am about to start my conditional inspection on the "beast". I think you idea of making a short but sweet video of what I encountered during my auto engine conversion is a good thought. I imagine taking an overall shot of the plane, zoom in on various systems,...

Reliability on this, is at best fair to unsubstantiated..... The rumor is as follows: Antique/classic/vintage/the guys south of the Communication Tower are not letting any homebuilts camp in their camping area due to the fact Homebuilts has a new camping area off the end of Papa 1. Fact: there...

Gene Littner was an aeronautical engineer who has served as the interpreter and distributor for Piel aircraft plans in North America. In addition, he designed and built several aircraft. He passed from this vale of tears on the evening of June 1st. The Emerauders mourn his loss. One of the group...

O.K. the big day has come at last. Ready to fit the wings to the fuselage and need to make four fittings from 4130 .125" sheet. Cut it, jig and weld, drill, file smooth, curse, repeat as necessary. I ordered a 9"x 9" sheet from Wicks and sure enough, it arrives the next day. Sheet doesn't look like...

After Bob Hoover's recommendation of the double eagle, I fond myself at the DE website and thinking I've found my first (maybe only) plane. I already have a stock 1600cc bug engine to use that is ready to put together other than a few bits but I'd like to try Bob's suggestions and go with the...

Recent quote for 16 of these bolts was about $20.00 each!! Anyone out there with a less expensive source?

See pix and nomencalture here. http://edebris.com/catalog2/item/914 Sperry SP 20 Gyropilot Amplifier Assembly Leads welcome. Can't keep. Relocating to Hawai'i. Will donate to friends electronics petting zoo if it's junk as far as AC use goes.

Automotive alternators are sometimes installed on certified airplanes. Are automotive (or any other type) starters ever used on a certified engine. For instance, is there a Delco automotive equivalent to the starter on a C85? Thanks, Wallace

What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work (aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based vehicles which would...

Flabob has lost another of its famous citizens in the passing of Bill Turner on Sept. 26 after his long bout with cancer. Bill was noted for building a number of Golden Age Racer Replicas including The Turner Miss Champion, Miss Los Angeles, Howards Pete, The Gee Bee, The DeHaviland Comet and...

Has there been any development of small jet engines for light aircraft, like the engines used on the Eclipse 500? Small turbines would be great for high performance homebuilts if they were cheap enough. Anything down to the price level that could compete with high horsepower Lycoming's...

This is for a hypothetical ultralight design, so just looking for suggestions here of where to look at... hopefully a 4-stroke, purchase price doesn't matter much, certification status doesn't matter either. Long time before overhaul matters A LOT... so, the longer the better. Is there anything out...

I have a vinyl cutter that will do the 12" letters called for to do N numbers but wonder if there is a TrueType font that meets the specifications of the FAA. That is 12" high, width 2/3 of height, thickness 1/6 of height etc. Any suggestions gratefully relieved! Errol Groff Instructor, Machine...

There seems to be some jealousy and bitter bigots trying to bad mouth this plane its ebay listing in addition to defaming me. This plane is priced to sell and built professionally and has hundreds of hour flown off of it safely. I refuse to have dialouge with any of these Keyboard Rangers...

Greetings, all. I'm restoring a Champ, and have a question about driving screws into a drilled 4130 tube. If I drill the proper sized hole, the screws refuse to 'take'; they simply give up their threads to the harder metal of the tube. If I over-size the hole, then the screw won't hold diddley...

Using a radiator that has provision for cooling transmission oil in the Ford V6 installation I'm installing on my BD4. Has anyone used this for cooling engine oil? How did it work out?