Looks like the F16 over shot the runway on landing and collapsed the nose gear... http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-643829 -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress

Cut a piece of welding rod of the required length Flatten one end with your favorite ball peen. Drill a small hole big enough for whatever you want to thread. Put a point on the other end. Cut and bend to your heart's content. Larry Smith wrote:

I'm in the midst of working on my transponder install. I've got three antenna cables running to the radio/transponder panel. Two are for the Narco Nav/Comm and attach via BNC, the other used to be soldered to the rack for the old transponder but will now get a BNC fitting as well. Accidentally...

http://www.sacskyranch.com/faq_continental/FAQ00003.htm Sacramento Sky Ranch has other excellent reading material too, especially on aircraft engines.

I'll try again, Any suggestions on how to remove a good dose of waterproofing (non silicon) from a fiberglass and resin (vinyl Ester) lay-up? Can it be done safely and with no lasting, or long term aftereffects? This is inside the horizontal stab where strength is pretty important. I'm to the...

Bringing viewers compelling, real-world stories of heroism, military strategy, technological breakthroughs and turning points in history, Discovery Communications, Inc. will transition its Discovery Wings Channel to the Military Channel on Monday, Jan. 10,...

The recent thread about lathes and related machinery leaves me at a loss with the terminology, me not being a native English speaker. A) I think I can imagine a lathe, if I understand correctly it is called a "tour" in French and a "draaibank" in my native Dutch. That means, the piece of stock...

Quick question for the group. When setting the torque on prop bolts (I have bolts with nuts), if the hole for the cotter pin doesn't line up with the castleated nut at the proper torque setting, is it better to go tighter or looser to get the hole lined up. My gut instinct says tighter,...

Start with this: How many people do you know who own a $45,000 SUV? Light Sport Aircraft are not intended for people who are already pilots. The whole purpose of the Light Sport Certificate is to draw new people, along with new money, into the sport side of aviation. Consider someone who has...

In the latest Air & Space magazine is a surprisingly technical article on the spar problems on the T-34 Mentors. It shows how Mentor wings (and I presume Bonanza and many other Beech wings) are assembled. Instead of being riveted completely together they are in three main pieces. (1) A main...

Can someone please provide me with pinout information for an old 360 Channel King KX 170 NAV/COM? This in not the KX 170A or KX 170B version.

I got an eMail from Verizon this morning saying that they are dropping their news server. I'm not going to pay for a subscription to a newsgroup service for 2 groups so my question to the group is: what eMail list would you recommend to replace this group? I'm already on the Chuggers list but...

I checked out a fuel tank transmitter the other day. Under an inspection panel, a single screw terminal connects a wire to the guage from a rheostat hooked to a float. I clipped a test lead on the transmitter terminal, and grounded the other end. The gauge read FULL (as it should) So the...

Anybody have the pinouts for a Bendix Ignition Exciter, p/n 10-378340-1? Three pins, A, B, C. I think it's A= Ground, B=DC 7-30v, C=not connected. Also, does anyone know who can make me a custom harness for this unit? -- Get rid of SPAM like I did! http://spamarrest.com/affl?413905

Anybody know who's flying the yellow Bucher Jungmann around the Port Orchard, WA area? I'd like to get a picture of it. Heck, I'd like to HAVE it! Rich S.

I have a finished CF sample, a common single-ply weave, that exhibits extreme stiffness, 'thin-ness' and is very lightweight, it looks dry. I have molded a part using a similar weave, single ply, and do not get the same stiffness. I can easily deform the finished part with a press of the thumb. I...

Eugene Wendland wrote... Does anyone know what compound is used to secure the nuts and threads on aviation engines? Sounds like you're talking about inspection lacquer. It's not really a securing compound, it just chips and flakes if the material moves. Wicks has it (www.wicksaircraft.com),...

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Spar design and Construction workshop with Jim Marske. Saturday and Sunday november 22 and 23, 2003. Cost $250 Topics covered: Introduction to Carbon rods and their properties compared to wood, aluminum and fiberglass Hand layup rovings compared to Carbon rods General construction techniques of a...

I have not found prices that will beat him. I plan to buy from him in January and its good to hear this testimonial. On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 13:00:21 -0800, Richard Riley wrote: Every once in a while you find a vendor that's so good you almost want to keep it to...