I've Googled for everything I can find on 2 engines driving 1 prop. There are several military and civilian examples. Nowhere did I see that a ME rating was required of the pilot. I'm familiar with ME Centerline thrust. Cites, observations and comments please.

Alright you oldschoolguys, Oysterhouse highflyer Wantaja etc. Guys who have been around for a while - Now we see your true colors. September 14 - 17 - in Wendover Nevada (on the Bonneville Salt Flats) Will be what the Utah Salt Flats racers assn. calls World of Speed. Heres a chance to drive a...

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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=124553 2L TDIO, All aluminum block/head, boosted, intercooled, 258 pound-feet of torque @ 1,800 rpm. Probably a terrible engine for a car. But for an airplane.... Haven't found the weight yet. -Matt

I want to get airborne with as little building involvement as possible. The cheapest way. And with little maintenance as possible. What are the possibilities? I mean building a gerobee could take years and lots of money and this rotax motors are 'spensive. Building a wooden woodhopper could be...

Here's a model report on treating home-builders like grownups. Highlights: Mass balancing controls - tight control wires not enough Reduced stick force per G at higher G made worse by aft CofG Don't push the stick hard by mistake - it may be your...

be tuned to make 100 HP?

Planning to build or buy a Volkswagen engine? Right now all of the major components come from other countries. Brazil produces crankcases. Mexico casts the cylinder heads an produces most of the auxiliary components such as the cam and its gea or the distributors pinion gear. China has taken a...

I have to replace the trailing edge end of a stamped aluminum rib from a '47 Tcraft. I've cut away the corroded portion, bent metal to replace that part and would like to use Cherry "N" rivets to hold it in place. I have some questions regarding what spec to look for when ordering. A. Rivet...

The specs for my C-85 are upper plugs mag @ 28* BTDC and lower @ 30*BTDC. My results are upper @ 30* BTDC and lower @ 32* BTDC. I couldn't find a "flower pot" with attached degree wheel to borrow and attach to the prop hub so used a little "mickey mouse" circular protractor with a free swinging...

12 Horsepower After it's successful flight at Kitty Hawk, upon its return to Dayton the Wright 'Flyer' underwent an extensive overhaul. The engine was fitted with spark plugs and a magneto, replacing the original make & break system. Whilst installing the magneto Orville discovered the original...

If someone was to design a steel tube fuselage or a modification to a steel tube fuselage, does anybody know of a relatively inexpensive and painless way to get a stress analysis done, or software to do it? John

Is there anyone out there using fuel tanks filled with open cell foam? I've heard that explosions are tamed as well as fuel slosh. I've also heard that the foam must be replaced periodically. How often is the replacement necessary? I'm using 100LL Av gas. -- Stuart & Kathryn Fields,...

FAA requires hi-performance endorsment for 200+ engines. Is that requirement only for certified planes? One CFI indicated that it is not required for experimentals.

I've not fully studied aircraft construction techniques so forgive me if the answer to this is obvious. I've noted that most(if not all) aircraft made with aluminium airframes seem to be riveted rather than welded. I'm not sure about aircraft with composite or fibreglass skins so I won't...

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Hi, Has anyone built Ron Dixon's Mini-Coupe? I like the look of the little plane and have been considering building one.

Like Jim's system most of these DF units do not depend on modulation modes they use doppler effect and electronically rotate the antenna. Popular Electronics a few years back had a DIY article to built a df unit. They used a 16 bit counter and used its output to diode switch pairs of antenna to get...

Three new additions to our Rec.Aviation "Rogue's Gallery" of participants and their planes... - From Pennsylvania, Mike Granby and his beautiful Piper Arch-Warrior (180 horse Warrior)... - From New Jersey, Lee ("RossPilot") Ross' gorgeous Skyhawk... - From Colorado, Chris ("SeeAndAvoid") Rodiguez'...

Most of you have never heard of Vernon Payne. He's best known as the designer of a spiffy little biplane called the Knight Twister. Rag & tube fuselage, solid spruce spars, plywood skins on cantilevered wings. Slicker than snot on a door knob. First flew about 1929 and continues doing so today...