On Wednesday, April 28, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Martin Purvis wrote: I have a set of plans for the KR2 and KR2S that I would like to sell. Please note that these plans are original, in perfect condition and complete with serial number that can be transferred to the buyer. Price $140 US....

(I've got a certified airplane, so I hope you guys won't run me out of here on a rail, but...) I need to replace some of my fairings on my Tripacer. They're all simple, mostly flat aluminum, some with one or two bends in them. I can form them (I bought my SO a metal bender/shear/break for...

Hi Folks: The FAA made it official, and I appealed all the way, but the heart monitor put the stake in the plans I made. I am grounded. I was going to build a Renegade, Charlie Lasher's Formula V from the 80's. So, I have to forget building the plane. I have $300.00 of Wicks chrome-moly...

Having just driven a Segway for the first time, I imagined what a three dimensioanl version would be like. Spent some time online looking at Hiller's flying platform, which seemed closest. Was unable to find any information on current attempts to re-create the flying platform. Does anyone know...

Somebody at AirVenture 2003 presented the best of what's new in the vendor areas. There were several hardware and software awards. One of the hardware awards was a system that let you accurately position avionics trays in the panel. It was called something like "radio racks". If you...

For those of you that are near to Las Vegas.... The memorial service for Bill is April 18th (Saturday) at Palm Mortuary 6701 N. Jones Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89131 starting at 1:00pm (702-464-8470) (800-542-2902) Bill died in the crash of his homebuilt airplane on October 18, 2008 near Parowan,...

We have one in our Glasair and I have never been really impressed with it's output. Seems to run around 13.1 volts most of the time except for right after engine start. The ammeter does indicate a net flow of current INTO the battery. That might seem all right but when I start putting...

Happy New Year all! I am continuing to build my library of plans for airplanes that are rare or didn't make it for one reason or another. After 7 years of looking, I landed a set of plans for the Mead Adventure the other day. I am feeling lucky so I thought I would post a message and see what...

I am putting two 12V batteries together http://www.batterymart.com/p-hawker-sbs-J16-aircraft-battery.html to make a 24V battery. What size cable should I use to make the serial connection? http://shop.genuinedealz.com/Marine%20Grade%20Wire/Marine%20Battery%20Cable/ Thanks, Karl

I've got two questions some RAH folks might be able to answer. I've done some googling with no luck... What does/did(?) the Parker JP-350 look like? It seems it was a homebuilt unlimited racer with a big engine. Are there any pics out there? The American Air Racing site didn't seem to have any...

Does anyone have an opinion of the LOM 180-250 hp engines? I am thinking about a homebuilt and like the price but have never seen one in person or talked with someone who flew behind one.

Invitation to Holland to NVAV’s 40th anniversary. (www.nvav.nl) The Board of the Netherlands Experimental Aircraft Association (NVAV) has the pleasure to invite foreign pilots and homebuilders you and your partner for a reception at the occasion of the NVAV’s 40th anniversary. The reception will...

I am wondering if there are any 4 place Vision builders out there who are almost finished building? I am considering building one myself and am just curious.

An interesting tale I ran across... The Most Unbelievable Landing of a B-17 by George Ureke, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret.) Flying a bombing mission out of Foggia, Italy, off of Tortorella US Army Air Field in Italy, during W.W.ll, our B-17 caught one hell of a lot of flack. All four engines were still...

The following is to the best of my recollection. I haven't even changed the name of a buddy I was with during these events. I may be wrong about some of the statistics, like the number of divorces and number of hot babes in the restaurants, but I'm close. Almost none of this is an exageration...

From the late Dr Petr Beckmann The Innovator's Dilemma - When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business School Press (1997), is a very perceptive analysis of the dynamics of technological advance - especially the introduction of radically new...

where can I find construction details - howto files? Try downloading the Quicke construction manual. It's not much more than a seat with wings. www.finleynet.com

Here's a tough question, but I'll try anyway. Can anyone describe the sound of a Rotax 912? I'm thinking of building a Zodiac XL, and have heard the Zenith demo plane equipped with the Jabiru 3300, but I don't know if I have ever heard the sound of a Rotax 912. Although sound may not be an...

I have a 503 DCDI mounted inverted in a J3 Kitten. I am using an Ivo in flight adjustable prop and the engine plain just runs great. The problem is that I can't turn the engine off if it is running in the "smooth" range, the mag 1 mag 2 switches will only cut it off if it is at a lower rpm and...

As I mentioned in a couple of other threads in RAP recently, the trim jackscrew is very worn in our '74 Archer. The wear seems to be nearly half of the thread depth. In other words, you can move the screw laterally inside the drum about half of the height of a thread. It can be rocked angularly...