1. Veeduber Jul 28 2002, 9:52 pm show options Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt From: (Veeduber) - Find messages by this author (Originally posted message to the Fly5k mailing list in October, 2001.) - - - - - - - - - I wasn't born knowing how to weld.

It's an age-old story. A man gets disgusted with commercially-produced aircraft. They've been out of production too long, parts aren't available, and he's looking for a hobby to distract him from some world-size problems. So, heck, he decides to build his *own* plane. His neighbors laugh, but...

At http://members.cox.net/mhorowit/interesting weld with comment.jpg is a pic of two tubes welded at 90 degrees. Any idea how he got any strength to the joint? I don't think either tube had any metal removed for fitting. - Mike

I am very interested in buying plans for the Colibri MB2 or Pottier p70/p80 aircraft. Can anybody help me please. Jim Williams

Greetings, I was looking at the Ridge Runner 3 as a potential next project, but there seems to be very little talk of them on the newsgroup, builders sites, forums, etc. I'd love to hear some comments about them. Thanks, Rusty

Monday Night Football had a fun Atlanta Hartsfield ATC/"Top Gun"/"Airplane" intro tonight :-) Eagles by 2.0 over the Falcons tonight g Montblack (Did the Vikes play this week?)

My old project plane has working flap but it appears pin for hinge is corroded and stuck. Flap needs to be removed for access to rear main gear bracket. I can't get a grip on holding the pin and pulling or twisting. Being cheap , would rather not cut the pin into small removable pieces as a...

Mess around with airplanes long enough, you'll get calls from strangers asking for stuff. Hunk of urethane foam. Piece of tubing of a particular diameter & wall-thickness. Quarter sheet of .012 2024-T3. Various tools... I no longer lend tools since they have a habit of not coming back but if...

The battery pack for this radio is toast. Doesn't look like they are available anymore. Any after-market batteries for this radio out there? Heino

There is a (magic) B-17 flying along at 560 mph. The tail gunner is out of ..50 caliber ammo. He sees a Messerschmitt ME-109 crossing behind the B-17, 50 yards away. He pulls out his trusty .45 Colt auto (muzzle velocity 820 fps) and fires at the Hun when the ME-109 is directly behind the B-17. He...

In another thread, someone suggested Elza's "Aircraft Welding" as a good read. I got it from Lindsey Publications and am finding it very helpful. There is a section in the back devoted to step-by-step exercises in learning different OA procedures/welds. The book was apparently designed for students...

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It started with building a long driveway... two airplanes have already landed on it, and I who never even thought of kitplanes before am now thinking of building one. Being kinda lost with all the available types, I have noticed large differences in prices, such as between the Eagle-II and the...

IIUC an antiservo tab works by deflecting a control surface in one direction so that the control surface then exerts a torque in the opposite direction. For example, suppose you have an airplane that tends to yaw to the right with the rudder and ailerons in their neutral positions. An antiservo...

I hope no one has posted this yet... Oh my god. Look at ebay auction ID#4574014226 I would normally say something witty, but I am speechless. Is it a scam? Perhaps an organic brain dysfunction? Or maybe this man is a brave new form of life being weeded out my Darwin...

ANN Is Posting Breaking Stories, In REALTIME... Stay Tuned! Bozo Of The Week Yup... he's STILL at it. Chuck Slusarczyk of CGS Aviation (Repeat Award). Chuck Slusarczyk builds ultralights and light aircraft... most of them pretty good little airplanes -- when and if he actually delivers the whole...

"karel" wrote in message ... lurking around here for several years has tought me very much of course, thanks to all! however a couple of terms pop up regularly without their meaning becoming clear from the context, and...

I'm trying to track down 3D designs (.dwg) for various models of helicopter. I've been asked to provide Dcals and need to get the surface curvature/sizing millimetre perfect. Short of going around the country asking for access to various helis does anyone have a suggestion? IL

Question, how much jet thrust to aircraft wieght would give equivilant or better performance, over an existing recip engine?

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