I building a Zenith 601XL I'm wavering between a minimal IFR panel and a nice VFR Cross Country panel. Setting the IFR panel aside for a moment I'm considering a Dynon EFIS-D10 and a Garmin 196/296. My thought is that in VMC the "panel" display on the Garmin could act as a back-up for the...

What AFFORDABLE airplane exists that would be like a tandem Aeronca 7 or SuperCub but with a 300hp engine (or close to it)? I was even thinking of Pitts but my strip is not only short it's also rough. Thanks.

I have a composite airplane (a Dragonfly MK-IIH) and have a stain from 100LL on the side of my fuselage that I would like to remove. On the way to AirVenture this year I fueled up in the morning and left the aircraft parked on the hot ramp for the rest of the day. When I returned the next morning...

Help me figure out how much speed my RV can gain by fairing the Pitot Tube. The pitot is made of 3/8" OD aluminium tube, with a 6" length perpendicular to the airstream. That gives a surface area of 3/8" x 6" = 2 1/4 sq inches. My understanding is that the Cd of a cylinder is .5 and the Cd of a...

Another point to consider on the "high" price of the new group of SLSA aircraft is that those buying, examples being private pilots looking (not) forward to the day thay can no longer maintain a medical and FBOs using them for training and rental is ... Many pilots will hold PPC with IA, and will...

I've got a pair of wings that are finished up through a silver coating on the fabric. The wings are beautifully made, never been outside, never even mounted on a fuselage, no rust on the metal parts, no deterioration of the wood. Glue joints look like new. Rib stitching looks like it was done...

Hi Group, if you're building your own plane AND you're thinking of installing anything but a direct drive engine prop/engine system (i.e. a redrive, drive train, whatever), I urge you to read on: Donald P. Hessenaur - an engineer who worked at companies like Bede, RotorWay, Avian and others -...

A friend and I have rebuilt a stinson 105 HW-75 .We are looking for an stc to put an 0-320 in.I have heard there was one for an 0-290D somewhere but I've been unable to find it anywhere.Any help would be appreciated

A friend is looking at both of these for a prospective kit purchase. Eurofox is an Avid derivative and costs much less than the Escapade. The Escapade claims to be much faster, on the same 80HP Rotax. Numbers fudged a little maybe? Anybody here have any experience with either of...

Montblack wrote: This was a neat pic. That's all :-) From AvWeb today: "Diamond Dropout Landing at ORD" http://www.avweb.com/newspics/potw04_1136.jpg T-34s. That's a fun airplane.

Great article on Slusarczyk and the Hawk. It even talks about the flies in the refrigerator. Betsy

I want to nuke Mecca to destroy the evil sand****** empire once and for all.For that, I need a B-52. What do I need to build a B-52 ?

http://www.rcshowcase.com/html/engines/rcs400.html 20 lb, 23hp 400cc 5 clyinder radial. This engine has got to be getting close to bridging the gap between ultralight and RC (understanding it is expensive for an ultralight) What could you do with this? twin engine PBY ultralight? (twin...

The 2005 Oshkosh Bound documents are up on the website for download. There are two zip files. One contains all the posters (camping, classic, homebuilt, camping, etc) and the other contains a clean graphic of the Ripon-Fisk-Oshkosh runway procedures. Comments and error-reporting appreciated. Jim

Anybody know a source for metric brass screws for the Microair transponder? The ones that came with it are steel and I need to cut down on magnetic interference. I think they are 12mm x 4mm dia x 0.8mm pitch.

These are the most wonderfully engineered oleo struts in the world. They are easy to rebuild and easy to service. Filling one with 5606 hydraulic fluid, however, is not best done by the book. You slip a tube which fits tightly over the schrader (with the stem removed) and the other end of the...

Hey Chuck. . . Linda axed me to give you her regrets that she isn't coming with me to Oshkosh this year. She also wondered if I could bring back a sample of Muzzleloader so she could toast you in absentia. Shall I bring a specimen cup? She said the berry is her favorite. Rich S.

A while back I remember seeing an article in one of the aviation magazines about the affect of squared off trailing edges on control surfaces of light planes. Anyone know where such an article might exist? So far I have found several Boeing and NACA publications on wings with blunt trailing edges,...

Thanks in advance. I'm looking into building an airplane kit. All the experience here could probably help me as opposed to a blind search. I'm looking for a kit that would be consider IFR flyable. Would probably lean towards four seat but a my wife won't fly is probably not mandatory. I would...

Anyone out there know a good public news server? Rogers is dropping Nttp support on the 15th. Would like to be able to continue usenet.