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I just found some more info on the RV6A that went down in Stanwood, Wa (30 mi north of seattle). The aircraft registration http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=154RM&cmndfind.x=15&cmndfind.y=12 Says the engine was an O-320 series. She told her husband just before the...

I thought I had this compressor power thing down to a pretty good science until they started screwing around with "rated watts" and "peak power" and all that crap that makes their compressor look really good until you go to use it. Back when we were using "real" horsepower I used a figure of...

In a related post I asked if anyone had heard of such a thing. So far the only response indicates a misunderstanding of how bamboo is used for such things. In the tropics -- with Vietnam being a fair example -- bamboo often has a diameter of several inches. When split AND STEAMED you're...

On one side of the ring: Arlington Municipal and it's associated community:..For those of you unfamiliar with Arlington Municipal Airport in Washington state, it is home of the third largest fly-in in the country (run by the EAA) and the center of general aviation and experimental aircraft in the...

I'd installed my new Microair transponder a month ago, but have been having troubles with interference. The transponder was inducing bad clicking sounds into the comm radio receiver, making the radio difficult to understand. I couldn't really blame the Microair, since the Terra transponder I'd...

To All: About a month ago I posted a message having to do with aircraft crash survival in which I touched on the ability to make a fire, and the features found in a good survival knife. The post produced the usual comments some of which were rather surprising and may be of interest to some of...

Cessna Launches Light Sport Aircraft Program Wichita, Kan., July 10, 2007 - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it will proceed with its Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) program and will unveil a full scale mock-up and program details at the Experimental Aircraft...

I'm thinking about using an electric diesel fuel pump to pressurize my 0320 with engine oil to pre-lube before starting. Have any of you tried that? The accumulator method is heavier than I want to use.

I'm in Western Australia. locally our supplies of VW engines seem to have dried up. Even BMW motor cycle engines seem to have dried up. what other currently available engines have been successfully used in aircraft? the engine problem seems to provide the most unsolvable dilema when attempting to...

http://www.divingservices.net/aircraft.jpg http://www.divingservices.net/9bcess2.jpg Anyone have the story behind this? Strange that a plane designed to float, sank! The Monk

About Jordan Wirsz Born into a modest and challenging home in Southern California, Jordan Wirsz early on decided that he wanted to spread his wings and improve his means - literally. A true entrepreneurial spirit, Jordan started his first business when he was 13 years old and moved on to running...

Here's one I just read: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=cfe... Some fellow is claiming he has a small device that will boost combustion efficiency and save drivers lots of money, while reducing emissions. Obviously, plenty of claims have been made before, so I'm...

Is this article true? Paul Poberezny Retakes Presidency of EAA Fri, 01 Apr '05 04.01.05 Special Edition: EAA Founder Paul Poberezny surprised the aviation world with the announcement that he has retaken the Presidency of EAA.

Seems to me that some of the benefits of the constant speed prop were based on the limitiations of timing (ignition and valve) of the Lyco/Conti engines. If your engine was designed to have a large dynamic range of efficient operation, you won't need the articulated prop as much.

"He lives on two acres of fruit orchard in Grass Valley with his wife Gail Allinson, a Sheltie... Um Jim, you'll have to change that line if you want the women's vote. ;) Be prepared for everything to be taken out of context. Sounds like a real circus going on out there, Flint, Huffington,...

anyone know of good sources for spruce stock other than Wicks and Aircraft Spruce

In another post we were talking about soaring vs. flapping flight. Does anyone else find it strange that Soaring flight is so rare in nature but so popular with us for the last 100 years? I've heard that the Wright Brothers patented Wing Warping (Flapping) and never let anyone develop planes using...

"Dick" wrote in message ... Staring at my empty instrument panel while considering which instruments and their placement, I got wondering how old time Mail pilots flew if caught in IFR conditions. On my project...

On a recent shipment AS&S charged $55 for a shipment that should have cost approx $31-35 according to UPS. AS&S can't explain the charges nor admit they are wrong. I suppose they feel UPS is mistaken. Anyone else experience this deception? Kenny Danielson, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho