On Sep 13, 4:10*pm, " wrote: Howdy, Any comments or recommendations? *What rigs have you used for aircraft welding, and were they worth the price compared to the others? Anyone had safety issues with the cheap torch sets off Ebay? Thanks in...

Hello everyone, I'm having an issue with my H-F acetylene torch rig. After nearly a year of non-use, I fired it up over the weekend. Ox side was fine and working exactly as expected. But the Act. regulator is having the following issues: 1. With the regulator t-handle unscrewed completely, open...

It would seem that my last post drug out every old lurker that's ever been on RAH (except Chuck... what's he up to these days?) Even BWB sent me an unearthly vibe the other day. But now that I have the torch, I've got a serious welding question. Two actually. Number one is: anyone ever get...

Behold fellow aviators, for I have finally lighted that damned welding torch that I got for Christmas...last year. Yep, bought a "b" tank and an empty 40cu/ft oxy. tank off Ebay from Indiana Oxygen Co. Shipped out next day and items were exactly as described. And free shipping! Swapped it out at...

Looks like our old friend Paul is at it again. Reminds me a lot of the contractor-guy in that movie "The Money Pit". (When will my house be done? Oh, in about two weeks!) Right. And Jerry Lewis said that we were only a few years away from a cure for MD. That was in 1977. At least the reporter...

While browsing a bit more of that "good 'ole internet wizdom", I ran accross this page: http://www.ihpva.org/com/PracticalInnovations/materials.html Its a human-powered vehicle website, but on this page, the author seems to think that 4130 cro-mo steel can't be welded with an oxy- acetylene...

You may have finally made a positive point for hot-dogging. Anyone think of a down side? -- Jim in NC Impact with unusual terrain or obsticles maybe. If there was enough weather, such as windshear, microburst downdrafts, or severe crosswinds I'd keep that rollerskate on the...

LOL! Correct me if I'm wrong, but anything that could climb at 60,000 per minute would probably be powered by a big-ass rocket engine and piloted by someone named Yeager, Crossfield, Glenn, etc... Excepting of course for Burt Rutan's ship. All of us poor-boy hang-glider pilots use electronic...

This will be an odd request since solid-strand spring steel wire hasn't been used in a/c for nearly 80 years. Here goes: I'm using 15ga. solid-strand spring steel wire in my Wright 1902 glider. It was shipped with an oil-coating that held up for a few months. Problem is that the oil did not...

Hi guys , does anybody know which is the best place , if any , to get large 3 by 12 foot 4130 annealed sheets in 0.100 , 0.063 , 0.032 ? I need about 600 pound . Steve Australia ( thats why I need so much , we got nothing here exept crocodiles.)

You might want to also check out gyroplanes. NZ has a new one that is top of the line. There's a few good websites about them: http://www.aero-sport.com/ http://www.gyroplane.ca http://classics.nu/pitbull/pitbull.html John Burns wrote: Hi there

I know it was a car, but it looked like a jet trainer body, riding on three wheels. It was around in 1981 or so. Had a Subaru twin cylinder engine rated at 100 mpg.

I heard on the radio that a small plane from Chicago went missing in the fog during a landing attempt at the Toronto City Centre Airport. This morning I see in the newspaper that the plane and the pilot have been located at the bottom of Lake Ontario. The plane was a Beechcraft that could seat six...

Is anyone aware of statistical or other data that would indicate what percentage of engines make it well beyond the factory specified TBO, and how much longer they can be flown safely? I worry about sudden engine failure due to metal fatigue. Many of the small Lyc. engines have a TBO of around...

"Gerrie" wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:02:40 GMT, (Gerrie) wrote: http://www.baragwanath.netfirms.com/missions/airstrip.htm/ Sorry, I screwed up, the correct URL is

Can someone point me on how to build a fiberglass fuel tank and use aluminum fittings? Thanks Bill

Does anyone know if HAPI made an accessory case with the starter in the top position?

Does any one have a manual showing the pin outs for the turn and bank? I need to wire it into my panel. Thanks

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This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind landing...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861