The first episode of Monster Garage in which Jesse James forms a team to build an airplane out of a Panoze sports car occured last night. Unlike just about all the previous episodes I've seen, this team had a lot of people. Rather than save a bit of time by scavenging a set of wings, they...

Is there a simple (or complex) guideline for the relationships between CG, pivot axis and aerodynamic center for a control surface to prevent flutter? Is it as simple as keeping the CG at or ahead of the aerodynamic center, similar to designing for stability of the aircraft itself? -- FF

Gday everyone.... I am a new comer to Aviation and I am currently building my own ultralight... Question if I may.. Instead of loading up my craft with gauges and $$$ , is there an instrument software package available that I can run on a Lap top and have the Lap top installed in the...

There's an AirCam article in the latest Sport Aviation and I thought it was kind of an interesting airplane. So...I looked up the website and the price for the airframe kit (sans the two Rotax motors) is about 60K. It struck me as more than a little bit too much money, but maybe I'm missing...

I'm trying to construct this circuit from Jim Weir's circuits page. Not having much luck, but I am trying. I'm a sailboater, (you would not want ME driving a plane!). Can Jim or someone with some electronics look at my non-working attempts. I have some pictures with my circuit descriptions...

I have a Velocity factory built engine mount for a Lycoming 360 for sale. Perfect condition, 475 hours use. has been cleaned, stripped and primed since removal. pictures. http://www.tnstaafl.net/canards/06080001.JPG http://www.tnstaafl.net/canards/06080002.JPG $500 OBO, plus shipping.

After working on restoring and building warbirds as a part time volunteer for 13 years, I am moving to the Burlington, VT area. Along the way, we restored a J-3 Piper Cub and finished an Acrosport II. I have done most everything from paint stripping to machine shop work to wiring and a little...

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May was an active month for the Gallery! Click on http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see: *- From Sacramento, CA, more pix of Jack Allison's beautiful Piper Arrow... *- From the United Kingdom, pix of Chris Blythe's French-built Wassmer 52...

Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. ...

I am looking for a Moni kit or plans, please email at: Thanks

Aarghhh. Jim "Richard Riley" wrote in message ... OK, I know it's a little late in the thread, but here's a good Super Homer picture...

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 ?

Saw a story on Innodyn turbines. Are their claims realistic? Will they succeed? 188 pounds? 7 gallons per 100 hp? Can they scale this ...DOWN? Would a (80-100 hp) turbine weighing 100-140 pounds be a hit? Burning 5-6-7-8 gallons per hour?

Looking for an unused, original set of VP-2 plans. If you have a set of plans you are willing to sell, contact me a , along with asking price (must be reasonable). Dick Craig

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Hi folks, Most bending brakes rate their capacity by the thickness of mild steel that can be bent. How does this relate to capacity of 2024-T3 aluminum? So, what aluminum thickness can a 16ga, 20ga, 22ga, ... brake handle? Should I simply multiply by the ratio of the yield strengths? That somehow...

When I finally invent a time machine, I'm going to grab a baseball bat and then go back about 100 years. Mr. Marconi had better watch his step. After nine years of owning Moonraker, the biggest sources of heartburn has been fighting the radios. When I bought the plane, it mounted a Narco Escort...

Does anybody have a digital photo in fairly high res of an old Narco Superhomer that they would be willing to copy to me for an article I'm doing for both Oshkosh forum and a Kitplanes column? A VC-27Z would do just as well. If you've got a good photo and can upload it to your web page...

I just realized that next month I will have been flying my RV-6 for 16 years. I made the first flight on it July 14, 1989. I built the second customer built RV-6 and have about 1100 tach hours on it. This is not a lot of time given the length of time that I have been flying it but I believe it is...