The 12-year saga of my RV-4 continues... A while back I posted about running my engine for the first time. Since then I've stuffed everything where it belongs and had the airplane weighed. Turns out I'm not going to have the CG problem I thought I would. Came in at 952 pounds including oil, zero...

Hello, when I read 90,000 lb/sqi for strength, is it just before the part is broken or is it the elastic limit? Thanks -- Philippe Vessaire Ò¿Ó¬

In the Oct. Custom Planes article on VW crackshafts, it seems that the text and the chart do not agree. The text says that 1 and 4 are the paired cylinders. According to the chart, though (based on the description of 'paired' in the text), 1 and 3 should be paired. Am I having a premature senior...

We have one in our Glasair and I have never been really impressed with it's output. Seems to run around 13.1 volts most of the time except for right after engine start. The ammeter does indicate a net flow of current INTO the battery. That might seem all right but when I start putting...

Composite SeaHawk Amphib located Dallas. 280 hrs TT airframe - + 800 hrs on Lyc 0-320 WarpDrive 4 blade prop. 115mph @65% and 900+ miles range. 12 seconds take off time land/water(not at gross) Full gyros, 720 nav/com, mode C, no charge for the loran. Have pics - asking 28K obo - will trade or...

Older model but designed for the aviation industry.This box has seven drawers on the front and six on the side w/two swinging doors on the backside. Model is KR-562 and dimensions are 26.5" deep x 50" wide x 39.5" H. Not a cheap box, weighs in around 350lbs empty. Box also has a custom butcher...

I need to clean a fiberglass cowling painted with polyfiber aerothane...I have a clean air breathing setup, so I can use some raunchy stuff.....Do any of the removers in the AS catalog do this? Any other recommended products? Howard

I came across a photoguide to aircraft in the UK, it's not well advertised so you may not have seen it. http://www.ukskies.co.uk. It's got hundreds of aircraft types so it's worth a look. Does anyone know of any other good sites?

Houston Chronicle, 7 Oct 2003 TWO DIE IN PLANE CRASH An investigator examines the crash (in photo) site of a small homemade plane Monday in an East Texas field near Van. Pilot and owner, Ernest Robert Woodward, Jr and Passenger Markeetta Woodward, both of Georgetown, were killed in the crash. The...

What's a couple of good sources for Lycoming OH gaskets and parts. It looks like Fresno Airparts and others like them only carry Continental. Thanks Paul NC2273H

If you ever get the chance to see these, do. This guy is a real craftsman, and with the AR-5 he broke the 1 sq ft flat plate drag barrier, which at one time was predicted to be unbreakable. He also took a world record away from Germany and brought it back to the USA. For you RV builders and...

Firestar II completely assembled, 10 gallon fuel capacity, Stitts fabric covering completed, painted red, white and blue scheme. Control cables installed. all control surfaces balanced and operational. The only thing this bird needs is a loving home and family, an engine (Kolb recommends Rotax...

Jim Corder, grandson of Ray Hegy continues the tradition of hand-crafted wooden propellers for experimental / sport aircraft, ultralights and motorgliders. See the Hegy Props webpage at www.FLYGLIDERS.com e-mail or call 1-432-729-4249 (Marfa, west Texas)

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Anybody know of a reference on this on the web, or (gasp) even in print? I know that there are some supposed advantages to this, as opposed to having a squared off leading edge which fairs in perfectly when the elevator is perfectly aligned with the stabilizer. thanks Ed Wischmeyer

The Second Revised Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" from AeroFile Publications still has copies available, however, we are getting close to the end of our printing run. I am sure that if we expected the kind of response we have had, we would have budgeted for...

To exchange information on the building, flying, and maintaining the Salvay-Stark Skyhopper and Skyhopper 2 aircraft. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skyhopper/

I got asked the question "how many homebuilts are in each state?" off-list, but thought others might like to see this data. For best insight, paste into a spreadsheet or database, then sort and plot as desired. The data is from the January 2003 FAA database, and includes only those aircraft...