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Saw this on Facebook Van's RV-6 Wing and Empennage kit FOR SALE My EAA chapter has inherited an RV-6 Wing and Empennage kit. Looks like only the Horizontal Stab and Vertical stab were assembled. Factory spars. Includes miscellaneous items - rivets, jigs, other building accessories. Located in...

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Hi Guys, as I am doing my floor at the moment using aluminium sheet with 1" aluminium tubes as runners to support a sheet of 3 ply wood with a layer of fiberglass either side. The sheet is close enough to about 1 yard square, or just under 1 meter square. I can also add support along the...

This is very interesting, I must buy a small spot welder and try it. imagine the uses if it actually works as suggested.

Happy New Year all the Members, thanks for creating a worthwhile group, and for the Mods putting up with our antics. But on a more serious note, and I really hate posting this but it has to happen. Enough is enough. I love designing and my plane builds, and everything that comes with them, but...

I just discovered that Vans are charging $35,000+ for their firewall fwd package with the Rotax 912is for the RV12. Can anyone elaborate how on this planet it can possibly cost even close that much? I'm just shell shocked and had to vent looking for some sort of answer. albeit there may not be...

I PM'ed a Member on either the 20th or 21st of December, he just got it today, and it's dated for today. My original message is also dated today.

Over the last few days I've seen a few anti-black aluminium posts that I have found rather annoying in a homebuilt forum. A homebuilt forum where all methods should be encouraged, merely discussing the disadvantages, as well as the advantages, rather than condescendingly dismissing it outright...

Mike Whittaker of England's flying plank is flying as of last month.. Mike has a long interesting history, his planes are here in chronological order https://www.aerosociety.com/media/10177/mw-aircraft-talk.pdf I'm quite surprised at how stable it is in the blustery conditions ..\

Edit: Sorry Guys, looks like it's a 1/4 scale model, sorry about that. Came across these, free, but asking for a donation to Cancer at the bottom. https://cevans.me/VINTAGE/Documentation/Kookaburra/Kookaburra.html

I have 2 questions on flaps if some knowledgeable aero person has a moment please: 1/ Flaperons, clear what they do etc, but why do I not see them in conjunction with ailerons as in being the outer half of the wing. They always seem to be full width on STOLs. It seems to me that having the...

Saw these, wondering if anyone has used them, or similar, or knows where to get them besides the French manufacturer of them .. https://www.clufix.com/ The Leankeasy blind rivet bolt from Clufix, Cluses, France, crimps the nut as a screw is turned to lock two metal sheets or plastic parts...

Some of you know that Zenith for sometime now on the CH601 and CH650, have been using the actual skin of the aileron as the flexible member to act as a hinge. Now it's been around for a while, couple of thousand planes out there, and seems to offer reliable service (I wasn't looking to re-has...

This setup looks very tasty indeed ... Easy relaxed 100hp at 5500 rpm, or 160 up around 8000rpm if you want it.

Does anyone here know much about Titanium? There is quite a bit for sale around where I am, Grade 2 mostly as far as I can tell, but higher as well. I realise the grade is low means it's lower quality, but what should I know further? Is it still as strong as steel at half the weight etc? Is...

If you have Solidworks and would like a free, 3D CAD of a very popular plane, please contact me. The price is you export parts to .3DS or .DAE so it's usable for me. PM me, thanks

I visited a Chinese University yesterday after I saw a brochure for their rotary aero engine in development. This is a 'Power Train University' where they develop engines for major engine manufacturers, mind you I only saw diesels as I passed by all the dynometer rooms, all were medium sized...

"The legacy issue endures of thousands of piston-engine planes taking off from smaller airports, many still spewing lead from their exhaust. Research has linked lead exposure to the disruption of development of the brain and nervous system in children"...

This will fit in around here somewhere ... http://www.v8seabee.com/

I was just sitting here reading about the Avid Flyer, and yesterday was looking at the success of the Murphy Rebel, note how well the Cessna 172 still sells, all solidly deep in design overthrows from the distant past. That's not a comment of any sort, just a fact. Meanwhile in Europe we have...