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  1. J

    Parts For Sale Plans for sale,

    Nope, please email me directly. jhb478@ yahoo
  2. J

    Parts For Sale Plans for sale,

    No special marks, I almost always use a 5/8" sq tube to mount the wing attach bushings and a piece of sq. 3/4 tube on the upper end of main gear and drag tube as I feel that is a better way over the round tube specd in drawings. I hold the two lower longerons aft of the cabin very straight...
  3. J

    Parts For Sale Plans for sale,

    gimme a pm please thanks john
  4. J

    Parts For Sale Plans for sale,

    Father Time has finally convinced me that I don't have time to construct a dozen more aircraft so I shall finish what is in the shop now and enjoy flying it as long as I can. As a result of this epiphany it's time to unload the drawings collected over the last 50 yrs that will not get used. As...
  5. J

    The Johnson Twin 60

    Had one of those on a 16' Whaler. Nice engine but setting valve clearance was an all day job. Billed as 55hp but acted more like 40. JohnB
  6. J

    Three cylinder VW

    Joe tried several wood bars. And props. He was getting help from Leonard Milholland, and our recently departed friend Steve Kiblinger. Prop maker extraordinaire Frank Johnson (Performance Propellers) was also a cog in this wheel. I was just an observer. BUT , I paid attention. Joe lamented...
  7. J

    Three cylinder VW

    The cyls. were a thing of beauty but decided the engine/airframe combo was not a good mix so sold the engine before running. The reason (according to Scott) for the nickies being on the "45" is the fact he couldn't shed enough heat with steel cyls, the nickies made the "45" possible. There...
  8. J

    Horrible news from Vans Aircraft

    Here's a little story that will make you cringe, I hope. Back in the mid-70's I was working on what would become the 12th RV to fly, 2nd in Texas. I was made aware of another being built at a repair facility at Hobby Airport in Houston . This facility was on the airport (HOU) and...
  9. J

    Three cylinder VW

    Haven't talked to Scott in several yrs so take this with a BUNCH of salt. Was building up a Corvair and after MANY calls to Cassler I convinced him to build me a set of 6 drop in nickies for the Corvair. He told me he was using aluminum tubing to turn the cyls. Forgot the specific alloy. They...
  10. J

    Airplane For Sale Legal Eagle Project Aircraft

    The original purchaser of the welded fuselage was not listed so I don't know if I welded it or not. I CAN tell you POSITIVELY that I didnt weld the strut fittings shown. A. The welding shown is ........ Feel free to insert your own adjective. B. I NEVER weld up those fittings as to get...
  11. J

    Metal Spar Alternative to Double Eagle Wing?

    Here are a few data points for you. The Double Eagle wing was engineered separately from the other Eagles. I provided Leonard with an aero engineer qualified for the position as I was going to add it to the other Eagles I was already providing kits for. He later became a lead engineer on...
  12. J

    Review: Milholland V-Twin Manual

    Has the web site launched yet?
  13. J

    What airplanes have you flown?

    Owned one but it was a project that I didn't finish. Friend owned one as well (only 5 built). Both eventually got proper restoration.
  14. J

    What airplanes have you flown?

    My List, Cessna 140,150,152,170, 172, 175,180,185,195 Piper Cub, cub on floats, Tripacer, Pacer, SuperCruiser Aeronca Champ, Chief, K Zenith 701 701 on amphibs T-18, Rv3,4,6 , AG14, Seabee, Lake 180 Curtis Pusher Legal Eagle, Legal Eagle XL, Double Eagle Stinson108 Glasair td Glass Goose
  15. J

    Can a Fast Taildragger kit sell?

  16. J

    Green Sky adventures Zippy Sport

    The Zippy Sport has a folding feature. John B
  17. J

    Ultralight transport trailer for camping?!?

    Yep, Jon Gilpin from Australia, did the work on my hanger pad in S Texas in the middle of summer. Took him 2 weeks but when he finished he drove to Florida to pick up the Kolb and motored up to N. Mississippi to park at Joe Spencer's (rocky dog 2) place for 3 weeks or so to work out all the...
  18. J

    Aircraft Float design

    I THINK 2903 is what you are looking for, I'll dig it out to confirm JohnB
  19. J

    Supplier - Aircraft Spruce vs Home Depot

    If using Aircraft Spruce for material for building a built up spar rather than a solid plank you have to request "spar grade". Otherwise you get longeron material which can have knots and grain issues. Over a 21 yr period and tens of thousands of dollars of wood they always provided this...
  20. J

    First Composite Homebuilt?

    Plane eventually found a proper owner who restored it to flying condition. Side note: C G Taylor did the test flights on Serial #5 when the engine was upgraded to 0-200. John B
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