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  1. AncientAviation

    Nylite wheels

    Picked these up a little while ago but needing to now actually use them - and I guess needing some advice please. No holes in the rims anywhere for the tube valve to pop out of. Was going to blow up a tube, test drill a bit of scrap to figure out hole size, make it a thumb-suck bit bigger and...
  2. AncientAviation

    Trip down memory lane....Mitchell Wings

    I have found a list of various Mitchell wing articles that were published over the years... I very kindly had someone on here dig up an old Kitplanes article that was awesome and so I am now inspired to see what other articles I might be able to get my hands on :) There looks to be some great...
  3. AncientAviation

    Kitplanes Magazine - August 1995

    Anybody got a copy of the above magazine lying around gathering dust? And happy to take a few pictures? I believe there was an article by Terrence O'Neill called "improving a winner" about modifications he made to a B10. I sadly gave all my kitplane mags away when moved years ago and didn't...
  4. AncientAviation

    Perspex window attachment

    Just looking for some guidance from those more knowledgable than me please :) Mitchell wing B10 as per the 1982 plans call for the perspex to be double sided taped and that's it. Happy to do that BUT... keen to put a few screws in as well. Haven't got to it yet but was thinking of something...
  5. AncientAviation

    Rivetted Al fuel tank - help please?

    Greetings all.... Probably a fairly basic question but keen to learn and after a little bit of help please :) I am trying to design and build a solid rivetted aliminium fuel tank that sits in an overhead wing with a fuel sight that hangs down and below the tank. This is or a SSDR - single seat...
  6. AncientAviation

    U-Brackets

    Greetings all... Needing some guidance please as outside my skills with regards to Ali tubes - and Ali generally. I have 1_1/4" tubes that need to be held with a U channel and a saddle washer.... I have 2 U channels to select from: 2″ x 1″ x 1/8″ 2.1/4″ x 1.1/4″ x 3/16″ The plans don't...
  7. AncientAviation

    Ali cage questions

    Greetings all... I am building a Mitchell wing B10 in the UK under the SSDR rules - similar to the 103 in the USA. I am looking to make a (slightly) different cage structure for two main reasons: a) the plans cage is too small for my delicate 6'4" frame ;) b) locally I can get some ali at a...
  8. AncientAviation

    WW1 wood grading (non spruce)

    Greetings all... Poplar, Walnut, Douglas fir & White-Ash were also used in WW1 planes. How would you go about grading the wood - or put differently, how would the grading differ from what we normally do with Spruce? Wondering if anybody knows? Thanks
  9. AncientAviation

    Large format print - and post

    Greetings all I have some full scale CAD I want to print but it looks big - c. 75cm x 200cm... or 30" x 80" Not many printers in the UK does it at this size and the one I found is over $40 - which made me think.... In America when I was last there as a tourist everything was bigger and better...
  10. AncientAviation

    Ali stress on bending

    Greetings all.... This is no doubt another newbie no-brainer question but I have 0.090" 2024-t3 that I need to bend through 90-dgrees for s nose rib fitting. Having spent some time cutting it out, getting the right corners, radius, etc I then came to bending it.... Horrible cracks down the...
  11. AncientAviation

    JPX 425 - 26 hp Engine info wanted please...

    Greetings all... Bit of a barn find type situation but I now have a JPX 425 engine in my possession. It is missing an exhaust and an owners manual of what to change and when. It came off a home made trike that replaced it with a more powerful engine a few years back. They guy recently passed...
  12. AncientAviation

    Wing attachment fittings

    Greetings all... The job this week is to drill then ream the ali wing attachment fittings - and then secure them to the inner and outer spars with the right dihedral built in. The wing joint is made up of 8x pairs of 2 ali bars - 4 on the outer spar (top, bottom, front & back) and 4 on the...
  13. AncientAviation

    UK Foam suppliers

    Greetings all... 18 months or so ago when I was dreaming of all things flying, I found lots of foam suppliers on eBay. I'm not at the point where I need to order and it appears there is about 1 supplier! The foam had gone from blue to black The density is 2.5lb ft^2 (38-40kg m^2) which is about...
  14. AncientAviation

    Wooden structure reinforced with carbon fibre

    Greetings all... I'm building a Mitchell wing B10 which is a wooden structure. I know one builder reported issues with the trailing edge of the wing as the fabric caused it to bow. He had to place additional wooden support from the rib to the centre point of the TE to prevent this happening. I...
  15. AncientAviation

    Glue strength test samples

    Greetings all... wondering if there is a best practice for glueing up some samples with the glue after making a rib or some other join? I have just been cutting some capstrips up or glueing some off cut ply or the ice cream sticks I used to mix the glue. No surface prep or nice clean joint...
  16. AncientAviation

    Mitchell Wing B10 - England

    Greetings all... I thought I'd say hi and share a little of my current project I'm working on. I purchased the B10 plans years ago as a student and started working on it when I got a job offer in the UK. Turns out, I love the place and never left! Finally had a bit of time and money so back to...
  17. AncientAviation

    Metal fitting fabrication - best practice

    Morning all... I am building a wooden plane but it uses 2024-t3 wing attachment fittings which I am making out of plate stock. I have covered the ali in masking take to protect it a bit more and then cut the pieces out on a scroll saw a little oversize to account for a wondering blade a little...
  18. AncientAviation

    Wooden spars

    I'm sure someone here knows the answer.... Yeterday I popped in to one of the UK home building guru's for a bit of advice and I took the ends of the wood I have in the garage... we were talking about it and he raised the question about spars. The goal is to get the grain running the length of...
  19. AncientAviation

    How to accurately cut out plywood?

    Greetings all... looking for some top tips on how to accurately cut out various pieces in plywood. They are shown full size in the plans but too big to photocopy and not wanting to cut the plans up obviously. Is there a better system than tracing paper? Always keen to learn and improve :) Thanks
  20. AncientAviation

    WW1 Rigging wire

    I had a friend ask me a question - and I'm stumped! I'm sure somone on here will know.... Planes from WW1 are described as having wire with a spec of 18/10 and 25/10. I assume these are perhaps threads and diameter but no idea and couldn't find anything on Google about them either... Any body...
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