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    Sonerai Gear

    What would be the correct and safe way to restore Sonerai 1 landing gear leg. To one that I just got is from crashed plane and the Left side last outher bend is overbend because the plane fell from the tree on that side. Main bendings next to the fuselage are ok . but the one next to the wheel...
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    Annoying alternatives

    Hello I´m under a stress, I flipped my Exp. Motorglider, build by another party. Its VW engine had crank bendet, I already both a new used well mainteined engine and installed it. But when I aplied inspection I was told by our own Finnish FAA that if I´m gonna replace the original motor witch...
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    Wing Connection Bolted and Pinned Joints

    When this same thing goes to main pins to the wings I lost it completely. Putting to strutted wings a vertical pins on the wing root like a Avid or Kitfox, makes me go ballistic. Never in my planes, sorry cant help it but I know there is a few other people in this world that feels the same.
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    Engine Vibe with Stroke Increase and Counterweight Deletion

    Help needet, I have these silly engine conversion projects coin on. I ´m planning to use different motor crankshaft to get longer stroke. Case space is a problem exspecialy room for counterweights. I have studiet crankshaft vibration theories BUT they are all from racing enviroment talk. Nothing...
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    Sorry you got me.

    Greetings. I have commented and send pictures in this forum before. Now I had to renovate my hard drive and seems that I lost you. So I really sign in and made a small donation at the same time. So here I am a Finnisman living in Finland lived short while in New Jersey (EAA Chapter 216)...
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    Old Blanik L 13 Glider

    I have Blanik L-13 Glider in my posession it is those old ones that has issues with their wings and main wing carry tru. Has been flying with VW engine and two people on board. But now after that mishap in Austria where two on board and full waterballast one broke appart during a aerobatic...
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    Advice

    What would you do with this Lycoming 435 engine that was donated to me. It turns with ease and seems that some conservation has been done, only crankcase venting is left open. Find the prop hub and make it running, or sell parts to U.S.A. it now sites in Finland. No papers, five extra cylinders...
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