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    Turbo-normaliser question

    There are a bunch of motorgliders that fly happily at 12k or more, using various modified normally aspirated VW engines - Falkes, Fourniers, Grobs etc. There’s nothing intrinsically problematic about it, just add wingspan. Most of these planes are damned heavy compared to regular homebuilts. I...
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    USAF, USN, USMC, USA picklesuits

    There's a Finnish surplus outlet (varusteleka.com) that gets NATO flight suits from time to time, they ship to the US for $10 and they are great. You can set up an alert so they email you when your size is in stock. The Dutch nomex flight suits have so many size options, they might as well be...
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    Turbo-normaliser question

    Not hearing much about the Sonex solution - they have a bunch of turbo'd VWs with FP props, it must be satisfying to some? They spin pretty short props at high RPM anyway, is that more optimal for a FP solution?
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    Turbo-normaliser question

    There were about 40 Ogar motorgliders sold in the US in the early 1970’s, with turbo’d Revmaster 2100TD engines and Maloof experimental CS props. A few of the Maloof props failed in flight and the others were hurriedly replaced with fixed pitch props. After which, as one owner put it, “the TBO...
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    CAD for wiring diagrams

    Thanks, that could be exactly what I’m looking for.
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    CAD for wiring diagrams

    Thanks for all the replies. Like I said, I’m well familiar with electronics CAD such as Eagle and KiCad. I really just don’t want to have to make an airplane specific library from scratch. I guess I should have asked “ which CAD has symbols for most if not all aircraft electrical parts?” Sorry...
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    CAD for wiring diagrams

    Hi Folks, I’m at the stage where I need to plan my airplane’s wiring, and I’d like to use CAD because it makes changes etc. easier. I’m very familiar with electronics CAD such as Eagle (now integrated with Autocad), but it’s not ideal, I would have to create almost all the devices, which is a...
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    Boom boom boom boom

    I saw this plane under construction in Denver a couple of years ago, and got to fly the simulator ( cratered it). It’s awesome in the flesh. Funny though - we were driving around a Centennial industrial park trying to find their facility, when I spotted two cars in the parking lot, side by side...
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    Formula-I?

    Red Bull is all about the latest thrill. There are a number of sports where they funded them for a while, and then dropped them when the novelty wore off. Hence now funding aviation stunts like the STOL landing on the Burj-al-Arab, it got a massive number of eyeballs.
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    Primer on 4130

    Thanks. This is western Colorado, so basically a high desert climate. I'm amazed how much uncoated steel is used in construction around here, without apparent consequences.
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    Primer on 4130

    Hi, I'm new to working with 4130, please excuse this elementary question. I'm cutting, grinding and cleaning parts that will eventually be painted (no other processing). It may be some weeks/months before I get to painting. I was thinking to give the fresh cleaned surfaces a coat of etch...
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    Fritz plane nominations

    Billski, what do you think of the Taylor Imp arrangement with the shot-filled coupling in the shaft? Always wondered about that, it was a really interesting design.
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    Why is GA continuing its demise?

    Ditto and amen on the Speed Queen, I had one for a decade and it was pretty much the same when I sold it as when I got it.
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    Why is GA continuing its demise?

    Maybe we need to moderate our expectations as to how popular GA flying should be. 40 years ago there were a lot fewer fun things to (and not just distractions like PC gaming and phones etc.) There are a bunch of cheaper outdoor activities that didn't exist 40 years back - mountain biking...
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    Crashes in the News - Thread

    No, I pointed out that one shitty piece of aircraft workmanship, observed by a person in-country for a short period of time, is not representative of aviation standards in that country; and by example, we can find plenty of shitty aviation workmanship in the US which is not representative of the...
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    It didn't add that much weight, honestly

    For those of you worrying about using .049 tube instead of .032, here is a reminder that Led Zeppelin installed a fireplace in their airplane.
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    Crashes in the News - Thread

    As a person who lived in that country and flew a lot during that place and time - no, it was definitely an outlier. I didn't get deployed there for a week, I didn't see some pictures on Facebook - I actually lived there for decades, flew a lot there, and learnt to fly there. The GA and airline...
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    Craigslist

    Lambada definitely, it has a pretty low wing loading and good at low speeds. The others are heavy machinery. But can a Vivat soar like a Blanik? I wouldn’t bet my life on it.
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    Craigslist

    There are a few glass+Rotax types commonly available around that number - Lambadas definitely, and some higher hour Diamond H36’s and Ximango’s. All better value in my opinion.
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    Crashes in the News - Thread

    I have an issue with this statement - I’m sure it’s true - but it doesn’t say, as I expect was the case, that this was a complete outlier and 99% of the other planes at the airport looked as airworthy as anything in the first world. Turn the statement around - imagine I took a photo of one of...
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