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    21st century Volksplane?

    Oh god, I just laughed.
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    Least expensive way to 200 + Hp ?

    Mabe lookat the turbo d snow mobile rotax as a good example.
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    Least expensive way to 200 + Hp ?

    I think the idea is to have a reliable engine produce 250hp. A PSRU engine that produces 400hp at or near max rpm is not a good idea.
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    Flying wing as cheap and simple option for basic fun flying.

    See Tucker Gott, you tube. Sells wings, gives good advice.
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    Crashes in the News - Thread

    With all due respect, briefer is not better. If you have thousands of hours godd for you that you understand everybody. If your going into a "hub" with a tower. You may used to "briefer is better". Into a non tower airport, clear concise and a tad slower would be better. The "jibberish" I hear...
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    What do you think about "e-soaring"?

    Is that not a baseball term. Ooops that was the Mendoza line.
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    Spruce strips for Jurca Replica

    Any chance of putting all the plans on here? Thanks.
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    Engine Sound Matching for WWII Replicas

    No, disagree, the kid with that Cox wished it was a K & B .35 tied to a stunt wing that flew too fast and did vertical square eights in the blink of an eye. Now that was good sounds. Me, I flew a Fox .36, that sounded great. and tied to a Cosmic Wind that did slow, sweet vertical square...
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    AirVenture 2022: Where have all the Ultralights gone?

    You must live on the east coast. Not true for middle of the country or the west.
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    Hello from Los Angeles

    I actually saw it mabe 9 mos ago. Fuselage was on the mezzanine, tail feathers mounted on the wall alongside the stairwell, and wing parts , drawings, etc, strewn about below. Did your chapter finish the hanger remodel to help the young eagles ?
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    Hello from Los Angeles

    VB. Would you be an EAA chapter member, whose chapter was attempting to sell a Sonex for the owner, so as, to get more room in your hanger, to do projects with the young Eagles.
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    Looking for 1-26 advice

    Not that old, I started in the 1-26 ( an E ) in '74 at 23. A lot of fun flying around Lake Elsinore. But, what a brick, LOL. Got a Ka6 in'77, waiting for the ASW-20 to arrive. Too much fun. Nice photo. Where is it at.
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    The Janowski Project - Rethinking the J1B/J2/J3

    I do thank you for the info. Guess I will not worry about building a J2.
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    The Janowski Project - Rethinking the J1B/J2/J3

    How do the rights to build a J2 work.
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    Looking for 1-26 advice

    Hi. wikipedia describes basic differences between the 6 models. Here is B model descrip: The "B" model was introduced in 1956 as a factory built aircraft.[6] It improved on the "standard" by introducing metal-covered wings. This resulted in the empty weight increasing by 25 lbs.[9] The...
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    The Janowski Project - Rethinking the J1B/J2/J3

    Thankyou for posting the j1b manual !!
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    Flying wing as cheap and simple option for basic fun flying.

    Hi, Cruising around and saw this post. Have not heard of the Striplin FLAC in many moons, about 44. Screwy little plane. I saw it as the first model was fabricated, but not flown. Do not remember if an engine had been designed in it. Lots of foam. The skin was an ultra thin "plastic" (...
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