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  1. CriCriOz

    3D resin printer at home for $2400

    that would be perfect for mold making so you can make aircraft strength composite parts!
  2. CriCriOz

    ANyone with experience with Skykits/Savannah

    no, but the widow of the deceased, sued zenith aircraft, who sold the Cricket, who quickly said the aircraft was designed by Mr Colomban, who was bankrupted defending himself proving the original design does not contain the fatal flaw. but enough of that.... its pretty common practice in the...
  3. CriCriOz

    CH701 AVEX rivets

    looking at that diagram, why didn't they just use standard Dome head rivets? with a standard rivet puller head?
  4. CriCriOz

    ANyone with experience with Skykits/Savannah

    there are plenty of Savannahs in Oz, and not many 701's as soon as i get the funds i will be purchasing a kit. being an aircraft structures engineer, i was very impressed with the part quality. not only that, they sell Everything required to get airborne. unlike a vast majority of kits. most...
  5. CriCriOz

    Anybody have any idea where to get a CriCri kit?

    i know someone in Sydney Australia selling a 75% complete Cri Cri, the fuse is complete, the elevator and vertical tail is complete, the Spars are complete, all thats needed to complete is engine mounts, Wings and general fit out and paint. his website with a few pics as it is now are there...
  6. CriCriOz

    Changing tip design from droop tips to upswept tips.

    Unfortunatly the wings, when in the stowed position are still attached via the top attach point in the front spar. the upper attach point is a hinged ball joint, making it possible to rotate the wing through 90 deg and aft. it is also fixed to the trailer at the outboard end of the spa via...
  7. CriCriOz

    New Aircraft for me! YAY

    this is what the front looks like, not the same car obviously, but same model with a well back instead of the one tonner tray..
  8. CriCriOz

    503 with "clean" look

    what exactly did you do to clean up the engine, mine needs a serious clean up to get it to my standard
  9. CriCriOz

    Changing tip design from droop tips to upswept tips.

    fortunately the SV2 vampire is Still in production here in OZ, and a new aircraft with the Aussie$$ exchange rate might be an attractive proposition... http://www.aerov.com.au/index.php?content=4 i think the price was approx $40K AUS, not sure what that would be in USD.
  10. CriCriOz

    Changing tip design from droop tips to upswept tips.

    Unfortunately i have been advised, the Vampire cannot be modified in any way without appropriate paperwork, such as an AD, as it is a factory built and approved design.. oh well, looks like i need a bigger garage, or pay the $$ for hangarage... :(
  11. CriCriOz

    New Aircraft for me! YAY

    the tow vehicle is an all aussie design, Ford Falcon Egas Ute. 4.0 ltr running on nothing but LPG, managed to cover the 1300km each way for about $120. has a full tonn carrying capacity and a tonne towing capacity. good solid reliable vehicles.. as for the vampire, cruise at 5800 rpm gives...
  12. CriCriOz

    Changing tip design from droop tips to upswept tips.

    AS im sure most know on here, i have a sadler vampire. though today i have discovered a small problem with storage, the aircraft is just 2 inches wider than my garage door when its on the trailer. now i got to thinking, the Vampire has a Symmetrical airfoil profile, and drooped wing tip...
  13. CriCriOz

    New Aircraft for me! YAY

    well, i have finally gone out and bought a new to me aircraft, this one is a Classic, a Sadler Vampire SV2 Slightly modified as it now has a Rotax 503 engine as opposed to the factory fitted 447. power is up from 40 Hp to 55 hp, increasing cruise speed from 85 to 95 Kts. though fuel...
  14. CriCriOz

    first time homebuilt recommendations

    Ahhhh The Irony...... somone has forgotten the Cricket..... the stolen version of the Cri Cri, but sadly, Mr Heintz's Modifications to the original design proved Fatal.... and due to the USA's fantastic legal system, an innocent man in France, Mr Colomban, the original designer, was...
  15. CriCriOz

    first time homebuilt recommendations

    A savannah! similar to a C701, but easier to build, quicker and has more range. yet the same stol abilities http://www.icp.it/avio_en.htm there outselling the 701 by about 4 to 1 in OZ.(so im told)
  16. CriCriOz

    Silence Aircraft

    very intersting, i am also curious about the engine cooling setup... looks like the lower cowls only have openings for engine combusion exhausts and the ram air cooling is exits from the upper cowling vanes...... would be interesting to see some reports or feedback regarding this design!
  17. CriCriOz

    Silence Aircraft

    ok, nice looking fast aircraft! got that 50's touch to it! but whats the advantages of that spinner design???
  18. CriCriOz

    BD-5 project pictures

    i have always wondered how a BD5 would look with more conventional intakes either side of the fusealage as a Hawk aircraft similar. like this as opposed to the sunken intake.
  19. CriCriOz

    S-51

    How about the Premier warbird?? the Spitfire Made In OZ. using jabiru 8 cylinder engines. http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/About.htm all metal kit, only the usual repqired to finish it, engine prop instruments. All metal. as for plans built im not sure, but sending them...
  20. CriCriOz

    Reccomended reading

    Ok, i am a Aircraft structural fitter by trade, but wish to continue my career and begin doing my engineering degree, basically all i am asking for here is a list of reccomended reading and study material, just to get an introduction into what i am in for. Thank you in advance..
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