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    WHICH ELECTRICAL GEAR

    Hey thanks for the sound advise, with regard to electronic verses manual throttle an excellent piont, cable is the go. But the question still remains, manufacturer computer and sensors, and which sensors or an after market like the supermarine spit has used (Motech), with and extra wheel sensor...
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    WHICH ELECTRICAL GEAR

    Hi all, hoping to get some good advise. I am building a 84% P51 tf and am currently thinking about the engine detail, I have a crate LS2 series 4 engine and am considering the electrical gear. I have seen that quiet aviation have used the standard car control system , with an extra computer...
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    P-51 Replica. It's a Slow Day, so Let's Design One.

    Hey Adrian, are you still offering those plans? I am designing/building a 82% scale dual p51d (tf) am moving slowly but still moving. Have a outer wing panel nearing completion, just waiting on some bits from the USA they take a while to get to Australia. Your plans could be helpful in ideas/...
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    Looking for Art Hendricks

    Hi there you could try the following, they are about a year and a half old but you might be lucky Shane [email protected] Art Hendricks PE ASTEC Enterprises Inc. Ph 612.220.4330 Fax 952.941.8042
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    Conclusions on Aluminum Adhesive Bonding Tests

    Hi, has anyone considered loctite h8600? I spoke to them today and that is what they recomended for aluminium to aluminium bonding. Lokking at the speck sheet it is exceptionally strong and flexible, and improves a little in strength as it gets warmer from enviroment influence. It does say that...
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    more rivet questions

    No rust, and a high shear and tensile strength, sorry for late reply. 120 deg was how they come from manufactuer Shane
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    more rivet questions

    By the previous comments in this forum, it would appear that o32" is border line, 040" definatley. I have solved the problem by drilling 3mm hole's, which the 1/8 cleco's will still fit for skin pinning. On the avery dimple die I tapered the locating nib so most of it will protrude through the...
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    more rivet questions

    Hi all, I have yet another rivet question. I am using 1/8 x 120 deg monel rivets in my 032" wing skins, the problem is I have a 1/8 avery 120 Deg dimple die which fits into the 1/8 hole, but after dimpling the 1/8 hole is lager, is this the norm or is there a speclal dimple die used in this...
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    leading edge forming

    I can see how the actual method would work, but due to the different diameters from the root to the tip wouldnt the sheet want to twist? Shanre
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    leading edge forming

    Hopfully there are a couple of pic's attached, I have removed the actual ribs for back drilling and etch primming, so I have used the form blocks to give the general shape/idea Shane
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    leading edge forming

    Hi all, have just finished forming my nose ribs for a p51 replica, and now am deciding on how to form the tapered leading edge. Has anyone got any good ways of doing this? I plan on doing it in either 650mm or 1300mm sections using 0.025" 6061-t6 material. I have seen the vacum bag method on a...
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    metal shrinker

    Hey guys, thanks a mill for your reply's/advise, most helpful. I will continue as suggested and work the flute posistions and notch them into the form blocks. Being a p51 replica all of the ribs a different to the next one, so once it is all worked out I can make the formers permanent for the...
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    metal shrinker

    Hey all, might be a silly question but has anybody used a metal shrinker on the rib flanges, instead of fluting them? I have not seen a shrinker in action but am curios as to if it can or not. I am about to start making my ribs, and having trouble working out the flutes to avoid rivets, and...
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    Prop selection

    Hi, I have tried to e-mail them for more info, as I have nbeen searching for a good prop for our p51 replica for a while now, anyhow the emails keep bouncing back, does any one have an updated e-mail; address on them Regards Shane
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    p51 tail section

    Thanks for the contact Mick, shall give them a ring, I have now nearly completed the centre spar jig. I am waiting on delivery of a set of cut and flange hole punch set, before proceeding with spars. Slow is good, helps find problems before construction, my wing plans have now taken three years...
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    FW190 Replica Kits

    Ed, Terry Kronk lives in Toowomba, you can find his number on white pages. I have contacted him before, he is a very obliging follow, give it a try Shane
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    landing gear

    Rob, I purchased the fibroflex spring through Bruderer Australia, Model No 246.6.040.040 which is a 90 shore A 40mm dia and 40mm long, I used 13 of these per leg with .5mm stainless disc's and a 3mm disc in the centre to aliviate the tendency to bow. Speak with Rudi on 0419400995. I pre...
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    landing gear

    Hi all, things have been moving slowly though the spar is now half completed. Have been doing a lot of experimenting with urathane disc's for the landing gear suspension, I got the idea from this forum and on investigating found that the Chipmunk and the Mosquito used this method of supension. I...
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    p51 fusalage profile/stations

    Hi all, can anybody help with the fusalge station shapes and size either in full size or true scale, so as I can duplicate correctly. I am having a bit of trouble in this area. Have put in the top view of my project, the fuselage is 8mtrs long and is 865mm wide in the cockpit for more room. We...
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    Clecos

    You can buy cleco's and all sorts of hardware and tools from Aviaquip in Cheltenham Melbourne. www.aviaquip.com.au:)
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