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    How to calculate induced angle of attack for tapered and swept-back planform?

    Hi Group, still interested in tailless aircraft, I'm now looking into induced angle of attack. How do I calculate these angles across the span for a planform that has both taper and sweep? The simple stuff that I've seen so far seems to be valid for rectangular straight planforms only...
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    Bendix/King KLN90B panel mounted GPS System for sale

    Hi Group, my IBIS panel concept has changed, which is why I am auctioning my Bendix/King KLN90b panel mount GPS system on eBay: Bendix/KING KLN90b GPS System Auction This is your chance to acquire a fully TSO'd GPS unit well below replacement cost; one that is also approach-certified. Thank...
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    Cutting edge technology on your mobile phone...

    Hi Group, I finally found out why some mobile phones have these big displays: Primary Flight Display (PFD) on your Apple iPhone 3G Wouldn't it be nice to add one of these to your project, if only as a backup device? Now, if I only could find out why so many mobile phones have rounded shapes...
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    PIREP: All Dutch Zodiac CH601 XL's grounded

    Hi Group, are you aware of this issue with CH601 XL's? All Dutch registered Zenair Zodiac CH601 XL aircraft grounded. I searched the web and found at least one more such accident, which transpired in Spain. What's the US perspective on this? cheers Hans
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    My workshop preparations

    Hi Group, as some of you may know, I'm building an RJ.03 IBIS, a wooden two-seater canard airplane. After our relocation to northern Germany, I had to renovate a double garage and turn it into a suitable workshop. Under menu item "Progress" and submenu item "Project preparations" you can...
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    Drawing tools

    Hi Group, does anyone of you have experience with (now) Google SketchUp? You can find more information about it here. I know it's just a sketching app. How good is it? Can it be used for anything beyond sketching? bye Hans
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    Mignet HM14/360 Flying Flea (Pou du Ciel) for Sale

    Hi Group, my dear friend Koen Van der Kerckhove decided to part with his HM14/360 Flying Flea and asked me to host a couple of information pages about his little single seater. You'll find his information on these HM14/360 Flying Flea pages. thanks for stopping by! Hans
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    We've had sheet metal CNC cut...

    Hi Group, on my RJ.03 IBIS homebuilt aircraft project site I published a few pictures of some of the CNC cut sheet metal parts for my IBIS. Things are going forward, but only slowly so... On the main menu, navigate to 'Building material' and then 'Metal & alloy'. We (a group of...
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    Mounting aluminium fueltank on wooden wing structure

    Hi Group, I've decided to not build the standard fuel tank structure for my Ibis, but instead go for rivetted aluminium tanks, structured à la VAN's RV. I'm curious about how to mount an aluminium tank to a wooden wing spar. The things I worry about is that if I add to the spar locally -...
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    'Hi' from Northern Germany

    Hi Group, just a short message to say 'Hi'. My name is Hans Zwakenberg and I've just started my homebuilt aircraft project. You can find out more about it on my RJ.03 IBIS homebuilt canard aircraft project I was born and raised in the Netherlands, currently I live in northern Germany...
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