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  1. Nilsen

    Got my first airplane!

    Hey Everyone. I've been away for a while. I sure like the Homebuilt 2.0 thing but thats old news for you all now. Had a weird winter. Getting over a divorce. Tried to do some winter soaring but no go on account of bad snow plow. Spring soaring season is slow to come to the North East...
  2. Nilsen

    'homebuilding' on certified aircraft

    Hi All, I've been looking around at purchasing a glider to fly since I don't think I'll finish my homebuilt any time soon.':rolleyes:' Since I'll most likely be buying a certified ship (I've got my eyes on a particular Ka-6) what kind of work can I legally do on it? Can I paint it...
  3. Nilsen

    Home - Airplane Built.

    A home built from an airplane? A perfect place for a home built airplane. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4926216.stm
  4. Nilsen

    New Project, I'd like your comments.

    Hi All, Here is a drawing I made of a glider that I'm in the planning stages to start building. It's based on the Bowlus BS100 Super Albatross ( http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=341 ), and the Huetter 17 ( http://vintagesailplanes.de/Huetter17.htm ). I'd like to...
  5. Nilsen

    First step

    Hey all, Well I'm finally embarking on the first step of my Home-Built Aircraft project! I came here several months ago with a bunch of crazy ideas in my head about airplanes ... a bad case of 'the fever'. At the time of my new member introduction I stated I was interested in very low...
  6. Nilsen

    Folding Props

    I got to thinking about Folding Props from stumbling on this web page: http://www.bydanjohnson.com/index.cfm?b=1&m=3&i=4 After a bit of looking around I've gathered a folding prop is pretty much a one-off for a particular application. I was wishing for a more modular approach such as a...
  7. Nilsen

    Electric Airplane

    I saw this on the BBC site. It's an electric plane by some of the HPA folks in Japan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5188324.stm Theres a link to a short video where you can see it flying, don't miss that.
  8. Nilsen

    Return of the Seaplane

    Hi all, Here is an article from todays AM New York. ---- Bloomberg suggests return of seaplanes to ease airport congestion By RICHARD PYLE Associated Press Writer June 18, 2006, 12:14 PM EDT NEW YORK -- More than 60 years after the Pan American flying boat Yankee Clipper...
  9. Nilsen

    Limbach L 275 E

    Hey All, Does anybody out there have expeience with Limbach engines? Such as the Limbach L 275 E. http://www.limflug.de/index.php?page=products_motors_15-40kw_L275E&lang=eng My hypothetical use would be in a self designed ultralight.
  10. Nilsen

    Foam cutting kit

    Hi all, Has anyone used the "Homebuilders Hotwire Kit" from aircraft-spruce? Here's the one I'm talking about http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/cm/hotwire.html it's at the top of the page. I'm just at the beginning of my wacky idea and want to run some tests and get the feel for...
  11. Nilsen

    Hello from a new person

    Hi all, I've been reading all the great threads on this site and am now so excited I want to start one. An introduction to myself: I am a full-time artist with and engineering background. I have been thinking about aircraft for a while. About a year ago I started making little paper and...
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