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  1. wwalton

    What causes the increase in lift with thickness ratio

    I'm trying to help my daughter prep for CFI check ride. So she asked why does it increase lift at thicker ratios? My first thought was just due to increased distance on the top, assuming not symmetrical, thus creating more differential of pressure? But then I went down a rabbit hole of...
  2. wwalton

    Rusty Skeletons in the Closet

    I bet a lot of us on this forum have some skeletons in the closet. Or perhaps frames on the ceiling in my case. I have two Cassutt fuselages that I bought along the way. One went through Ed Fisher so I know it's a good build, he said so. The other looks good to me but it's rusty. I need to...
  3. wwalton

    T&F Fabrication Practice Jig

    I wasn't sure if I should just post this in my build thread and then ask questions or start a thread asking first? Either way here is my first attempt at building the Little Scrapper Tube and Fabric practice jig, henceforth referred to as the jig. I really enjoyed laying out the .090. I...
  4. wwalton

    Wwalton Skybolt

    Okay well not sure where to start but here it goes. Nothing to show yet but I figured I would get this out and establish the origin story for our Skybolt. I guess I could show the plans which I have now, but really I don't have a working knowledge of them yet so not much information available...
  5. wwalton

    ISO: low wing design, tube/fabric entry level acro

    I would like to research a plane to build. Basic desires are tube and fabric construction, I prefer wood wings but not mandatory. Here's the hard part I want a low wing, mid is okay, and also not easy to find some aerobatic capability. Planes that I have thought of and some reasons I'm still...
  6. wwalton

    Air Race E

    Well it looks like electric powered pylon racing is coming. I wonder where it will take place? Thailand would be my guess, based on Air Race 1 being the organizer. I read through the announcements and interview with Jeff Zaltman and it sounds like they are going to be based on Formula 1...
  7. wwalton

    Aero-cross racing

    Okay I finally tried to put thoughts to paper on the air racing idea. The course I drew is very short just take off turn around and weave through 4 pylons. My thoughts are that you have to start (take off) and finish with the opponents going in the same direction to cancel out winds and up or...
  8. wwalton

    Unlimited Racer on Barnstormers

    Not at all sure it's realistic, but I would love to see this fly.....from a distance. http://www.barnstormers.com/classified_1179267_Unlimited+Racer+.html
  9. wwalton

    OV-10 back in action

    Out of retirement, back into action: Vietnam-era planes used against ISIS | FOX6Now.com The fascinating part about this to me, is that it took 15 years of trying to do CAS/FAC with jets to remember we used to do it with these.
  10. wwalton

    Sonerai Plans

    Looking for plans for Monnett's Sonerai, thought I would ask here first. Great Plains has them and the price is great, it's just that I have a bit of a collection of plans and when I mentioned more to my boss I got the eye roll and head shake. Like many I keep changing my mind on what to...
  11. wwalton

    CH701 AVEX rivets

    Hello fellow tin men. I was just looking at the assembly instructions for my 701 rudder starter kit and discovered that ZENITH calls for a special head for the rivet puller and that the rivets are countersinks and the special head shapes them into domed heads, I guess I had missed this before...
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