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  1. crusty old aviator

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    The Brewster F2A Buffalo was an amazingly nimble and fast fighter when she first came out, but then the Navy weighed the design down with the usual stuff required for combat (other than guns & ammo), that the Zero also lacked. The Fins had an export version of the Buffalo that also lacked the...
  2. crusty old aviator

    How to get diameter wooden propeller for gasoline engine 7hp = 208cc

    With their fuel consumption and the Cri Cri's tiny tank, you might get once around the pattern.
  3. crusty old aviator

    How to get diameter wooden propeller for gasoline engine 7hp = 208cc

    True, but if someone caught it all on video and posted it to Youtube, it would probably go viral... Speaking of Youtube, this thread reminds me of this short video...
  4. crusty old aviator

    Crazy idea: U2 Spy Plane

    You're right, it is a crazy idea! The U2 has a tiny flight envelope, much smaller than conventional sailplanes and motor gliders, unless it meets up with a SAM, then all bets are off.
  5. crusty old aviator

    USAF, USN, USMC, USA picklesuits

    I fly in a flight suit in the CAP. They don't allow pickle suits if you're wearing USAF insignia. Wearing a zoot suit on the other hand, will probably get you thrown out on child endangerment charges...
  6. crusty old aviator

    Blended wing ACs are coming !

    He sent me a drawing of it. I'll look for it, take a photo of it, and post it in this thread.
  7. crusty old aviator

    Blended wing ACs are coming !

    That was Gordon Codding's design philosophy when he was building his homebuilt design in his LA Basin garage in the late 70s. One evening he was visited by two gentlemen claiming to be with the FAA, but who didn't seem like FAA men. They criticized his design and his craftsmanship. Gordon asked...
  8. crusty old aviator

    Blended wing ACs are coming !

    Sorry to disappoint you, but I heard from a friend of Barnaby's and the last time he spoke with him, Sun & Fun was not on his docket. He sometimes chimes in here on HBA as he is a member...so there is still that possibility, or you could PM him. Paul Moller wouldn't be of much use for this...
  9. crusty old aviator

    Blended wing ACs are coming !

    Why burden Barnaby with this? You should address this to Paul Moller and reference his Skycar...since this thread is about vaporware.
  10. crusty old aviator

    Blended wing ACs are coming !

    I was an engineer on Pad B. in '86. We had one launch that became a bottle rocket, thanks to NASA management, which created a culture more akin to the airlines than a space transportation system that was still highly experimental. Our schedules were tightly packed: X amount of time to install...
  11. crusty old aviator

    A case for modern airships

    Brian Boland was big into airships, blimps, and hot air balloons before he fell from the sky. About forty years ago, he approached Paul Poberezny about starting a LTA division of the EAA, since he and his pals were designing and building their own E-AB LTA craft. Paul said he had no use for...
  12. crusty old aviator

    Icon goes t/u

    Does this mean I'll have to settle for the Sling, in lieu of the Icon A-5, when I win FLYING's big sweepstakes? :cool:
  13. crusty old aviator

    75% scaling

    Joe Locasto, who designed and built my 3/4 scale P6E told me he wishes he'd gone with 70% or 80% because "that stinkin' .05% is the biggest pain in the donkey when calculating every scaled dimension." So in response to your question, take it from Joe: you don't want to scale a plane to 75%!
  14. crusty old aviator

    The Johnson Twin 60

    More easily typed than done! I'm awash in projects as it is...and snow!
  15. crusty old aviator

    The Johnson Twin 60

    I have a couple of Mosler CB-40s that would work well in this application...
  16. crusty old aviator

    How old is too old?

    Just about every airport has one or two, some have whole ramps devoted to their shameful storage. A few airports won’t allow them. It’s only those who are tied down that we readily see and occasionally take the time to visit and gawk at with heavy hearts: once proud ladies of the air, the very...
  17. crusty old aviator

    The Johnson Twin 60

    If you just can't get enough of the Johnson Twin 60, here's David's article from the Spring 1970 AAHS Journal...
  18. crusty old aviator

    Harbor Freight Predator 670 V-Twin Horsepower tests

    Okay, I just have Ed Heinemann's admonishment in my head right now: Remove all unnecessary weight and replace it with strength...
  19. crusty old aviator

    TeenieToo to Windwagon to H-Bird to Aerobat

    I bought my set of Windwagon plans from Cal. I think he was studying them to see how close Watson came to the T2. The envelope was torn open by a machine in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin post office (one of the worst in the country in the late 70s) and the instructions were lost. I had a heck of a...
  20. crusty old aviator

    TeenieToo to Windwagon to H-Bird to Aerobat

    They put out 40 to 45 HP at 3600 rpm. If you have a nice, long, smooth runway, and weren't in a hurry to get anywhere, it would work. They average about 120 pounds.
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