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  1. Magnus Wallner

    Let's talk about fuel and ignition control

    With so many modern options when it comes to fuel and ignition becoming available I feel it's time to start a thread devoted to this technology. I think we should start by keeping it as generic as possible, rather than focusing on specific engines. While the old stuff, such as carbs and...
  2. Magnus Wallner

    Choice of engine for Bearhawk Patrol – Mistral rotary or stroked Lycoming? Or..?

    I'm thinking about engines for my Patrol build. I've been bent towards a stroked Lycoming, perhaps a Superior or maybe a BPE or Bob Barrows built motor, with low compression for fuel and reliability reasons. The max recommended HP for the Patrol is 210 hp but I've been talking to the kit...
  3. Magnus Wallner

    Patrol plans are here!

    Got the Bearhawk Patrol plans today :gig: I feel so exited (the kid on Christmas feeling). Lots of figures, numbers and stuff - what else to be expected? - but my brain started to cook almost immediately. Yes, I know that a proper builder doesn't get kits but at this point I'm soooo relieved...
  4. Magnus Wallner

    The importance of the relation to the aircraft designer or plan/kit provider

    This may sound like a silly question but here goes. All of you who have built or are building or are in the process of selecting an airplane to build, did/do you take your relationship (as in customer-provider) with the manufacturer into consideration? I realize that this may not be applicable...
  5. Magnus Wallner

    Fuel system contemplations, mainly with regards to tomorrows fuel

    As I'm slowly moving forward to getting the build permit I need before placing the order for a Radial Rocket kit - a cumbersome process in the EASA world - I'm beginning to grasp the complexity of building an airplane (even in the form of a kit). It's the classic scenario, for every thing I...
  6. Magnus Wallner

    What is this - for target practice or a "drone"

    This may be the wrong section, if so I'm sorry. I stumbled across this today. I don't know anything about it other than what I observed which is: The fuselage looks to be made of aluminum and the wings are glass (at least the skin). It has elevators and ailerons, no rudder. No landing gear...
  7. Magnus Wallner

    List of recommended books

    I'm in the phase of almost (as in "as close as you can to being certain") having decided what airplane to build, a Radial Rocket taildragger. The Radial Rocket is a low wing tandem composite aircraft kit made for the Vedeneyev M14 radial engine. The kit requires mostly assembly of composite...
  8. Magnus Wallner

    Newbie from Sweden - going radial?

    Hello. My name's Magnus and I'm from Sweden. I'm here because I'm thinking about building my own plane :) My flying story is that I started with a private license and moved on to an ATP while flying seaplanes (mostly amphibs) and business jets. I'm currently a part owner in a Steen Skybolt...
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