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    diluting latex paint

    I am coinsidering painting my dacron covered aricraft. i have found various references to diluting the paint with automotive windshield washer fluid. I cannot imagine that all brands of washer fluid in all markets are identical therefore my questions are 1 what is the active ingredient in...
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    VNE warning device

    Is it possible to design a small vane that will at a specific TAS commence to flutter? Such a device could then be used as a warning of approaching Vne. Davidh
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    trutrak ADI Pilot 1

    Greetings Homebuilt folk I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has installed the Trutrak ADI Pilot 1 using their inbuild GPS rather than an exernal GPS to provide track information. For the type of flying that I do I believe that not being able to interact with the GPS and not...
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    Why ribs

    Being a bear of very little brain I am probably missing something. . In most conventional aircraft designs the air loads are carried from the skin to the spar (s) by ribs. These ribs are often complex engineering marvels with great attention paid to weight, torsional stiffness, web adhesion, etc...
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    Why no fleas

    I am intrigued by the "flying flea" design and wonder why there are not more of them flying. Is there some fundamental flaw in the design or is there just a reluctance to try the novel? Davidh
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    Bi- Vs Mono-plane

    I'd appreciate a pointer towards reference material, preferably material that does not require a PhD in aeronautics to comprehend, that compares biplane designs with monoplanes. Points of interest is effective wing area in biplane cf single wing? Effect of relative positioning of bi plane wings...
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