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  1. WileEZ

    metal shrinker

    Thanks Lee, If I do another "kitchen project", I'll see what grade the aluminum is and look it up. Since most of the forming on flat sheets is mostly near the edges, I think the "candle trick" will do as it's just deposing carbon on the surface. I think I can do the same thing by buying...
  2. WileEZ

    metal shrinker

    Lee, thanks for the very informative post! I've been wondering why I couldn't get some (non-aviation) aluminum parts to shape up properly. (Alum framing for commercial kitchen appliances and fan blades/blowers.) Can you tell me what the optimum temperature is to heat the aluminum is prior to...
  3. WileEZ

    Break in That New Engine!

    This is interesting, really. I suspect the reasoning for this has to do with the rings wearing in properly. I was told that the "hard break in" is needed because at low power, there is relatively low pressure acting on the compression rings and as such the ring does not break in the proper...
  4. WileEZ

    What is this airfoil called?

    Pictures here: http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/AERO/winggrid.htm
  5. WileEZ

    FISHER FP-202 KOALA

    I have not build any of the Fisher planes, but I have been following them. Right now, there is no kits available for any of their planes, only plans. The new owner plans to have kits for two planes in a few months. Other planes may or may not be available as a kit, it would depends on...
  6. WileEZ

    New 100hp Amphibian Seaplane Homebuilt

    No pilot too!
  7. WileEZ

    Another concept to pick apart...

    You could also use one of the free "matlab clones" that's out there. http://www.dspguru.com/sw/opendsp/mathclo2.htm The above is about the oldest and mature versions. They are well supported and promoted. There are also java based version and a few others out there, google "matlab clone"...
  8. WileEZ

    Benson's Flying Jeep

    I got curious and did a quick look see. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VZ-8_Airgeep which lead me to: http://www.vectorsite.net/avplatfm.html The Wikipedia page has more links at the bottom. I doubt I'll build one though!
  9. WileEZ

    Personal Plane

    While it's true that the flag was removed from the tail, it was because of a makeover from the North America Airline color scheme to the Obama campaign color scheme since the flag in question is part of the trademarked color scheme of North America Airline. Snopes has all the details...
  10. WileEZ

    Auto fuel STC and Ethanol

    Easy check I think, based on observation. Note that this apply only to Washington State, I don't know how it is in other states. If your area require emission check prior to getting new tabs (every 2 years), then the gas stations in the area most likely has ethanol in the gas. If emission...
  11. WileEZ

    ROTOREXEC

    I tried to find out more about the Laron Wizard, but was not able to find anything on the web. Can anyone provide a link where I can find out more about the Laron Wizard and the like? Thanks.
  12. WileEZ

    Project Scheduling Software for Homebuilts?

    There's the free GanttProject at: http://ganttproject.biz/ (Open Source)
  13. WileEZ

    ROTOREXEC

    rotorexec, typing in all caps is considered rude. It's like having someone shouting all the time. It actually can get painful after a while.
  14. WileEZ

    Engine Mounts

    It's amazing what sleeping on this can do. I gave this some thoughts and I may have a solution. Let me start off with a somewhat off topic subject. When I started thinking about this, I asked myself, what vibrate a lot yet you don't feel the vibration too much. Answer, a paint can shaker...
  15. WileEZ

    16 ft UL Geobat

    When does it have to be practical? Granted if one want to make money off the design, etc., some practicalities have to be considered. But if one want to do something different, I'll say "go for it!" A lot of interesting and great discoveries and inventions were because someone wanted to fool...
  16. WileEZ

    Engine Mounts

    Yes indexing the prop may help. But I think the problem may be with how you mounted the engine. In the first picture below, I drew how it looks you have it mounted. It appears you have one too many rubber in each mount. I would eliminate the bottom rubber and bolt directly to the frame. But...
  17. WileEZ

    Jurca Scale Warbird Plans

    Link above left out the "s". Here's the fixed link: http://www.legendofaces.com/
  18. WileEZ

    Helicopter, Airplane, Gyroplane?

    Boeing 747, Airbus 380? Seriously, the larger and heavier the aircraft, the less "apparent motion" you will sense. Another alternative to consider might be a blimp or hot air balloon. A friend of mine "cured" himself back in the 1980's. He was already a commercial pilot when he suddenly...
  19. WileEZ

    My new radio

    Thank you for the report, keep us posted! A few questions, where did you place the antenna? What kind of antenna? How did you route the antenna cable and what cable is it? Thanks.
  20. WileEZ

    Feeling Sick After Training??

    Right ginger pills is legal, I forgot that one! Jmillar, Sorry, the ginger beer I was thinking about is produced by a local microbrewery and contain about 5% alcohol. A friend this afternoon told me that there are non-alcohol ginger beer, in the same class as "root beer", something I didn't...
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