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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    Thank you everyone for your advice, I’ll try and read up on all those subjects, and maybe I’ll come some another time well-educated in the art of airplane design. We will postpone are project, so thank you for helping and for the kind advice.
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    car engine in FIB

    Would a car engine cause it to sink or become unstable.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    How many yards of composite dacron do you think we’ll need for the wings? Our first guess was ways to much! ;)
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    We are wondering if a car engine from a salvage yard would work to power it. Would it affect stability and performance
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    Thank you… a lot.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    We are wondering if we should weld the hang glider on or attach it some other way
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    Could there be any way control an artificial center of gravity using the dashboard/control panel/throttle?
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    This is the engine I’m currently looking at- CH750-0029 and we found a great pontoon boat on e-bay.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    looked at barnstormers, at a glance we did not see much we liked.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    I am looking for good engine, not sure what horsepower is required, and good material for the “sails”.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    Thanks, I’ll look into that forum.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8P8eR0Wylb011iF9U5VbuZ-xoNVHpuho70aT_wYrthl42jvfagC3kqTGd
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    And we want a boat.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    If you’ve ever seen a FIB Plane than you should be aware that they normally use a hang glider as wings, but do you know how their steered without hydraulics?
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    We are trying to learn where to buy parts for very cheap.We are also wondering how powerful the engine would have to be to get it airborne with one or Two people. Thank You
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    How much do you think this is going to cost us.
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    Sea Plane/Glider/Thing Project Help

    Hey Everyone, My friends and I are making a glider that looks a lot like a FIB, we are new to building aircrafts, and would like advice on were to get parts on a budget, and lift to weight ratios. Thank’s for any help!
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