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  1. 103

    Tractor Gyros make sense to me!

    I know of little wing designs are there others available for scratch building? This one called Bulldog?
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    Off Grid Preheat Optoin for small GA aircraft

    Team I have been using a 1500W heat gun and a 2200W inverter generator to marginally preheat my Cygnet SF2A. I ordered a Chinese Diesel heater and it arrived 12/31/21. I spent about 1 hour making mechanical fitments and dropping the pump below the unit for more reliable service. On the 1st I...
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    New Wood VW power folding wing

    Enjoy
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    Wood Ribs Tube Spars- Wood by Victor

    Stumbled onto this method I think Kitfox and Avid have used a variant. The 1/4 web seems heavy to me. Wing For lightness could a stick built 1/4" rib be integrated into a 5/8" plywood block to bond to the spar? Victor did it again by Rolling a Aplane with wood but appears to have used a...
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    Victor Serda Canguro 2.0 Industrial Twin

    Victor is a prolific builder from the mind only no plans. I am amazed at how well his Canguro 2.0 flies with two souls on board His single seat single cylinder in no slouch either light span loading and Kingpost structure makes good performance
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    Is Part 103 possible with a full VW?

    http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Braas/12377.htm?fbclid=IwAR0i9o5A21r5PhzHBS6Wc1PUHjpWWSmz3Ne_GvEATguBGXzm86H2Q_p0MDE The 1951 1200cc VW plane in the link above is almost there with modern materials is it possible to support a 141lbs hand propped 1600cc using modern materials.
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    Care and feeding of your Aviation VW engine

    I am approaching 3 years of committing aviation with a VW derived Aero engine of 2276CC 82x94mm. What have I learned? Set up correctly, operated within it's limitations they will confidently and reliably bring you back to base. Proper maintenance is assumed! The VW of the 60/70's...
  8. 103

    Electric Self Launch Options

    I love gliding and soaring! Electric may prove useful in the self launch and sustained enthusiast market. The Midwest in not the ideal for for traditional gliders something like this Russian development is of interest what else is out there EM6, Zigilo ? Log into Facebook | Facebook For...
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    Verner Anounced suspensoin of production for 3V and 5V radials

    Actually they said the discontinued them to dedicate all manufacturing capacity to the more lucrative 9 cylinder 😥. I am hopeful they will expand capacity and resume in the future. I would like a LE with a 3V Feel free to drool! Very disappointed as I think they would fit the lighter...
  10. 103

    The Plank Flies!

    For those who are interested in tailless aviation The Plank flew September 17th 2020.
  11. 103

    History Of The Limbach Engine

    A very interesting read. https://www.buildagyrocopter.com/history-of-the-limbach-engine/ Note the Oil Heated Intake just like POPs only on top. https://www.buildagyrocopter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Limbach-SL-2400-EB-EB-I.jpg
  12. 103

    Quality ANC hearing protection for $40 or or Compound ANC for $400

    Jonathan Baron who owns Shark Aero introduced a Low Cost Aviation ANC Concept in a Follow up Video he built a case for protecting your ears. Training in my Cygnet SF2A I found the VW without a muffler makes for a loud cockpit. I elected to implement Jonathans idea with what was a $40 set of...
  13. 103

    Peter does it again

    A very good looking ultralight
  14. 103

    New Wires for my Slick VW

    Some of you know I striped a plug or two because I clearly did not use Anti Seize. In the process I also lost two long reach 14mm Autolite plugs for my Mag. These have stopped production and the Unimog drivers have scooped them all up. With a little help from my fiends I managed to convert...
  15. 103

    JMR Special 1st Taxi

    In case you missed it POP's JMR Special did it's first Taxi test and looks great. I gather he is waiting on the FSDO to come back to work for the final inspection prior to phase 1 flight test. Until then high speed taxi test but it looks ready to fly! Well done it looks like it will fit the...
  16. 103

    Falconar Aircraft Plans available again

    A bloke in Australia is supporting plans for the majority of the Chirs Falconar variants. Mostly wood designs so I post the notice here. http://mannaaviation.com/Falconar-Aircraft-Plans If interested in Jodel's there is a Yahoo replacement group that apears active...
  17. 103

    SSSC budget cover

    Take a look at Pop's $200 covering- Nice, Simple Clean! If you would Dan can you outline the materials and processes used?
  18. 103

    Glimps of Steve Bennet

    Someone just digitized a promo video Steve Bennet made for the Sonerai line. It was great to get a glimps of our old friend Steve. For those of you too young to know Steve Corvair Guru William Wynn wrote a nice homage here Steve left an indelible mark on our Volk Flying Community.
  19. 103

    New Case- Ripple affect

    Last October I was chasing an oil leak after resolving one behind the flywheel I still had a mess. Finally traced the root of the problem to a crack in the case around a stud on the back left cylinder. The crack was "UN-repairable" for aviation use and I grounded the airplane. I had Scott...
  20. 103

    Sonerai LSA?

    Googled Sonerai stall speed and the results indicates may well fit the LSA category which requires stall to be 52mph or less. Somehow I always thought this design did not fit LSA criteria. Always liked the idea of a stretch 2 set up as as a single seat but with a LSP ticket....
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