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  1. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    Amen to that! I have seen several videos where initial flights of Hummel Birds have gone bad. One guy even cut the power back to idle after he broke ground. I'm not sure if he was actually trying to fly or not, but he had a pretty steep angle of attack. I think his day would have gone much...
  2. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    Congrats Loadie! You will have a LOT of interesting discoveries. The projects you are purchasing wouldn't happen to be the pair that were being built in the Seattle Washington area would they? They had a website that followed the progress. I don't know if it's still up or where to tell you where...
  3. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    O.K. so here is an update. I don't know if I said anything about how I was able to knock out that dent in my horizontal stabilizer. I was able to remove the end cap and by holding a piece of round stock on the inside for backup, I used 4oz ball peen hammer (the flat side) and removed that dent...
  4. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    Yep Skeeter,that's just what I was thinking. Aluminum is the way to go. I used fiberglass the first round because composite tanks don't have as many problems with condensation as aluminum tanks do. Just another poor choice I guess. The gas from the station (in CA.) will even kill a lawnmower if...
  5. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    I'm glad to see there is still some interest in my project. I decided against doing anything to my engine mount as it's a pretty robust mount. I used 3/4"x .065 tubing in stead of the 1/2" X .065 called for in the revision. It was unintentional at the time but I happy I made a mistake that...
  6. Ace_Plumber

    Bud Starnes, Q200

    Now that looks like FUN! Beautiful bird! Congratulations
  7. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    I have that covered skeeter. I'm going to use the jig that I welded it up on in the first place. And Larry I wouldn't get to involved in trying to re-invent the wheel when it comes to a brake set up. Your brakes should be separate from the rudder inputs, either on top of the rudder pedals with a...
  8. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    Just a quick update to let everyone know I'm still around and "Lil Loosie" is still at the airport. I am planning on bringing her home for the winter to do some work on her. It's much easier to work in my climate controled garage than it is in the hanger that has no power within 75ft. I want to...
  9. Ace_Plumber

    Making Aluminum Ribs

    The ribs for my project were made from 2024-T3 The blanks were cut and clbolted between plywood form blocks useing the 1/4"pilot hole for the lightening hole. Then flanges were hammered over. Flutes are hammered into the upper flange (curved)useing a 3/8 rod over the notch in the form block...
  10. Ace_Plumber

    Just wondering???

    Nothing wrong with naming your plane horchoha. Name it what you like. The name you have chosen seems appropriate. I call my Hummel Bird "Lil Loosie"
  11. Ace_Plumber

    Hummel Bird Not Evolved From The Tennie!

    "Not one part may be the same, but saying the Teenies had nothing to do with it?" So TFF,your saying we should give credit to the Teenine for every small metal home built that cam after it? I guess we should then say it evolved from the very first Wright glider in 1901? Because every...
  12. Ace_Plumber

    Hummel Bird Not Evolved From The Tennie!

    I would like to clarify some misconceptions a little bit. I take exception to the comparison of the Hummel Bird to the Teenie Two. There is almost nothing the same other than the small size of both aircraft. While they both use monocoque construction and they are all aluminum that's where the...
  13. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    Thank you dreamflyer. I think there are two key areas that make my Hummel Bird unique. One is I took great pains to get the turtle deck to look like the plans say it should. I have seen a lot of variations there.Also with the canopy and windshield. I wanted a nice smooth continuous line. The...
  14. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    That's exactly right Dan! I was Talking to an older couple at the time that happened. Actually was distracted from talking to them when it happened. after I had taken care of the problem and turned back to finish the conversation with them,the older lady leaned in close to me and said "There is...
  15. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    Hello everyone. I am going to try this again! It's the fifth time I have written this today! I keep hitting the wrong key and losing it all just about when I think I'm ready to post it! :tired: We had the second annual airport day yesterday. I put "Lil Loosie" out on display again. I arrived...
  16. Ace_Plumber

    Tandem Airbike complete & moved to airport.

    Oscar, I was just curious about the HKS engine. I was wondering how the the rod journals on the crankshaft are set up. I know that the low RPM vibrations in my 1/2 VW are due to the crank shaft journals being off set,which causes a lateral "twisting" effect at the top and bottom of each stroke...
  17. Ace_Plumber

    James Morris Hummel

    Maybe you have already heard the sad news,but I just found out that Morry Hummel has passed away. :depressed Morry was the designer of the Hummel Bird and several other nice light airplanes. I had the pleasure of speaking to him on the phone a few times. He was always a helpful person you could...
  18. Ace_Plumber

    What do you do with your plane?

    Well all of you that have read my thread in the completions section know I am THE SLOWEST BUILDER EVER! I have spent 23 years on my project. Others have built the same plane in three months time. I have used my airplane to demonstrate my craftsman ship to potential customers. Most of the time...
  19. Ace_Plumber

    Tandem Airbike complete & moved to airport.

    Congratulations Oscar! She's a beauty. I bet your going to have to stop drill your cheeks to prevent cracking from the big grin after the first flight! Keep us posted and more pictures are always good to see. Best of luck to you! AP
  20. Ace_Plumber

    Hmmel Bird Complete at last!

    zekiejohn, My engine is a 1/2 volkswagen (two cylinders). The stroke is 69mm and the bore is 92mm, With heads fabricated from VW 049 heads with larger valves. All this yields approximately 32HP. My propeller is a Culver Wooden propeller 34" pitch by 46" diameter. It turns @ 2900 RPMs static. My...
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