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    Primer on 4130

    If you scrub with a scotch brit pad and acid etch followed with alodin you may use off the shelf box store spray can self etching primer by Rustolium. only if its going to be a while before you do final paint. it works.
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    Triple Tree Fly In

    PS. Even the good lord himself, can't please everyone. If you never try it, you will never know what you missed. If you decide to come, let us know what you think and submit any comments for improvement. Eddie.
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    Triple Tree Fly In

    I am a huge part of Triple Tree. I have been there from the start and was instrumental in building it alongside of Pat Hartness the founder. The theme is based on the RC, Joe Nall event. Fun, fellowship and hospitality. if you are a quest of a friend that's invited you, just have them make you a...
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    Help me tame the monster!

    Len Niemis Sisu sail planes had a stressed skin wing. No spar. he used rollers with tube in between., Not sure, but probably something like Delron. After 78 years, memory not so good. Ha. Somewhere, I have a drawing of his wing he gave me just before he passed. His daughter has the total...
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    MOGAS in Fiberglass Fuel Tanks

    As Pops stated, never trust the non- ethanol gas station pumps. A good friend filled up his boat at a popular local gas station, and it wound up having ethanol in it. Cost him some big bucks to get it fixed. Alway test it first.
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    Culver prop. for sale.

    I have a new, run but never flown, Culver prop for sale. It was not heavy enough to get the CG where it needed to be. It is a 68/46 for a Cont. O-200. will take $350.00 for it plus shipping. photos available upon request. Eddie Clark at [email protected] It was made for a Baby Great Lakes...
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    Bending without a brake

    I have an idea that may work. If you like, give me a number to contact. It's a method I used to make the 12 ft. long leading edges for the triple Tree Spartan Executive. It would require some pre. experimenting. I can't explain on the web site.
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    Q-200 Kit transport from VA to CA

    Just talked with my friend Tarpley. Tarp knows Scott's dad, whose name is Bob. He doesn't know if his grandfather is the person you speak of. If we find out, I'll let you know. Eddie.
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    Q-200 Kit transport from VA to CA

    A young man by the name of Scott Wood haul furniture from North Carolina to the west coast on a regular basis. On the back trip, he will pick up things and deliver them too wherever. He brought a completed White Lightning back from New Mexico to Cleaveland Ga. for Dave Tarpley and me. He has a...
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    Tail boom propeller

    In defense of Gibby, on the C-5A, I remember him telling me that the problem was with what the gov. wanted. The airplane was built on the margin of safety. this led to the wing mods. I remember Gibby talking with Joe Cornish, his boss at Lockheed, (after Gibby's retirement) Do I get a big bonus...
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    Tail boom propeller

    I am the person that built the Rivers R-1. It was designed by E.B Gibby Gibson who was the Chief engineer on the Lockeed C-5A. It was an idea he had played around with for a long time. It was financed by River Stone of Greenville SC. It had a Cyuna 2 stroke engine mounted inverted under the...
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    Parts Wanted WANTED - CONTINENTAL O-200 MAIN BEARINGS (NEEDED)

    Look up Don's Dream Machine in Bessimer Al. Don Wade. They do a lot of Cont's.
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    Can Dihedral wing Angle negate the need for Ailerons

    Back in 1995 or 96, I headed up an RC, high wing scaled up version of an old free flight model called a Quaker. when the radio tec. allowed for small servos, guys stated to fly them with rudder, aileron only. they were very easy to fly, and made great RC trainers. We decided to build a times 5...
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    Oldfield Baby Great lakes .

    I received ownership of a Oldfield Baby Great Lakes Bi-Plane. I flew this plane for many hours years ago when it belonged the the owner prior to the estate I got it from. My concern is that I think the horizontal incidence has been changed a lot but never flown. Does anyone possible know what...
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    10/23 Raptor Video

    As the Andy Capps news paper cartoon pub tender said at the end of the day, Gents, it's time to call time. it's not worth the outcome.
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    Interesting composites problem

    After thinking about it, if it doesn't take care of the problem, you can pull it out and try some of the more complex (good) ideas. Just think, the scat tube has a spring in it that should help absorb some of the resonate. Hell, I didn't even finish High School, what do I know.
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    Interesting composites problem

    Not seeing any photos of the actual installation. What is the chance of of inserting the next smaller size scat tube with cut outs where the vents are. again, not seeing your installation, I'm just suggesting. Also, by removing the vents, you could bond the scat tube around the outlet area. I...
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    Existing single cantilever tubular spar wing designs?

    The Nick Jones White Lightning has a carbon fiber tapered tube spar that also contains the reserve fuel. It was constructed around a mandrel using prepreg carbon. Wrapped with bleed cloth, heat shrink wrap and etc. standard procedure without going into detail. the carry through, was a larger...
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    60” wide 2024 aluminum

    Back in the 60's, Len Niemi built the his famous Sisu sailplanes (11) of them, with stressed skins. no spar. One is in the aerospace museum in DC. Len was a Dear friend of mine, and after working on several projects with him through the years, I learned a great deal. They were riveted with ribs...
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    21st century Volksplane?

    Hi, David. As I stated, the gear was given to me by a friend, who retrieved it from a (non- wrecked) VP-1. I would assume though, that is made of 7075 T-6. The only way to know for sure, would be to have a Brenell test done. I think I spelled that correctly. Anyway, you get the idea. Wish I...
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