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    Horrible news from Vans Aircraft

    https://www.vansaircraft.com/2023/10/business-announcement-from-vans-founder-dick-vangrunsven/?fbclid=IwAR1YocCX1eZN_LcLlJYc8M9V5YlPJY9UHtdDlfdMTXqO57n-H1mu4B58tZU_aem_ATZfDhKyt0yA9RXNnp2lzL-uVKyPpXJi44GOtWwrE0h9UqNBksrmFjEQaU_Azn9a7qs&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
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    Radial Engine retrofit kit for Bearhawk Patrol

    Monocoupe Aeroplane is proud to announce our "retro fit" kits soon to be available for the Bearhawk Patrol. We are the manufacturer of the new Warner 185X radial engine and have been working on retro fit kits for numerous airplanes, starting with the Bearhawk. We feel that the kit is a great...
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    Warner radial engine update

    Just wanted to give you an update on our new Radial engine. The first parts should be coming off our new CNC haas vf5 five axis machine this week. The Warner 185X will feature billet front and rear cases, induction housing and heads. New crankshafts and master rod and links, as well as jugs...
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    Warner 185 radial engine coming back

    Monocoupe Aeroplane Corporation of Grantville, PA, are pleased to announce the signing of a license agreement with Warner Engine Company, LLC, of Palmer Lake, CO to begin production of the Warner 185 radial engine for the experimental airplane market. Monocoupe Aeroplane Corporation was...
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    Why use 1025 tubing instead of 4130 chrome moly ?

    I was looking at some original drawings of an certified airplane from the 1930s and noticed that they used a lot of 1025 steel tubing in it. It was mainly used in the engine mount area with 3/4" .049 where as the rest of the airframe is chrome moly 4130 in sizes from 7/8" down to 1/2". So my...
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    Molded wing skins with solid foam core

    I know there has been quite a bit of talk about foam core (Rutan style ) wings vs built up composite wings, but here is another question. Would it be advantageous to build wing skin molds top and bottom with a flange around them for vacuum bagging that would serve as a flange to bolt together...
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    CG Limit Range HELP NEEDED

    We have a home built two seat low wing airplane that has a Clark Y airfoil with a 54" chord and 28 ft wingspan. We have two different people telling us what the CG limits are. Can anyone tell us a MAC % fore and aft would be for a Clark Y airfoil? Cubs show 36% aft. Any help is greatly...
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    Glasair RG project

    Looking for Glasair RG project, any condition, missing parts OK. Email us at [email protected] any info on your project. Need ASAP.
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    New Aircraft design tube fuselage with foam core wing

    Looking at doing a new aircraft design based on the RV-4 configuration with a gross weight of 1250 lbs. Changes include doing a chrome moly fuselage that is as wide as the RV-8 with a tapered profile. Wing would be a foam core Rutan style with a wing area of 100 sq ft with a wing loading of...
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