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    The world’s largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley

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    Metal Spar Alternative to Double Eagle Wing?

    Leonard’s wing design is from a Mini-Max I believe. Maybe see if anyone has ever built an aluminum wing for Mini-Max, their forums?
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    Sport Pilot Training?

    http://blueridgesportflight.com/ This fellow used to offer an accelerated sport pilot in his Champ but it appears no longer. May be worth a call to see if he recommends anyone.
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    2A042

    That’s a military mule, saw service in Vietnam era
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    B-29 Replica Takes Shape

    Please please please have an HD video camera on a tripod with a fluid head to tape its taxi and take off/landing
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    Belt drive

    I did some business with these people https://www.sswhite.net They made for speedometer and some control applications. Not sure about power though. They do aerospace, do remember mention of Boeing. Is this what you’re referring to?
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    Deltahawk - Finally!

    The market may be for the parts of the world where avgas is tough to find. Wonder if someone will STC re-engining planes with this.
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    Let’s Say I Wanted to Fly on Pedal Power

    The power to weight ratio of the engine is the kicker. You need to be light and have slow twitch muscles for cruise.
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    LiteFighters: P-40/P-36 and beyond

    Watched the video, great stuff. You have no flaps currently?
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    What do you think about a homebuilt designed Ercoupe?

    Yes, I love the way the canopy slides into the hull +++ There was an STC for the original for folding wings, re-imagine that like the Sonex Dual stick, wider cockpit, LSA . . . I could go on, just make sure it looks like the original too !!!
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    New Wagabond builder

    From the Wiki: The wings are the same as the Wag-Aero Acro Trainer and are built with spruce spars, wooden ribs and covered with 2024-T3 aluminum sheet. Anyone know how the aluminum sheet is attached to the wood ribs? I often wondered if anyone was using metal to cover a wood wing, here you go.
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    Does a Predator 670 have enough power to fly a Hummel Ultra Cruser with a 200-pound pilot?

    My dad flew behind a 1/2 VW for 500+ hours. He's 6'2" 180lbs. I believe it was a 37hp. Never a complaint of lack of power or anemic rate of climb
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    Hummel is flying an Ultracruiser with a Predator

    Add a ballistic chute and should have some weight left for a canopy, maybe even a small battery
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    LiteFighters: P-40/P-36 and beyond

    Reasonably sure a wholly cast spar is a no go. Has anyone ever built up a hybrid? Was thinking riveted extruded angle or strips in key runs to sure up the cast part.
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    Canadian Homebuilt in USA

    eBay: Christavia Mk1 Anyone have experience buying an experimental that was built, registered and flown in Canada, then registering it in the USA? Also, assuming everything else is LSA compliant, can you list the gross weight as 1320# on the FAA paperwork. Seller says 1500# but unknown if that’s...
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    Engine Sound Matching for WWII Replicas

    this
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    Bloop Nearing Flight: Hearing Protection

    The folks who shoot use plugs and earmuffs, it works.
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    Engine Sound Matching for WWII Replicas

    Have you given any thought to the sound? The radial on your prototype has that correct sound. I'm wondering if there is a way to power with a higher reving auto engine and plumb the exhaust somehow to get a deeper sound. That and how to get a four to sound more like a twelve.
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    Van's announces highwing RV-15

    That is a beautiful aircraft
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    Active Fuel Management / Cylinder Shutdown: GA Potential???

    The Cessna Skymaster can run on half its cylinders. ha
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