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  1. keefer66

    Bob Barrows and his Electric Ultralight Flying Machine

    R&B website isn't working now , but Bob still answers his phone and replys to his e-mails Bearhawk Parts from R&B Aircraft – Bearhawk Aircraft
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    Yamaha Apex internal gear reduction.

    jetski engine uses jetpump pressure to feed the engine cooling system. has no internal coolant pump.
  3. keefer66

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    seen an interview from an eyewitness. sounded knowledgable in aviation , and said he observed engine #3 smoking , but pilot in a very calm voice said engine #4 so im curious if 3 failed and the crew thought and feathered and cut 4 would he have been able at all to get back to field , even...
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    Mock up suggestions......

    find a lumber yard/lumber mill and get some materials to make 3/4" square stock from , use wood glue or hot glue to join
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    mixing approved species of wood

    sounds great but same problem , shipping costs are ridiculous for the weights involved, especially from the west coast, much less from Ga (ACS) to Pa
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    mixing approved species of wood

    yes it is which was an incarnation of the minimax,or so i have read. as for the Burton cavalier she was lost due to fuel starvation IIRC
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    mixing approved species of wood

    thanks TFF thats what i was asking about
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    mixing approved species of wood

    yes a box section spar . not a falco spar but a celerity spar.
  9. keefer66

    mixing approved species of wood

    my question was the gluing of 2 different species of wood. i'm aware of the properties of both species. the spar is a lay-up of 2-5 plies of 3/8" material with intercostals between the plies to come up with the chord thickness
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    mixing approved species of wood

    i emailed wicks about material to make a laminated spar, and they replied that the size needed for my application is no longer available in the lengths i need. so the question i have is knowing doug fir is heavier can a laminate be made with caps in fir and intercostals made from sitka? also...
  11. keefer66

    Modifying well known design

    i know this thread is a year old but have you looked at the nexus mustang seen here AIRCRAFT KITS
  12. keefer66

    Heater

    we have small heaters on our forklifts at work and come with a fan about 8 inches square
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    You got to love the Jenny!

    a friend of mine is restoring/building a jenny from a data plate if i recall correctly , he is located in peachtree ga, and he has a blog to view the progress Curtiss Jenny Restoration
  14. keefer66

    Warbird Replicas 75% F4U

    has anyone been working on either this project or corsair82 project lately? also is the f2g super corsair project still going? can the war corsair be scaled up still using wood as a primary structure ?
  15. keefer66

    What plane is this?

    did you look at the mirage celerity 200 kts on 160 hp . i know that there are only 3 or 4 registered but it is a sweet aircraft with a decent usable payload
  16. keefer66

    mustang II vs s-18 thorpe

    just curious both these planes are similar but the take off and landing runs are at opposite ends of the spectrum ? is it the airfoils or just the way that the designers listed or tested the planes .
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