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  1. K

    Backyard Flyer - Valley Engineering - Swing Wing - Culver Props -

    So PTAirco, I'm curious what about the engineering of the backyard flyer you dislike?
  2. K

    slowest airplane

    Howdy inventing man, was just wondering if you lived near me and was familiar with the weather around here? And I do have a very large shop building that I am building a couple of airplanes in. I am also a member of a flying club with several different types of planes capable of flying in most...
  3. K

    slowest airplane

    Thanks for the lead on the Woopy Fly Dana, it is exactly what I've been thinking of. I've got flat farm fields with no power lines for two miles in three directions from my house out here. Sitting watching the Kites and Hawks hunt in the morning and evening and now I think I can join them. I'll...
  4. K

    slowest airplane

    Looking at the difference in lift between helium and hydrogen, 7 percent seems negligble, I think it would be damned foolish to use hydrogen.
  5. K

    slowest airplane

    Howdy addaon, just looking for something slower and quieter.
  6. K

    slowest airplane

    Hey Dana, did you read the part of my post where I described the wind speeds for this kind of flying? Calm and still, lazy afternoon roaming around a mile or two from the house maybe, just like these raptors are doing. Had a really good suggestion on the Yahoo groups about a pressurized fabric...
  7. K

    Has anybody read this book?

    Were any of the incidents/fatalities incurred by the original builder of the airplanes or were they all piloted by someone else?
  8. K

    slowest airplane

    Does anyone know the slowest flying airplane designed? Seen the takeoff and landing figures for some planes like the storch, but it seems they focus on takeoff and landing. Sitting outback and watching the hawks and kites hunt mice in the alfalfa and wodering if there are any airplanes...
  9. K

    110 heads need work

    I am really trying to figure out what work is needed on the heads I have. I have planned on installing new seats and valves all along, but there is some erosion on one of the heads I have in the area of the gasket sealing surface. Considering just throwing them away and finding another set to...
  10. K

    substitutine streamlined tubing with round

    I posted this in the design area as well but thinking it my be relevant here as well and may get more help. I choked on the price of the streamlined tubing for a breezy when shopping on the Aircraft Spruce catalog and was hoping to substitute with equivalent round tubing. I am willing to suffer...
  11. K

    substituting the streamlined strut material

    I did say EQUIVALENT in strength. Both the compression and tension numbers can very easily be accounted for and matched with a round tubing that would meet the numbers calculated for the streamlined. I would think that there are far more existing fittings and attachments that have been in use on...
  12. K

    substituting the streamlined strut material

    I am wanting to build a Breezy and choked on the price of the streamlined strut material. My question to all of you is, can you substitute the streamlined strut material with round tubing that meets the equivalent tension and compression numbers. It would be about a twenty pound weight penalty...
  13. K

    which SMITH torch

    Not getting any help from the local welding shops around here on selecting which SMITH torch to weld all the 4130 tubing on a Breezy fuselage. Any of you guys that could offer some advice from experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
  14. K

    which gas welding torch

    I own three Victor torch setups, cutting with several welding tips for the torch but it seems very bulky and heavy for welding thin wall tubing. I am starting a Breezy fuselage soon and was hoping to find a better (lighter and more agile) setup after practicing with the Victors. Thanks for all...
  15. K

    which gas welding torch

    Thanks for the replies, the Smith is the one I have heard a few builders talk about but I have yet to see one. Carl Unger who designed and built the breezy uses a Smith and spoke highly of it.
  16. K

    PA 12 wing drawings

    Can anyone direct me on where I can find drawings/plans for the pa12 wing, besides Wag-Aero that is?
  17. K

    which gas welding torch

    Do any of you have an opinion on the better gas welding torches? Grew up in New Mexico oil fields and living in California and all I ever see is the standard Victor torches everywhere. Have heard of a couple of different names over the years from airplane builders and just now looking to see if...
  18. K

    drawings/plans for the cessna 180, 182 or 185

    Thanks for the input everyone, and thanks very much Dan for the link to the website.
  19. K

    drawings/plans for the cessna 180, 182 or 185

    I'm not the least bit interested in the wings of a 152.
  20. K

    cessna 180,182 or 185

    Can anyone lead me to a set of drawings/plans of a cessna wing used on the 180,182 and 185? I have been trying to learn about metal wings and would very much like to study the design of this wing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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