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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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
  6. 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?
  7. 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...
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    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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    drawings/plans for the cessna 180, 182 or 185

    Does anyone know where a person can get a set of drawings or plans for the cessna 180, 182 or 185 wing? I have been trying to learn as much as I can about metal wings and would really like to study how this wing is designed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    honda engine and transmission

    Do any of you have any information or direction you can lead me on if anyone has used an engine and transmission out of a honda before? The thougt occured to me when I was staring at the wheels of some cars drag racing. Why can't you just use the existing setup as a psru? The horsepower claims...
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    designs that use aluminum tubing spar

    Can you guys give me some names of flying airplanes that use aluminum tubing for the spars? I have plans for the Texas Parasol, ones that I purchased from Chuck Beeson many years ago and I am looking for other designs with very similar wing construction. I very much want to plans build a STOL...
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    stol king wannabe builder

    Howdy to all of you. Finally built a 36 x 36 shop to build an airplane in. Been dreaming for over 20 years and ready to start building an airplane. Live near Davis, California and got my pilots license in 95. Really want an extremely short take off and landing airplane but the stall speed claims...
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