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    plans for Mini Styraton D-7

    I am still looking for plans for the Mini Straton D-7 from the Czech Republic. Any help finding them would be appreciated.
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    micuni carb problem

    I am just setting up my Kawasaki 440 on my mini straton D-7. I am using a single mikuni 34 with a Mikuni pump. I am having problems with the float bowl fuel overflowing while running. it flows increasingly as the throttle is advanced. I have taken it apart at least six times to check why. The...
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    Registration of Experimental Light Sport

    I purchased an Experimental light sport aircraft from my local chapter 203. I am getting a bill of sale( Form AC 8050-2) from them tomarrow. I have the current registration and Special Airworthiness Certificate. The registration is due. I am confused with which registration form to use and how...
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    help with wiring on Kawasaki 440

    I am connecting my wiring up to my Kawasaki 440 fan cooled engine. This one has a single unit CDI/coil. The wiring is different than my liquid cooled 440 which has a separate CDI unit. It would be a great help if someone would look at the attached photo of my existing wiring and tell me which...
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    mini straton d7 continued.

    I have tried to upload photos as thumbnails to this thread. I couldnt make photo icon work. the attachment icon seems to work. anyway if this works you can see my new plane. i can,t find any flight reports or much info on this design. lots of photos and videos. i will be needing a set of plans...
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    Mini Straton D7 info

    I just bought a mini straton d7 motor glider. I have a lot of questions about them if someone here is knowlagable on the type. mine may need a new engine. it has an A032 TCM four cylinder on it with a folding prop. it weighs in at 318 pounds right now. Not sure that it can be lightened back up...
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    Control Cable Guides

    I have just completed my initial control cable runs with twine to check clearances and bracket positions. The design follows the original Janowski J1-B layout with the exception of the rear bulkhead nylon lead block being a bit higher than the original to clear my larger tail cone bulkheads. My...
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    Control Cable Guides

    I have just completed my initial control cable runs with twine to check clearances and bracket positions. The design follows the original Janowski J1-B layout with the exception of the rear bulkhead nylon lead block being a bit higher than the original to clear my larger tail cone bulkheads. My...
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    Initial Carburator settings for Mikuni 34 's

    It is finally running. Well, sortuv. I have my Kawasaki 440 LC engine all wired up and ready for initial running tests. after filling the water, oil, and fuel tanks I sprayed a little oil into the plug holes before turning it over. I also primed the oil line from the tank to the injection pump...
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    EGT Probe Placement

    I am about to install my EGT Probes on my Kawasaki 440 LC engine. Does anybody know the correct distance from the piston or the cyl flange to drill the hole? I have a standard Y pipe exhaust manifold. I see that Rotax uses 3.9 inches from the piston skirt. Is this the same for the Kawasaki...
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    2 Stroke Fuel Flow and pressure

    I am building up a power package for my new lightweight homebuilt. I am using a liquid cooled 440 Kawasaki. Has anyone had any experience with fuel pressure and flow sending units used with a standard Mikuni pump? I have a UMA A3030 pressure sending unit. Can I get a decent reading if it is...
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    Glassed my way into a corner

    I am building a composite version of a High wing pusher design ( Janowski J1-B. I lengthened the tail 15 inches by splitting the fuse design down the middle and widening it by 10cm ( aprox 4in). I have built the bottom and sides of the fuse and assembled with bulkheads. I am now ready to close...
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    Gurney flap placement and aerodynamics

    To which surface of an elevator should the Gurney flap be placed in a high wing pusher aircraft with low mounted stab/elevator? The aircraft experiences a nose down pitching problem with application of power. One aircraft eliminated the problem by adding a 7mm angle strip, Gurney Flap, on the...
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    Aerodynamics of stabilizer systems

    Guys: I need some help. As some of you may know, we lost a home builder in Spain Saturday morning. He was making the second flight on his Janowski J1-B. While the accident involved running off the runway , across a grass area, through a fence, and over an embankment, He had control issues during...
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    TWo Stroke Vs. Four, Why not???

    Everybody seems to trash two strokes. Why? Not bull and second hand stories but real facts. Two stokes have less parts thrashing around. They are lighter and offer more HP to the pound than practically anything else. I have heard that oil starvation to the main bearings or center bearings is a...
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    Max Bond Epoxy

    Has anyone out there had experience with Max Bond epoxies? I have checked there sales sites and it looks good. I compared the numbers on hardness,comp., and tensile strengths to West and others. It falls right in there with the rest except in Tensile? I am not sure why this is. Is it not the...
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    composite structural questions

    I am building a homebuilt within LSA standards of speed. I am building the fuse from 3/4 inch Dow polystyrene foam with epoxy and glass skins on the inside and outside. I will be using wood at high load areas epoxied into the structure. I have read that the insulation type foam that I am using...
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    J-1B

    Is or has anyone out there built a Janowski J-1B Don Quioxote? I have had the plans for one since the 80's and am finally thinking about building one. I did hear one small comment on some sort of turbulance/ buffeting problem from the propwash over the short tail. Has anyone heard anything on...
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