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  1. wktaylor

    Electric Aircraft Manufacturer Electron Secures Orders from Air2E, Hopscotch

    https://www.flyingmag.com/electric-aircraft-manufacturer-electron-secures-orders-from-air2e-hopscotch/ Pretty slick... especially if it meets customer's expectations...
  2. wktaylor

    Electric Dreams... Pipistrel’s gift to general aviation.

    https://www.kitplanes.com/electric-dreams/ Pipistrel appears to be offering JAR/EU certified electric motor to GA and Homebuilders...?
  3. wktaylor

    Fud-4-Thot... Short Final: Consider This...

    https://www.avweb.com/features/shortfinal/short-final-consider-this/ AvWeb SHORT FINAL... The aviation safety culture can be brutal and unforgiving. Consider this sage advice from Angus Kydd, one of the instructors at my home-base airport, years ago. Chatting with a group of students about...
  4. wktaylor

    from the 1970s?... AJI Hustler 500

    Anyone have more info on this prototype design? Turboprop up-front... and a small turbojet in the tail cone.
  5. wktaylor

    Anyone Seen/heard of Peter Garrison's Melmoth2 lately?

    This one-of-a-kind homebuilt... originally inspired/assisted-by John Thorp in the 1980s... was designed/built for extreme inter-continental... butt-buster... 'range efficiency'. https://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports-pistons-melmoth-fliesagain/ If interested, Google 'Melmoth aircraft images'...
  6. wktaylor

    FYI ONLY... 'Wicks Aircraft Supply acquires Carlson Aircraft Extrusions'

    https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/02/15/wicks-aircraft-supply-acquires-carlson-aircraft-extrusions/ I am closely associate with high-end aluminum extrusions for MIL Acft... it is good to note that 'common/specialized extrusions'... useful for homebuilts... are getting 'closer' to homebuilders.
  7. wktaylor

    Reigniting the Spark... Kitplanes Article

    Kitplanes article on retorting Engines that have NOT been run for a long time due to neglect. https://www.kitplanes.com/reigniting-the-spark/ “For Sale: Lost medical. Looks rough but flew great. Full IFR, 9877 TTAF. Engine replaced on the last annual (10/2009) only 7 TTSN. My loss is your...
  8. wktaylor

    Kitplanes Engine Buyer's Guide 2024.

    FYI... what it's worth... 2024 Engine Buyer's Guide - KITPLANES
  9. wktaylor

    How Do Airplanes Fly? | Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering - Basics - Chapter -1

    Nicely presented video#1... Basics - Chapter -1
  10. wktaylor

    “A Corvette LS3 engine with a 3-blade MT Propeller being installed in 1947 Republic Seabee in Los Lunas, New Mexico.”

    Picture of the Day: More push — General Aviation News
  11. wktaylor

    Creating an itty-bitty Stearman

    Thot this article might intrigue builders... https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/01/21/creating-the-tiny-stearman/ By Janice Wood · January 21, 2024
  12. wktaylor

    FYI ONLY... Emergency Strategies: A Pilot-Friendly Manual

    Found this recently... thinking ahead/over-the horizon regarding the 'unthinkable' that could happen in-flight. RE: insights into emergency situations and solid-actions to be taken... when encountering any of the vast array of in-flight emergencies that might catch us completely off guard...
  13. wktaylor

    FYI... AOPA article... ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST - AMENDING THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

    https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/july/pilot/for-the-record-all-hope-is-not-lost Intentional falsification is a serious FAA allegation that can result in immediate revocation of all airman certificates and, in some cases, referral to the Department of Justice for consideration...
  14. wktaylor

    Spar inspection results raise FAA concern

    https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/february/16/spar-inspection-results-raise-faa-concern Cessna was pretty skimpy on corrosion protective coating in the 1960s-to the late 1970s... I suspected that hidden corrosion... especially in seacoast and high humidity/pollution climates...
  15. wktaylor

    The FAA has huge resources for the full span of Aviation... and is NOT JUST the source of annoying/interfering regulations/regulators.

    NOTE1. I presented this introduction regarding the Huge value of Aviation data to my Fellow [younger] engineers. The FAA is a huge resources for Aviation. This pool of information complements Manufacturer’s and MIL technical data... thru the width/breadth of Aviation/Aerospace/Space. Advisory...
  16. wktaylor

    Today, 24 May, is the Birthday of Charles E Taylor.. the VERY FIRST AIRCRAFT MECHANIC...

    Lest we forget... Charlie Taylor (mechanic) (Charles Edward Taylor, 1868–1956), American inventor, mechanic and machinist Charlie Taylor (mechanic) - Wikipedia Charles Edward Taylor (May 24, 1868 – January 30, 1956) was an American inventor, mechanic and machinist. He built the first...
  17. wktaylor

    Airplane For Sale Biplane for sale off of west-side I-35 south near MM17 in southern KS

    FYI... hope this works... The red and cream-white 'homebuilt' biplane visible in this image appears to be for sale... I have been watching it for years... all other aircraft are gone. Purple Heart Trail - Google Maps … Except now it is under the 'longer' pole-building shelter in the LH side of...
  18. wktaylor

    Suitable Materials for use in Modifying Experimental Airplanes

    OK guys.. for giggles... RE your aluminum angles from 'Lowes or Home Depot airplane departments'. What is the fillet radius between the angle flanges? What was the alloy 'as-mill-marked' on the aluminum? Where were they made [extruded]? NOTE. A year-or-two ago I needed a mild detergent for...
  19. wktaylor

    Windy.com is a free online tool that provides a wealth of useful weather data for pilots.

    Just made aware of this website for aviation weather PilotWorkshops [email protected] might be useful. Any other websites 'like this for pilots'??? Windy.com is a free online tool that provides a wealth of useful weather data for pilots. Maybe you're already using it... but if you're...
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