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  1. J

    looking for wing material idea's

    the plane will be the affordaplane from plans, slightly modified to give a bit more weight lift
  2. J

    looking for wing material idea's

    G'day i'm looking for a more modern approach to covering wings without a huge expence i used a silk cloth and spray laquer previously , and yes i have been told theres way better but as to what , thats not been explained so well can someone direct me too a site or explain if they would be...
  3. J

    Another aussie dropping in

    G'day Doug would love to have pic's but the house i had was just outside canberra and it the second build and the pics all went up in the fires 18 months or so ago i've not been on a plane forum, mainly shooting forums to date my one try at airial online comms got me howled down as i aint...
  4. J

    Mountian Flying

    Can't help you with the US side but in general , maybe I've built two rag wing scratch builds not dissimilar to the affordaplane that i'm building now, but flew one from Adelaide to Sydney and back ( 3,100 k's) a fair few years ago and it was a brilliant learning experience with low air...
  5. J

    new guy from australia

    G'day Kurt nice lookin project mate keep us up to date with your progress eh cheers jack
  6. J

    Another aussie dropping in

    G'day folks jack here on my thrird plane now this one will be a affordaplane based build but a two seater hunting buggy i hunt and theres a great spot not that far by flying but a bugger to get to walking ( cliffs etc ) the plan is to build this one , fly up, hunt and bring back the...
  7. J

    33-40 hp 4 stroke engine ?

    hey i did it for two years and i never used my foot .. yank hard on the lever and it started every time but yes the electric start has much more appeal great pic by the way , the ones i have are nowhere near as good now leave off the gear box ( save that weight) make up a mounting plate...
  8. J

    33-40 hp 4 stroke engine ?

    G'day I've found one of the most reliable motors about is a Ural Moto its a russian copy of the 1938 BMW motor but simplified with modern carbs that will feed reliably up to and including 90 deg these put out a reliable 38HP at 3800 RPM 42 HP at 4200 RPM and on my first build suited my...
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