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  1. nathj

    Wooden Aircraft Plans

    I baught the cri cri plans and the polliwagen, the cri cri plans seemed complete but the polliwagen although mostly there it lacked lots of detail. Not something I would invest time and money into going off those basic plans
  2. nathj

    Wooden Aircraft Plans

    i stumbled across this site cheap plans, most are wood Home - Aircraft Plans
  3. nathj

    Hirth Engines?

    iv found hirth parts to be real expensive too. almost $300 for a piston as opposed to $280 for a full rotax rebuild kit Rotax 582 Ultralight engine top overhaul piston kit | eBay. You can get cheap hirth parts by finding a comparesent part out of hirth snowmobile engines. They are basicly the...
  4. nathj

    Stihl 090 chainsaw engine

    great for cricri too!
  5. nathj

    Hirth Parts

    iv found it easier and cheaper to substitute simple parts, the shaft bolt is simple enough to get from a bolt supply company,
  6. nathj

    carbon I beams

    thanks for the info guys very helpfull, metric is all i know unless its feet or knots ;), im probably going to have a crack at georges idea as i havent been able to find what i need. orian can you elaborate on moveing away from the I beam way of thinking. I would of thought an i beam would...
  7. nathj

    carbon I beams

    does anyone know where i would find carbon I beams, around 100mm high and 2000mm long, even fiberglass cheers
  8. nathj

    Kawasaki 440

    anyone have info on converting a 440 jetski engine??
  9. nathj

    Adapting model aircraft engines for human use

    any thoughts about these guys? seems like reasonable prices! http://quadraengines.com/Engines2.pdf
  10. nathj

    DIY Two-Stroke Construction Methods

    If its cost your worried about try looking at the kawasaki 440a engine these can be picked up for around $200-400 if you salvage from a jet ski. I was looking for a small 2 stroke engine then i found people useing 440a engines on the net and what do u know, i already had two of these engines in...
  11. nathj

    "Shark" composite tandem rotax from Slovakia??

    some might disagree but thats a sexy aircraft!
  12. nathj

    Finally a working "jet" pack

    the web site is no longer available
  13. nathj

    Woopfly Inflatable Ultralight???

    another good read on inflatables Goodyear Inflatoplane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  14. nathj

    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    Building a composite cri cri shouldnt be too hard i think. As long as i stick with the mesurments of the cri it should be fine. it would be as simple as copying the wing cross section for example and cutting the foam, and of course inserting a main spar. i was thinking of useing a fiberglass I...
  15. nathj

    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    wow well done, iv just finished reading the thread and am very impressed with the cnc work.:) im about to start a cri cri but after reading this thread im definatly going to build in composite. i havent found any on the net yet but im sure it will work fine, i always thought of doing a...
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