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  1. Yogi

    Bush Covering Technique

    Yogi Bear would not have done this: During a fly-in fishing trip, bait was left in a cooler in the plane while it's occupants were absent. A bear ( not Yogi or Boo Boo ) determined it's location and proceeded to extract said 'food' from the aircraft while the missing humans were trying to...
  2. Yogi

    Fauvel AV 362 - Yogi - Commerce GA

    Between the 'Honey Do's'
  3. Yogi

    Transparent Finishes

    Just curious if anyone has experience with clear finishes for wood and fabric A/C. I have seen a few pictures of classic gliders with the fuselage and leading edges of the wings in a natural finish and the fabric sealed with what looks like clear dope. I really like the look and am wondering if...
  4. Yogi

    Zenoah G-25

    25 hp, pull start, carb, ignition. Still has factory seals in place. Bought new in '83 I think. Shaft still turns. No redrive but Tennessee Propellers can make one. Couldn't bring myself to put it on my Mitchell Wing B-10. $500 ? Located in Commerce, GA.
  5. Yogi

    Pseudo bandsaw

    Materials: 1 variable speed jigsaw , 1- 18"x 18" x 3/4 ply , screws . Drill 1/4 hole 2" from edge of ply in center of board. Insert saw and cut toward edge 1/4 to 3/8". stop saw but do not remove. Screw and clamp saw to ply securely. Flip assembly over and screw solidly to workbench...
  6. Yogi

    Foam vs Wood L.E. ribs

    I'm currently building a Fauvel AV 361. There are 64 nose ribs. I just weighed the wood it takes for a typical nose rib then cut a piece of 1"thick 2lb. foam to the same shape and weighed it. The foam,to my surprise,was 34% lighter. I think I will use foam for L.E. ribs in lieu of wood for all...
  7. Yogi

    Scaleable? box spar

    If a wing is scaled up 5% would 5% increase of the spar caps dimensions maintain design strength? My gut tells me no. How far off base am I?
  8. Yogi

    Looking for folding prop

    I'm new to forum looking for a fold rearward propeller for pusher instal on a Fauvel sailplane for self launch. Can't seem to find a vendor. Using a 25hp Zenoah. Any help much appreciated. Yogi
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