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    Copperstate 2013?

    Go check her out on YouTube. Stand by to be astonished.
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    Copperstate 2013?

    So, buy my Stits Playboy and I'll trailer it down to you at Copperstate. :gig: BTW, you DO NOT want to miss the talk by Jessica Cox on Friday. If you don't know the name, she is the world's only rated pilot who was born WITHOUT ARMS. She flies an Ercoupe, using her FEET.
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    Stits Playboy, Beautiful but must sell, 500+ hrs TT, logs, C85, Warp Drive

    I still have this. I'm tired of tire-kickers, guys with no money and guys who don't understand the difference between homebuilt and production aircraft. My need to sell it has increased because I will be moving to Hawai'i sometime after the first of the year. Come make a reasonable offer...
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    MAKE OFFER! McCulloch 4318a 2-cycle 4-stroke Engine NEVER RAN w/ Pusher Prop NIB

    No, airflow from the prop isn't enough to keep it cool for very long. I dunno about "truckloads" of "rebuilt" drone engines. These were pretty much disposable, intended for as little as one flight. I can believe "truckloads" of 4318 engines, but not in running condition. The big problem was...
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    MAKE OFFER! McCulloch 4318a 2-cycle 4-stroke Engine NEVER RAN w/ Pusher Prop NIB

    I highly doubt that it was never run. These engines were built specifically for drones, on contract, and were not available to the public except through surplus sales. They were 72 horsepower. Some gyorcopter owners upgraded them to 90 HP, but I don't know what has to be done. Parts...
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    1946 Aronca Chief Airplane Price Reduced For Quick Sale - $4000 (Shelton)

    Ah, yes, the infamous Pinto. At least the flames on the back of this one are PAINT, not GASOLINE.
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    BD-5 Kit - for sale - long wings - 1% assembled.

    If it's always been in New Mexico, you have the advantage of a low-corrosion environment.
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    aeronautical engineer to help reverse engineer a WWI bomber

    It also has to be remembered that they were CONSTANTLY being improved. There was no such thing as a "final design" for any of them. Imagine every AD ad SB ever issued for the Cessna 150 / 152 being done to a plane during the 10 months that the design was in use, before they stopped fixing and...
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    aeronautical engineer to help reverse engineer a WWI bomber

    It's a money problem -- a BIG money problem.
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    BD-5 Kit - for sale - long wings - 1% assembled.

    In other words, you're fishing. You don't know what you have and don't have, what condition it's in, and no clue what it's worth.
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    BD-5 Kit - for sale - long wings - 1% assembled.

    You might want to post a price. Be sure you put it on Barnstormers, too.
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    BD-5J

    My first recommendation is to forget about it. Or, at least, forget about going jet. My second recommendation is to evaluate your skills as a builder and pilot. If you are going to need a support structure of advice and expert eyes on the project, this might be more than you want to tackle...
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    Wanted

    If you don't know what kind of plane you want to build, this isn't the time to be looking for plans. I've never met anyone who did this who actually ever built the plane they got plans for. Study the aircraft, decide which suits you the most, then get the plans OR find a project that you...
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    Need a recommendation on transporting 2 project planes

    Two planes, four wings, and the international border? I wouldn't try to get a truck company to do that, the cost would be more than the airplanes! Two options present themselves. First, rent a U-Haul car carrier (tell them you're picking up a VW) and make two trips. Second, rent or borrow...
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    What material/method would you prefer to use if you were building an ultralight?

    Aluminum with riveted aluminum skin. Aluminum lasts a lot longer than fabric.
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    STOL 701 MAKE ME AN OFFER.

    You still haven't said what you think would be a "reasonable" offer. Instead, you're defending your attitude. This doesn't do much to give anybody faith that they would get what they pay for. My suggestion is to name a price, and to post pics of what you're trying to sell. Include the...
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    STOL 701 MAKE ME AN OFFER.

    You have no right to get upset that someone's idea of "reasonable offer" doesn't match your own, when you don't give any idea what you're looking for. I wouldn't even offer the $50, considering the challenges of making international deals like this. There are shipping costs, Customs fees, no...
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    BD-5J

    I haven't seen a -5J kit for quite a while. Considering that the original -5 kits range in age from 35 to 40 years, just about everything out there is either flying or has been kicked around, parts have been lost or damaged, etc.
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    BD-5J

    I just talked to the guy in Arizona who had the one on Craigslist in Phoenix. The plane is sold, he got $1750 for it from a guy in Avondale. -5 projects run from $1500 - $5000, depending on condition and how complete the kit is, with most that I've seen in the last few years selling for...
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    BD-5J

    I would look VERY carefully at any non-flown BD-5 project before buying it. There were changes made in the design and in the kits, and you need to know that you have all of the latest parts, that the builder was competent, etc. The -5 is VERY unforgiving of error, in construction and in the...
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