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    some problems of Rotax 503 need help

    thats the exact engine out of my 1983 ski doo snowmobile!
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    Screw or Hydraulic actuator?

    hey, that dc3 was just in oshgosh!
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    cool, will be rolling her outside soon for ground tests, i cant wait to hear the roar, i heard it was one of the loudest with that j65 by curtis wright. and if you go to www.myspace.com/tectair , you can see all the pics from the entire project.....tom
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    affordaplane

    i'm planning on using the azusalite nylon wheel, the 6" are only 24.75 ea. , and weigh less then half that of aluminum. since i'm going aluminum instead of fabric, i'm skimping on weight everywhere i can. tom
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    All aluminum ultralight?

    i'm going to look into building the a plane all aluminum. i've worked w metal for many years, have all the tools n hdwre, and i think it makes a better, longer lasting airframe then fabric. just sayin......tom
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    yeah, i ring em out w ohmeter, then call em done. right now i just finished the 1960 era attitude indicator, its got about 200 wires, and i didnt even start compass yet.
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    proven 440 setups?

    i'm going the exact same route for the same reason, im gonna start w a 2.6 redrive, and a 48in. prop. i guess i'll see where to go from there.
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    no colours here mann, just numbers like...F465A20N. i even invented a great way to mark them cuz a laser wire marker was out of the ballpark!
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    so far......4
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    wow 2000 wires, i would quit! no my biggest cannonplug has 55 wires, but the biggest ouch is having to de pot them(which douglas did very well!) cleaning them up, repaint, and solder new wires in them, WOW!
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    affordaplane

    Re: Jess i designed a hydraulic brake system where hydraulic toe brake is feasible by my hydraulic toe brake , the cylinders are mounted verticly between floor, and top of pedel
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    is this a proven design?

    i just recieved my plans to build the affordaplane, they boast a 10 year safety record. i also plan to assemble kits and sell them as rolling chassis kits, ( everything but the engine, redrive, and prop. ) Is anyone familiar with this design? does anyone have one? i'd like to talk with someone...
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    wow, what kind of werk did he do? what was his specialty? i thought the hydraulics were tough, but the electrical,(which i'm still doing), is the most hair pulling , profanity yelling, mission i ever tackled in my life!
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    i think its 550 gph, but i'll know fer sure when we start flying her in jan.
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    yeah, i know...i contacted the nzaf to see if they wanted em restored, but they never replied! i just love your country, and would love to move there! tom
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    wow, i dont know wer to start!
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    A4 c skyhawk restoration

    here she is....over 6 years of painstaking labor, and do you like the rotiserie i fabricated from the stand that came w the tail section?OK WE ROLLED THE A4 OUTSIDE THE HANGAR, AND BUSTED HER OFF!!! FIRST THERE WAS A PUFF OF BLUE SMOKE, AND THEN SHE SPOOLED RIGHT UP! WE GOT A COUPLE MINOR ISSUES...
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    Should I set a record even if I won't win the prize?

    dude, ive been trying to design hpf for a while, and a helo is out of the question. (i think so anyway), but a correctly designed airplane is not too far fetched!
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    big hello to everyone from sunny florida!

    yea man. its a c model, been restoring it for over 6 years... ready for first flight sometime in jan. (i hope), lots of pics on myspace/tectair. this was scrap at one time!
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    big hello to everyone from sunny florida!

    restoring an A4 from the ground up
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