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    Geo engine

    Thanks TFF. A restatement of the old truth: Do you want to build or fly?
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    cedar strip

    Rom, what kind of foam did you use? I know people use all kinds of foa, but the only one I recall specifically recommended for strip on-offs is Last-a-foam, in I think the KIS manual.
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    cedar strip

    Thanks Rom. Good answer
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    What is the ultimate bush plane?

    Carbon Cub, or Zenith CH701, though wind and piloting skill has something to do with it: YouTube - Carbon Cub Launch YouTube - Short Landing and Take-off Piper Cub
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    Geo engine

    So far on the pages of this forum I have found the opinion that the 1000cc three cylinder Metro/Sprint engine has excessive vibrations and should never be used in an airplane, and another in direct conflict that says the three cylinder engine is a great engine. Both can’t be totally correct...
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    Balsa strip construction?

    This is an old thread but thought I would add: Balsa strip suggests balsa planks, which Jeremy's 'ease of fairing' comment implies. Past airframes (and boats) built with balsa use slices orienting the core perpendicular to the skin, laid up in a mold. So no ease of fairing. Balsa core also can...
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    Facet Opel

    Article on Opal Facet at: Articles on Scott Winton and the Facet Opel pages 7 and 8. RE comment 190 and thereabouts on Horten prone position....the Horten position was kneeling, not fully prone. Still makes my neck ache to think about flying it, but the torso was closer to 45 degrees than prone.
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    cedar strip

    I was glad to find this method discussed on these pages because I had considered it for a design I have in mind. I see the thread is fairly old but if anyone is watching I would like to extend it one step further. I felt uncertain about final strength of a wood strip fuselage, thought a little...
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