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    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    Nice one, Centurion.
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    Leonard Millholland is about ready to release Briggs conversion plans

    The B&S twin is a poor choice, given that they're mainly available in the USA. I would have preferred a Subaru or Honda industrial engine conversion myself. Analysed all this years ago on the Quickheads website. I did buy a copy of Leonard's half VW plans one time and he seems to know what he's...
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    Onan Engine Info

    $1.00/gallon for gas? *sigh* Those were the days.
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    Airplane For Sale Quickie Q1 project

    Bugger. I guess shipping to Australia would be prohibitive. Do you have photos of the other original stuff that goes with it?
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    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    Yo Shannon, how's it going. I didn't end up settling in Wairoa due to two events. Firstly, the Aus government made a ruling that you needed to claim the pension while actually in Australia (boo, hiss from all those people who retired to Bali before they turned 65) and secondly, while waiting for...
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    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    A true masochist. BTW congrats on your 10 year build anniversary in June. <grin, duck, run>
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    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    I'm not able to open attachments, is there some trick to it in the settings? Edit: Never mind, I tried another browser and it works fine. <shrug>
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    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    Hey Shannon. Haven't been in here for about 3 years, good to see you're still plugging away at it. I actually sailed from Newcastle NSW to Lyttleton (via Lord Howe, Nelson, through French Pass and down the coast) at the end of 2013 due to a friend needing crew at the last minute but forgot to...
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    John Roncz: The inside story about Rutan designs

    Moderator Note: Deleted the WAY off-base personal attack. Please review the HBA Rules of Conduct.
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    John Roncz: The inside story about Rutan designs

    At $1875 per side no-one in their right mind would build the version with the carbon wing spar. The original GU airfoil with vortex generators is far cheaper. No they are not. I have all that data, and have had it for over ten years. Dan hasn't done the drawings of the metal parts included...
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    John Roncz: The inside story about Rutan designs

    Wouldn't use this link. It begins displaying the document immediately and locks up my browser. Very stupid site indeed. The spreadsheet and all articles are available here: https://rtfmaero.wordpress.com/library/downloads/
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    Honda GX690 aero conversion?

    EH72FI, chief. Hands down winner.
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    tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything possible

    Re: tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything poss I'm not really interested in them. Sorry.
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    tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything possible

    Re: tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything poss Being a yachtie, I wouldn't even consider a powerboat to be in the same category. So I can see how some glider aficionados would be miffed by my statements above. In fact we call them "stinkboats".
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    John Roncz: The inside story about Rutan designs

    Where there's a will, there's relatives. As I found out last week (don't ask). No way you could build a Quickie from the publicly available info, it was a kit and many parts weren't documented. So you'd need to have an original kit to copy, which kinda defeats the whole idea. There are a few...
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    tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything possible

    Re: tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything poss Hell, that's what I meant to say. Yes, a glider is an aircraft but not an airplane. (To self) How do you rate your embarrassment? A. High. B. Hello there. C. Good evening.
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    tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything possible

    Re: tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything poss He was working with composites earlier when he was with Jim Bede, but he did occasionally consult Fred Jiran. First composite part was announced in Canard Pusher #3 of Jan 1975, the VariViggen's new SP main...
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    tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything possible

    Re: tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything poss Yes, in pretty much the same way that a bicycle is a car. In most countries a glider isn't defined as an aircraft. Then again, FAR103 only came about by treating certain low-end homebuilts as "non-aircraft"...
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    Facet Opel

    I should be driving through Taree on Thursday on my way from Ipswich to Newcastle, then Sydney-Temora-Sydney--->>---Rotorua-Wairoa. The detour to Temora is to look at property for sale near the airport.
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    tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything possible

    Re: tell me about composites to make planes from please !anything and everything poss That's why I said "aircraft structures", Bob. Yes, the Rand aircraft and a few others were around earlier, but their airframes weren't composite. Structurally they were spruce and plywood. But I was in error...
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