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  1. Bimini57

    Wittman Buttercup

    Love the pictures Mike. Beautiful workmanship! Have you thought about making a "walk around" video? A detailed video tour of your plane would be great. Glenn
  2. Bimini57

    LANDING GEAR FORK & TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR SALE

    I have a pair of Piper (I believe they are PA 30) fork & tube assemblies for sale. I hope to find a good home for these as they are too robust for my aircraft project.
  3. Bimini57

    Thatcher Cx4 what do you think?

    I spoke to Dave at Sun-n-Fun this year. I think, as you mentioned concerning WWII type replicas being costly, that the CX4 is a GREAT choice. I'm sure that you're also aware of the CX5 in developement. I sat in the CX4 and LOVED IT! I'm 5'10" and about 200lbs and I thought the cockpit was...
  4. Bimini57

    Building a semi human powered flying device

    Greetings Jarno: A part of your project summary, "-Want to use widely available materials", troubles me greatly. Attempting an extraordinary feat with ordinary (my term for widely available) materials seems the surest path to failure. Concerning "And finally the wings primary spars will be...
  5. Bimini57

    Is a roll illegal without a parachute?

    I'm not sure that a BRS is the answer 100% of the time (as DJ said). Failure of Ultralight Parachute CRASH - YouTube I don't know if the BRS in this video was a commercial product or a do it yourself project that went horribly wrong. But it's something to think about. Glenn
  6. Bimini57

    AERO_PICNIC in Bielsko-Biala,Poland.

    Very nice video. THANKS for sharing! Glenn
  7. Bimini57

    Galloping Ghost crash Reno 2011

    I believe Dago Red lost a rudder trim tab in 2008 at Reno. I'm surprised that trim tabs are coming off of these planes. Flight mechanics and engineers have had decades to figure out these problems. In the mid fifties, Chuck Yeager was flying an F-86 in Texas, for the film Jet Pilot. After...
  8. Bimini57

    Galloping Ghost crash Reno 2011

    I was wanting to take me wife to Reno this year. So tragic for everyone. Just horrible.
  9. Bimini57

    Two-seat MiniMax?

    NorthwestJack has a SWEET project (https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/member-project-logs/8718-wood-fabric-tandem-2-seater.html) that I would recommend as well. It clearly has the design objectives, concerning doscile flight characteristics, that you're looking for. Glenn
  10. Bimini57

    Two-seat MiniMax?

    Also the Warner Sportster is a candidate.
  11. Bimini57

    Two-seat MiniMax?

    A tandem Fly Baby mod has been done by Hevle Aviation. This link shows it in flight: Fly Baby Tandem Open cockpit Hevle Classic - YouTube
  12. Bimini57

    200 hour build time

    The Dream Fantasy Ultralight Trainer from Airdrome Airplanes is the only aircraft that I know of that boast a 200 hour build time. This is the same company that provided planes for the movie Flyboys.
  13. Bimini57

    Why was the AR-5 retired from use?

    I had the Arnold AR-5 construction video many years ago and found it very informative. Your statement: "airframe life due to vibration on the styrofoam panels would be my concern" leads me to think that looking to the AR-6 (as litespeed eluded) is wise. The AR-6 was built for SOMEONE ELSE to...
  14. Bimini57

    Question About Harry Riblett's 35-415 Airfoil

    Hello Tom: I recommend buying a copy of Harry Riblett’s GA Airfoils. It’s a great book with many discussions/graphs dealing with airfoil thickness, camber, laminar flow, cusps, and much more. The book will also gives interesting examples in which Riblett GA airfoils have greatly improved...
  15. Bimini57

    INCIDENCE ANGLE FOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER

    Much thanks for the tip. I'll try to get a copy of The Design of the Aeroplane from the library today. Glenn
  16. Bimini57

    INCIDENCE ANGLE FOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER

    I am designing a carbon ultralite which will have a Riblett airfoil with 3 degrees incidence for the main wing. While I understand generally the relationship between the incidence angles for the main wing and the horizontal stabilizer, I would greatly appreciate references to any books or...
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