"Innovation begins with a refusal to accept that something is impossible. Realization comes partly with the ability to shut your ears to the clamor of...
Many years ago I met Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager at Oshkosh 89. I was buying their book on the around the world flight. They both signed the book for me but...
Does anyone know where to get info on an aluminum d-tube construction? I know that the Falcons use an aluminum d-tube (with foam ribs I believe) but I'm not...
TITAN aircraft use foam ribs inside Aluminum skin D-cells, also The Lepelican I believe along with the Lazair, Meadowlark and Tundra off the top of my head. ...
Scott... The original BUG2 lower wing is basically D tube construction with foam/composite ribs. Take a look at the CAD drawings. Instead of the familiar...
The Lazair ultralight was first built in the early 80's The wing was constructed with foam ribs ---- plus the wing covering aft of the spar was a clear mylar...
They said it couldn't be done, how did they know, they never did it. joe. www.skycycle.info On Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:54 AM, Express Tech Onsite wrote: ...
They said it couldn't be done, how did they know, they never did it. joe. www.skycycle.info On Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:54 AM, Express Tech Onsite wrote: ...
Good Grief Peter ! Your ribs are impressive- should hold up to supersonic stresses or at least the force from mounting a turbo 914 engine! or are you going...
Hi guys, I sent a photo to the file section. Seems it was too large for an attachment. The photo is the spar and drag spar of an early Lazair on the left. The...
Yeah man, the upholstery....I mean...chintz with carbon fibre, thats just like so last year. Have you considered paisley? ... EK ... From: AUGUST HAHN To:...
Added some photos in the photos section. The profile photo is the E749 rib made from 6061 T6 .020. The D-cell is 2024 T3 alclad .020. This one I used 3M 5200....
Thx Scott... My dream has always been to mount 2 (two) 24hp Konig 3cyl radials on the leading edge.... just like the Lazair. I hope to find a matching engine...
Scot... LadyBUG pics at http://public.fotki.com/Bug2Builder/ladybug/ Peter (Bug2Builder) ... much more ... the ribs ... while. ... // ... 13.2 ... under ... ...
Scot... LadyBUG pics at http://public.fotki.com/Bug2Builder/ladybug/ Peter (Bug2Builder) ... much more ... the ribs ... while. ... // ... 13.2 ... under ... ...
ok ok ok quit laughing, these wings were just for fun ... joe... On Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:50 PM, Edward King wrote: Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:50:32 +0100 ...
Hello August, The set of plans he sells ARE copies from the originals, he got the rights from the designer. You have part of history in your hands. I also have...
Richard Avalon sells the plans, has the rights for the plans, he was probably the youngest from the factory team, also the test pilot. I was going to build the...
If you poke around the web, you will probably find quite a bit of info on the pitfalls of HP sailplane wings, which were homebuilts with foam ribs. Also lots...
Are the airfoils accurate enough to produce lift? Try a car-tow (seriously) it would be fun to do a few low speed runs just to see if it lifts off the ground. ...
You can lower the picture size using free program IrfanView from: http://www.irfanview.com/ just click download on left menu. The program is easy to use. It...
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... highly ... flexing ... However, don't forget what happened to Jim Collie. He was a great designer who built an ultralight motor glider (airchair) that...
Charlie.... I wonder if Jim Collie had his foam ribs capped with fiberglass or not...? That, I think would make the difference on how well the foam ribs would ...
I think that after reading the complete HP-18 documentation that it may be easier to build molds afterall. I don't really like the idea of "get three friends...
I'm a novice with some other aviation background. Planning to move to south central Oregon at the end of June and wondering if any fellow-listers live in that...
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