Hi Mark, The main problem besides weight on the "A arm" is that there is a swivel on the end of it. On a cub they call it a V, but the second member is what...
Joe, I know this post isn't for me but I gotta say they need some prayers over there. I live in Lake Charles, La and frequinted New Orleans often. It's a very...
Ladies and Gentlemen, your help is needed! A fellow flying enthusiest since WWII days, Floyd Gustafson age 84, over the past two years, has been tinkering in...
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AJ: If you look at Leonard's video's and my web site you will see that covering in many stages is a two person job so this is a time for you or others to pitch...
Steve, Also we do need a record of who sends what and when. I know every letter would be great but I'm sure he would not need a bunch of duplicate info to have...
... Steve, Also we do need a record of who sends what and when. I know every letter would be great but I'm sure he would not need a bunch of duplicate info to...
Group Anyone using their props? The cost for plain vanilla wooden props is getting out of hand. By the time I bought my Tenn Prop and paid to have it...
Herb: Hope you've checked the cost of packaging lately... Steve In a message dated 09/06/2005 12:48:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... [Non-text portions of this...
Steve Guess I will find out. :-) Card board boxes cost that much?? I think I paid 10 to 12 bucks at the post office when I sent it last week. Herb On Tue,...
Guys, I finally put a GPS in 143 to try to get some accurate speeds on 143 and came up with these in which I am fairly confident: Stall @ 2700 rpm-31 mph;...
Engine update: It Runs !!!!!! Boy what a relief. I have a grand total of 26 minutes in two run sessions. I think the tinytack that I have is not correct in the...
Scott: Hey, good news!... The Hex jet will need to be close to a 250 - you haven't run the engine hard enough to find the lean condition... Here's the TinyTach...
I have tried Leonard's suggestions but,how would you guys put a 60 degree 3" radius bend in a piece of 0.625" x .035" wall 6061-T6 aluminum tubing? Do those...
I borrowed a mechanic's benders, he had one that had a 1.5" radius for the small tubing, I just bent a little and moved it along -- the hardest part was...
I heard of filling the tube with sand so bought a 50# bag (...think that'll be enough????) and will tape off the ends & pack it down real good and see if that...
Bob- A 3" radius is pretty tight in a .035" tube. The fact that it is only 5/8" diameter will help. It would be impossible in a 1" tube. I just went ...
Bob, Don't use the 3/8 tubing for the leading edge! My plans show that also. A piece of nice dry light spruce shaped to fit and placed inside the fin leading...
Yeah, Danny, I saw the video of Scott's maiden flight! SCARY!!! I have the addendum of brace wire relocation, too! I am using the 3/8" only on the trailing...
Chris, How's the internal cabling work? You have cables & pullies or bellcranks & pushrods? Or a combination of both?? A picture would be nice...... Bob ... as...
Cables come off each end of a 10" horizontal arm attached to the back end of the control stick torque tube. Cables then run vertically through pulleys into...
... folding ... Yes and no, to be a true folding wing on a single place airplane the wing needs to fold with one person. I have it worked out and most of the...
Hello, I just ordered the head and engine assembly video from Leonard. Until they arrive I was wondering if someone could give me an idea of what new head I...
Ben: Conventional wisdom says to buy a new head... Scott Casler of Hummel Engines is in the 1/2 VW engine business full-time - he buys 041 style heads from ...