I dont think I ever realized before but with the low wing the J2Â would be far better for the water due to being able to attach sponsons so much easier to the...
You know what Scott... I was thinking exactly the same thing about floats/sponsons with the lower wing that you just pointed out, especially after watching the...
Hi Bence, The photos you postedof your project will generate a lot of interest on this site. The pictures you posted are very interesting. What can you tell us...
Hello Mike and other members of the group, This project I bought last weekend from Poland. I live in Lithuania so Poland is close to our country and it was...
I see plans on evilbay in a cd set . Are these complete or should I look else where? Also is there anyone in the kansas city area building or flying one . ...
Yes sir, call it the J2-S model  "S" for seaplane out of respect for the J1-S seaplane model ( as opposed to the J1-BF  ( Float model ) see 2 attached...
Thankfully I have yet to see the J-2 Polonez on ebay... for now I know of one source only and he sells paper copies at cost. The J1-B Don Quijote has been...
Hi Ben, Thanks for the quick reply, sorry it has taken me so long. The J2 drawings consist of 10 sheets, hopefully you have them all. I agree that it does make...
Hey Mikey, Hmmm, It seems that the link between yahoo groups and yahoo mail don't work at the moment. I've ben so preoccupied with other things that I have not...
First thing I did when arriving home this evening is to study the pics provided by bivanauskas. What can I say except... Awesome! It appears that his project...
Hi there Benventus, Like many here, I am quite excited about your J-2 project and I was delighted to see your posted pics to the group. In some small details...
Hi Guys. I was off line for a while. This is from my boat computer. I am making slow progress on the J1B. The bulkheads and rudder post are bored for fittings...
Jerry: Glad to see you made it back... keep up the good work, looks good.. bet you'll have the thing together in no time... I really like your method with the...
Hi Jerry, Glad to see you're making progress. Thnx for the new pics you posted. I might be able to make it over in a few more weeks. Looking forward to seeing...
Michael: I used 3/4 for the bottom,sides, and bulkheads.I will be using a foam cant strip in the corners and glassing with two layers of 7.4 oz tape.The...
Michael. I belive that it is a J-1 by the angle of the rear canopy match point ahead of the leading edge. It apears to have a flat bottom to the fusealage...
I had not picked up on the difference on the trailing edge of the canopy. Interestingly Janowski's original prototype as pictured on the front page of the...
Hello all the members, Thank you all for the answers and advices. Forgive me that I wasn`t able to write you and was delaying it. Recently I was very busy with...
I looked at your photos. Wow, you sure have done some cool stuff. Nice photos, thanks. We will be very interested to see future progress on the J-2. Gary...
Hey Jerry, I just saw your comment on going to Sun-n-Fun. Are you doing just a day trip or staying longer? I'll probably drive up on Friday morn, maybe camp...
Mikey: I will be going up for two days. I am not sure which days. Usually I go for the weekend, Friday/Saturday and stay one night at a Motel. I will let you...
Jerry, with your composite build, do you have to provide any form of structural data to the FAA seeing how you took a design and redesigned it? Also do you...
Daniel: Not as far as I know. I am using the same spar at this point. I have done calculations for the strut and other fittings. I am designing for 10 g's. I...
Hi there Benvenutas, I'm keen to hear more about your experiences with the Simonini Victor engines. I do know that the TBO is a lot lower than the manufacturer...
Hi there again Benventus, I missed your reference to the Mini 2 EVO when I read your post for the first time. I must admit at 33hp, it may well be an ideal...
With a composite fusalage, I dont see where frames or bulkheads would be needed excpet for the engine support. Did you fabricate it with what the plans called...