Richard; I neglected to send the plywood piece to bolt the manifold to, to level in a vice. It was great that you came by so we could spend the day Tailwind...
Hey guys, Just joined the forum tonight. I'm looking forward to picking up a tailwind from the N FLA area in a couple of weeks. I CAN'T WAIT!!! Does anyone...
Welcome to the group. Hope you enjoy your new tailwind. When you get it give us some stats and perhaps a picture or two. Dave N168A N202Q Sacramento, CA ... ...
Cool! The rotary is a bulletproof engine. Some time on the rotary chat rooms tell that it is the small stuff that causes trouble. The aircraft powerplants...
Now talk about some strange weather. We really get it here....
Bob Conner
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May 2, 2005 10:50 pm
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Yep...that's Texas. Bob...how's your 0-320 doing in your Tailwind? Jim in Abilene ... From: Bob Conner To: Tailwindforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 02,...
Good to hear from you Jim. I really like the 0-320 it really makes it go. You got yours up and flying yet?...
Bob Conner
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May 2, 2005 11:26 pm
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I need to order wheel pants one of these days. What is the popular choice. Some say the latest RV pants are slippery. Others like Sam James pants. Brian's also...
Dave, I have no experience with anyones wheel pants but Van's, Theirs comes with all the mounting hardware and a drawing for installation. I don't know if the...
William Bernard
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May 3, 2005 12:01 pm
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Thanks Bill, I have looked at Van's pants. My goal is speed for this plane so I'm thinking everything over very carefully. Dave...
A friend just got around to installing the wheel fairings on his RV- 8 after 50hrs... he's cailms he picked up an honest 10 mph on cruise..........if you have...
Not a great deal of progress on major items lately on O-O. I need to finish up the battery mount and the strobe. Brian Alley is trying to fit in a trip to my...
not yet...still remodeling the house...maybe I can get back to it later in the summer. I modified the truss behind the seat to get some recline to the seats,...
Dave, I got my wheel pants from Brian Alley, Haven't tried them yet, still building, but they are made of carbon fiber and look good along with being probably...
With the Tailwind being scratch built it should be no problem for most builders to come up with suitable brackets for the wheel pants. These pants will fit ...
Brian Alley
n320wt@...
May 4, 2005 2:51 am
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My carbon pants are an improved copy of Sam's pants. I took out some flat spots and eliminated the seams by producing a one piece mold. Less body work and much...
Brian Alley
n320wt@...
May 4, 2005 2:55 am
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Hello All I am trying to figure what propeller will be best for a W-8 with a W- 10 wing, powered by a high compression C-85 that produces at least 105 HP. The...
Hey Dave i think that there is a cowling down here that might be for sale . Bob ... From: Dave Conrad To: Tailwind at Yahoo Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:45 PM...
Hello everyone, I am in the process of buying a Cougar now. I sent the money to hold it and am paying the rest when I go pick it up. I cant wait! I think I got...
Appears to be a nice looking cougar, and has the Wittman landing gear (good). However, you might want to consider a thorough engine inspection before flying...
Do not run the engine until it has been "pre flight serviced". This means pressurizing the oil system before moving the prop and also squirting oil into the...
Trust me I am going to go through everything. I will more than likely pull the jugs off and have them gone through. I have a few friends that are A&P's so we ...
Bob conner: How's that plane doing with the new engine? Done any tweaking lately? What's the fastest you have had it up to? These W8 guys need to raise more...
Danny I hadn't done any tweaking on it in awhile. Still got some more stuff to fair in maybe I'll pick up a few more mph. Right now it will do about 175 mph...
Bob Conner
bdconner@...
May 4, 2005 11:39 pm
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Rick are you copying Steves cowl or going with something more in line with Jim's Cowl? Ken Rick <rcaviate@...> wrote: Not a great deal of progress...
Josh, Ask for some proposals from the various prop makers. They have computer programs that they plug in HP, RPM, Etc. Will give you an Idea of where to...
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