Jim: Would Larry have any interest in trading for a pretty clean C-140? I have a pilot that works for me that has seen the Tailwind "Light." Paul Paul F....
Report on the competition. Builder on the field just finished a taildragger version with Aerovee 80 HP VW conversion. Has about 10 hours time on it now. Stall...
Joe: I am surprised that the Aerocarb does not need carb heat. I know Ellison specifically states for their throttle body injectors that provision for carb...
The Aerocarb is "resistant to icing". I grilled the builder about this issue, and evidently among the Aerovee/Sonex builders the standard practice is no carb...
Hi all! What is the best thickness for wing skins? One materials list in the files section shows 1/16 (.0625)in. another shows 3/32 (.09375)in. I did a quick...
I used 3mm Okoume ply on the wings. Cheap and stiff good stuff. Jim R _____ From: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com] On...
Ron, the okume wood that I got from boulter plywood is .116" thick, I guess it is the 3mm, seems that is what Jim C. used. I got a good deal from them I...
Aerovee pictures on this site: http://www.aeroconversions.com/aero_service.html DONALD HEDEMAN <dhedeman@...> wrote: How about a picture of the plane with...
The claim is that the Aerocarb is "Resistant to carb icing", and the following discussion (posted on the site as a customer accolade) may be the reasoning...
George, what is the average time needed for the last 5 % that you mentioned. I have scratched and pulled out most of my hair and I work on it 50 or 60 hours a...
I lost my first post. I am installing an Aerocarb on my O-320, so maybe I can satisfy some curiosity. I have both an Ellison and an Aerocarb. The Ellison is ...
I recently purchased a TW and would like to install strut to wing farings. Are these readily available? I also would like to rig it for night operations and am...
I got it as part of the message. Red ... From: billhnkl To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 9:40 PM Subject: [TailwindForum] Re:...
Many years ago, I had a Sonerai with a Posa carb on it. This was probably the inspiration for the Aerovee carb. I installed carb heat, although it never seemed...
I made my strut fairings out of fiberglass. It's a lot more work than the aluminum one that Danny showed. (The molds were sacrificed in the process.) I used a...
Thank you Danny. Ben _____ From: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Doolin Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 11:26...
Bill, If you see what is hightlighted below: Attachment(not stored) *StrutCuff_for_twind.jpg* Type: *image/jpeg* Go to the files section of the group and open...
George, how many people do you have on the list for attendance at Baraboo this year. Richard, Andrew and I are planning on attending. Grease and Road Kill...
... Baraboo this year. Richard, Andrew and I are planning on attending. Grease and Road Kill make for great cuisine. This year we will use Olive oil, as that...
I recently visited Jon Stodacher's 41st aircraft he built. All are steel tube and plywood wing. Most were aerobatic, but 4 were high wing with strut. Since...
Make sure it's marine Okoume. The Chinese do a better job on Marine. A friend buys the stuff directly from China only from a select few mills. He says only the...
