Eric, I agree with you. If the engine is accepted, it won't be too many years until it is available on the used market. I do have some concerns about diesels...
Hi guys, As of today, we are working on the Tailwind Times again. I have a couple of excellent articles promised so I think it will be a good issue. It...
My first parcels of materials has arrived from AS&S and I'm getting ready to get started on the ribs for Buttercup. What do most people use to cut the 1/16th"...
Jerry, You have been gone from the midwest to long. There is no way you can work in a unheated building in the winter. You will have five layers of clothes and...
Cut the plywood into strips the width of the gussetts and stack them several high. Then mark the gussett shape on the top one and saw them out, band saw works...
Now you have scared him Jim, he will be down for a while again while he moves back south. Shoulda insulated that building while you were building it Jerry. ...
Has anyone ever tried a paper cutter/shear for the thin plywood? larry ... From: Jim and Donna Clement To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
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Bob Conner
bdconner@...
Nov 1, 2003 11:12 pm
I'm having a little gear alignment problem, and was wondering do have to have the weight on the gear to adjust the toe in or out or can you do it with the...
Jerry, I had a friend make me a converter for my milling machine. It was expensive as compaired to the solid state ones you can get on the market now. but it...
I have always adjusted toe in on factory planes while off ground. Larry ... From: Bob Conner To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 01,...
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Fred Weaver
mytyweav@...
Nov 1, 2003 11:42 pm
Bob, do you already know which gear leg you wish to move? Do you know how far you want to move it? And lastly, how did you intend on making the adjustment? ...
Jim, The shop is so damn big, I would go broke trying to heat it. We are "talking" about closing off end of the shop to create a space about 20' x 40' that...
In the latest Sport Aviation there is a Glastar with an inline engine. . That would make a neat looking cowl on the Tailwind. Let's hear the comments on this....
Bob, I align mine with weight on all three wheels and on the ground. What are your toe in numbers and how do you plan on changing it? Jim C ... From: Bob...
Jerry good to hear things are going well in the new shop and the tailwind times to . I hear that the snow flakes are as big as bed sheets in ind.hope to see...
Jim, can you tell me what number welding rod you use to gas weld the Tailwind fuselage? I was using some chromoly rod and I'm not getting the best results....
Never tell Jim you are using chrome moly rod. Most of us use mild steel rod. Dave Conrad P.S. Bob Danner also will have educated input on this. On Saturday,...
Chuck, don't use the chromoly rod, use the regular mild steel copper coated sold at any welding store. Use the same for tig welding. There is a lot of opinions...
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Bob Conner
bdconner@...
Nov 2, 2003 2:52 am
The guy I bought 149 from had changed the gear and put the RV-6 gear on it. He didn't spend anytime trying to align them. There were two sets of holes in the...
In a message dated 11/1/03 4:46:06 PM Central Standard Time, laheze@... writes: << What do most people use to cut the 1/16th" plywood with? >> I've always...
Bob, I haven't made my gear sockets yet, but from listening to some of the guys with the same problem, I think I will make my collar out of some 1/4" wall ...
Dennis, I wasn't able to download the attachment. Kind of curious because I grew up 1/2 block from Chuck at Naper Aero, and know the Tailwind. That's where I ...
a pair of large scissors worked well for me for cutting the strips into lengths. The utility knife and sraight edge was my choice also for making the strips....
Thats almost exactly the way I have done it only I made the washers from .090 chromoly plate. I used the mig welder and welded the washers. From: Bob Conner ...
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Bob Conner
bdconner@...
Nov 2, 2003 3:20 am
Jim, do you go for straight or a little toe in or out?........Bob ... Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy patented spam...
Dave, thanks for the comeback. So far I have only used this for practice. Does your mild steel rod have a number that I can order it by? Chuck ... From: Dave...
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Fred Weaver
mytyweav@...
Nov 2, 2003 3:23 am
TOE IN!! At least a little.... unless you want to chase the plane from one side of a runway to the other! AND rip tires apart from the inside out. Toe in is...
Drill the holes as per plans and use a normal AN bolt. Then, to take the twisting load of the bolt in the socket, Weld a 3/8 x .058 x1 1/2" tube crossways to...
