Welcome, Bruce! I'm building a tri-gear tailwind, with Jim Clement's modifications and Calbie Wood's metal wings. I started with the wings first and then built...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Sep 1, 2001 7:34 pm
Bill: Did you put your fuel tanks in the wing? Are you also going to have one in the cabin? Post some pictures of your wings if you get a chance. Since I ...
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Bruce E. Butts
bbutts@...
Sep 1, 2001 8:31 pm
Thanks for the welcome Bill, Where are you in this vast country of ours? I might like to see your project if you would be agreeable to that. If nothing else,...
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Louis Owen
flightplan@...
Sep 1, 2001 9:16 pm
We had a big turnout including a B-17 and old Standard biplane. Lots of homebuilts. Dick Alkire from Dayton Ohio and Lou Owen from Indianapolis are shown along...
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Rick and Cindy
rcaviate@...
Sep 1, 2001 10:23 pm
Great day at the Salem IN fly in. Good food, good friends, lots of airplanes. The RV guys managed a formation arrival of about 8 airplanes, whoever these guys...
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Brian Alley
n320wt@...
Sep 1, 2001 11:20 pm
Just read Rick and Lou's post for the flyins at Salem and Marion. Looks like lots of fun. Sunday and Monday weather forcast are for clear sky's. Any other...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Sep 2, 2001 12:13 am
I am envious--great pictures--can't wait to get mine flying, so I can fly to some of the ones out here on the left coast. Dave W-8+ (Just need to do mostly...
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William Bernard
billbernard@...
Sep 2, 2001 12:47 am
Dave, Sorry, I don't have any pictures in electronic format. I decided not to put fuel in the wings for several reasons. There was no details on the plans...
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William Bernard
billbernard@...
Sep 2, 2001 12:47 am
Bruce, I'm located in Springfield, Illinois. Be glad to have you stop by if you're in the area. Bill ... Thanks for the welcome Bill, Where are you in this...
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Brian Alley
n320wt@...
Sep 2, 2001 2:53 am
http://w3.one.net/~fhoward/eaa/tdfi01/tdfi01.htm This is where I'll be headed early AM. Hope you guys get this message and find your way. Brian 2001 EAA 284...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Sep 2, 2001 1:08 pm
Bill: Thanks for all of the information on the metal wings. Good food for thought. The primary reason that I was thinking about going to metal wings, other...
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Jerry Hey
j-winddesigns@...
Sep 2, 2001 3:45 pm
You guys need to talk to Earl Trimble and review issue #4 of the Tailwind Times. Tells you how to install fuel tanks in the metal wings, how to easily seal...
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William Bernard
billbernard@...
Sep 2, 2001 9:50 pm
Jerry, I re-read Earl's article and he does make it sound easy. One thing not in the article is to make very sure that the mating surfaces are CLEAN before...
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William Bernard
billbernard@...
Sep 2, 2001 9:53 pm
Dave, If the door opening is a problem, it might be possible to raise the wing slightly by lowering the attachment holes in the wing. It wouldn't' raise much,...
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Tom Cummings
tomlc@...
Sep 2, 2001 10:06 pm
Hello Dave, I have a website marked showing wingtanks being made in a KR2. See http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/wingtank.html It illustrated how a tank could...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:00 pm
... From: Walter Critchlow To: dmagaw@... Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 10:30 AM Subject: RE/ New Wings Dave;My out look on building new wings.Don't...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:05 pm
Thanks Walt: I am going to see how my old wings perform before I make any decisions. My fuel tank is only 20 gallons. It was largely done when I bought my...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:11 pm
Tom: That fuel system seem pretty complicated. If I put fuel into the wings, I would just have the tanks gravity drain into the main tank, just like the old...
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Jerry Hey
j-winddesigns@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:52 pm
Bill, No fuel pump. This thing will drain just like any old Luscombe, Cessna 140, 152. You don't need dihedral. The fuel design is 50 years old. Just...
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Jerry Hey
j-winddesigns@...
Sep 4, 2001 2:59 am
I picked up this text and picture from another site. Not Tailwind but interesting. --Jerry "Apparently this accident happened at Parafield Airport (Just ...
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Jerry Hey
j-winddesigns@...
Sep 4, 2001 2:59 am
I picked up this text and picture from another site. Not Tailwind but interesting. --Jerry "Apparently this accident happened at Parafield Airport (Just ...
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Jerry Hey
j-winddesigns@...
Sep 4, 2001 3:04 am
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ljvanagon@...
Sep 4, 2001 8:53 pm
Jerry, I tried to get a hold of Earl but that number and email address does not work does anyone have a good one for him. I also have a source that is making...
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Jerry Hey
j-winddesigns@...
Sep 5, 2001 1:46 am
The number for Earl Luce that I have is 716-637-2482. You can write to him at E & R Rent To Own, 3 Main St. Rockport, NY 14420.----Jerry...
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John Chmura
ljvanagon@...
Sep 5, 2001 9:15 pm
Hi Jerry I was looking for Earl Trimbles' number or E mail If you have it? wrong Earl not many times that can happen! Thanks John PS: how's Zeke doing I...
Mine is the flush type, but seals with an O ring, so don't see how water would get in normally, even if left out in weather (not normally). But mine is not...
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Fred Weaver
mytyweav@...
Sep 8, 2001 3:03 am
No Water Problems at all, even in the Rain.... Come to think of it, we almost never get to see rain. Weav ... From: William Bernard...
