Ron, Do Moonraker's wings fold or have the hinge assemblys been removed (or not installed) to make room for the battery and avionics? Denis ... Yahoo!...
... 'Raker is like my wife's tomcat...fixed. It has all the parts, but they don't work. Someone in the past (perhaps even the original builder) replaced the ...
...Someone in the past (perhaps even the original builder) replaced the ... me that the ... it would ... clear of the ... Mr. Bowers actually recomended a 1"...
My wing-fold utilizes aluminium tubing, but then again I'm pretty certain that my FB was built from the original EAA articles as there are few variations from...
Since arriving home last month from my six month navy deployment I've been busy in the shop working on my Fly Baby. It took a few days to figure out where I...
Very useful information for 4130N alloy steel- ie: FB fittings, etc. (Quote) " BENDING OF 4130 STEEL Specification MIL-S-18729C states that 4130 steel .749...
... Good stuff, Marco, thanks for posting it. ... As a Systems Engineer, I recognize this as "Spec-eze". Note how the ... What they're saying, is that X...
... Aircraft model complete and working in FS2004: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/screen.jpg Now working on the instrument panel and out-the-cockpit view. Ron...
... etc. ... believe ... showing ... less ... of ... bent *at ... angle". If ... *must* crack if ... value open, but ... THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. Happy...
Why is it that Mr. Bowers indicates to clear varnish all wood surfaces but those which will make contact with covering? Is it because the Covering Glue/Paint...
Marco, Since I never had the chance to talk to Pete Bowers I am going to guess at his reason. When N500F was built Dacron fabric was a new thing and most...
Wayne has some excellent points. I'm currently recovering my FB fuselage and refurbishing a set of wings. Stitts/Polyfibre melts spar varnish, as well, in...
Yep, I pranged a friend's Flybaby with a hard landing. Fun meter dropped from H to L. That thing will book, though, with just an A-65 in it. It used to...
Thanks Wayne and Drew for the advice. Just one more thing, how do I store the wooden parts before I can apply any finish or paint. Should I wrap them in...
... A-65 ... axle ... Ouch! Sorry to hear it, James. Are the fuselage and mounting points OK? Pete always said the gear legs themselves were so strong that...
Marco, T-88 is a great adhesive, my only squawk with is that the fairly fast set-up time (30 minutes) which must be taken into account on some more involved...
The Heavle gear leg option could create a snow-ball of changes as my steel gearlegs actually use the float gear fittings for the fuselage. Also, most axle and...
... axle ... James, see page 1-1 4th paragraph of the plans. Check the 4 main cross-load carrying members at stations 2 & 4 for the landing gear. If you manage...
Hey Guys, still trying to assess the new prop on N357G. I'm flying more tests tomorrow, and a question comes to mind- what if the tach is off? Right now it...
... if the tach ... strobe gun to ... for the ... Jeff, go to the closest Hobby Store that sells Radio Controlled Airplanes and ask them for a digital...
... if the tach ... strobe gun to ... for the ... Jeff, go to the closest Hobby Store that sells Radio Controlled Airplanes and ask them for a digital...
Marco, System Three the manufacturers of T88 make a product called Clear Coat. Clear Coat is compatable with T88 it is the same stuff as T88 only thin like...
... Ron, thanks for the kind words of consolation, and to Dogsbody and Woodrib. We're going to trailer the wounded baby to the hangar tomorrow and will do the...
A couple of things about clear coat. First, it is a low viscosity epoxy sealer and according to System Three's website is used as a glue to glue together strip...
... Oh, no problem. Given my own choice, I'd build the wood...it would be significantly cheaper than the Hevle steel legs (they want about $1000 for a gear...
Greg, Here is what they told me. Sorry, you can't do it that way. If you bond T-88 to the varnish then the overall bond is no better than the varnish to wood...
Hey gang, I need some help. When I attach the elevator to the stabilizer and then attach the inner elevator control horn (fig.3-8) to the elevator, the center...
Hey guy's, I bought a new flying helmet that is made in china from ebay today. They are supposed to be new PLA helmets and the buy it now price is only $65....
Denis, I used to purchase surplus helmets from DRMO when I was still active duty and refurbish them for friends in the local ultralight/light plane community ...
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