... Don't know, but I expect it should be about the same as a Smith Miniplane or Baby Great Lakes. You might try asking on: http://www.biplaneforum.com Ron...
... Did you miss the Golden West Fly-In in Marysville, CA? http://www.goldenwestflyin.org/ I'll be at Arlington, but it'll be sort of hit-or-miss visit...I've...
hello fellow flyers, on my new toy the windshield is cracked at the bolts the secure it and my a&p said i need to replace it. just wondering if anyone out...
Hi, I'm waiting on plans to start building and am interested in hearing thoughts and or experience with using Doug Fir to save money and pick up some strength...
... There's no such thing as a "stock" Fly Baby windshield that you can just order. But when you have the square, military-type windshield, building a new one...
Does the Hevle call for Doug Fir ? If it doens't call for it you're adding needless weight. Right now I'm building a radial engined Skybolt. Using Doug Fir...
DF is stronger and heavier than spruce by about 1/4. It is also more brittle and harder to shape without splitting. I thought about a tandem design for a long...
Thanks Ron, mine is a one piece bent military style. i looked at a few pictures lastnight and noticed that i could make a 3 piece military style and replace...
Jonathan, I just want to point out that if you want to keep the windshild one piece, you can bend lexan in a metal brake to form it. Gene ... From: jonathan ...
If you are unfamiliar with this type of work, to save time and get flyin' it may be fastest to simply copy what is on the ship already. Changing something so...
Hi Jerry, Ron has posted lots of wood tech links here on his webpage: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/index.html#woodi Cheers, Drew Fly Baby Mk 1a CF-UFL ...
Drew Thanks for the heads up. I've been on Ron's site many time but hadn't seen those wood links. Also... a great company for wood is up around you. They...
Oh, don't worry I'm good for wood...got a large cache of both spruce and fir. An advantage of living on the west coast of BC is finding good timber! Cheers, ...
Jonathan you don't need to heat the lexan but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to warm it some, if the day is cool. If you heat it too hot it will bubble. It would...
just wanted everyone to know that I posted a few pictures of N38SD in the photo section. getting the annual done right now and will be flying soon. jonathan of...
Just curious Jonathan, what are photos 1072 and the 1073 repair of? Is it the tailwheel spring forward fastening bolt back in the tail? Drew Fly Baby Mk 1a ...
Hello Drew, yes it is the tail spring bolt at the tail. ... Just curious Jonathan, what are photos 1072 and the 1073 repair of? Is it the tailwheel spring...
If the tailwheel leaf spring flexes a lot, especially common for single vice multiple tailwheel leaf spring set-ups or when landed hard, the hardwood block can...
Roy, The parts list call for .063" or "more" for the Tail Post Anchor Plate (TPAP) thickness. On page 1-16 of the plans, figure 1-11 calls for 0.032" thick....
Hi marco, Following advice from Drew,and a copy of my missing page, I've included the anchor plate on the sheet of .063" I'm marking out with some of the items...
... spars. I bought faa approved spruce for them. when using doug fir try to use wood with the grain running the length of the board and don't use any with...
the FAA publication "AC4313" deals with wood exchanges and offers recomndations for each includeing what problems to look for , John ... From: n5261s...
Can somebody explain tire/wheel/brake sizes? I am building a Hevle Classic Tandem Fly baby and am ready to purchase the landing gear components. I am...
The top of the wing wire anchor block is chamfered 10* to match the top of the spar. Then a piece of 1/8 ply is glued on top. The anchor plate is bolted...
Hi Ron.I'm building an Evans VP1 which is also an all wood airplane. Both use the tires as the ONLY shock absorbing element in the landing gear. I would use...
... The "Whys of Tires" came up about two years ago, and Harry Fenton ... So, basically, you want a six inch set of wheels and brakes, and you can then mount...
http://www.bowersflybaby.com/pix/FB_Arl.jpg In order: Chris Brown, Drew Fidoe, Tom Staples, and me. Ron Wanttaja BTW, the function on Yahoo Groups that lets...
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