I trailered a Fly Baby from North Carolina to Rockford Illinois, about 800 miles, about four years ago- I managed to get it home, but I would certainly do...
In looking at the plans for the wing wire support pads I have a question. Which direction should the grain of the wood run? I know that it depends on the...
Hi Greg, I looked at the wing wire support pads on one of my uncovered FB wings. On this wing the support pad grain is vertical with the 'ring line' oriented ...
Hey Drew, Thanks for the info. Just curious, do the holes have bushings in them? With that much time on the plane if they are not bushed are they showing any...
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Kevin Holcomb
ksholcomb@...
Feb 4, 2002 10:18 pm
In my opionion the best reason to bush the holes has nothing to do with elongation. I would put them in to conter the natural expansion and contraction of...
Hi Greg, I had another look at the wing, there is zero elongation of these bolt holes. Over the past two or three years I've done a bit of research on the ...
Drew, Good points to ponder. Spars are to arrive this week so it's time to make some decisions. As always, thanks for the insight. Greg ... bolt ... research...
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Winston Oleson
oleson@...
Feb 5, 2002 4:20 pm
As previously mentioned the alternate wing strap drawings are not precise. I would appreciate some input on the actual dimensions and configuration used on the...
Does anyone know of an Insurance company which will insure the Fly Baby? I can not find a carrier for my Fly Baby which is nearing completion. Thanks, Gregory...
Drew: Nice response - as usual. You raised an interesting point in your last paragraph, that being the modified strap method used in lieu of the builder's...
... I insure mine via Regal Aviation Insurance: http://www.regalaviation.com/ Full coverage, including hull in-flight, had a ~$800 premium last year. Two...
I am collecting parts for the wing wire system and Have noticed that the plan calls for 4 AN3-66A and 4 AN3-66A bolts for the front spar wire attach pionts....
Two topics merging.... ... If you take a look at the rib profile, you'll see the maximum thickness of the wing happens behind the wing spar. Hence, I presume...
this would mean that the wire attach bracket on the top of the wing is not square with the bolts. this looks like it would add some unusual stress to the bolt ...
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Dale E. Still
destill@...
Feb 6, 2002 3:07 am
I can recommend one to avoid. AUA, and the "practices" of it's owner, Butch Joyce, cost me $600 during my ordeal of the loss of my Stinson 108-2. dale ... ...
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Dale E. Still
destill@...
Feb 6, 2002 3:11 am
The different lengths are the result of the curvature of the airfoil, especially at the rear spar. Bolts in front of the spar are longer than the ones in the...
Hi Ole Here's how the attachment mod was described to me...referring to the FB manual page 4-7: First of all, none of the alternate wing brace wire details 1,2...
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Konrad O Schoen
konrad.schoen@...
Feb 6, 2002 5:26 am
But Butch is the head of the EAA's Vintage Division (Antique and Classics), How could someone in the EAA be less than forthright? Care to tell the story? ...
... The front spar is close to being in-line with the run of the flying and landing wires. Addressing the front wires individually puts them in single-shear,...
I am looking at a Flybaby with a Mc Cauley metal prop that has the following info on the hub. 7250 EXP. and it is a cut down prop that has a quite a few...
I flew a wooden Sensenich 76-44 with satisfactory performance on my A-65 FB. Ron has a prop/engine survey on his FB page, too. Drew ... From: "canuck_bob"...
... Prop section is at: http://home1.gte.net/ikvamar/flybaby/survey.html#props Looking at the list, a 72 x 50 does look a little over-prop for an A-65. But...
Has anybody ever used melamine for a work surface? Seems like it would be easy to transfer the plans to and easy to read thereafter. It doesn't take a nail so...
Jason, Can't help you with the work surface but welcome to the building world of FlyBaby. I am not too far ahead of you on my project. Many of us learn from...
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Kevin Holcomb
ksholcomb@...
Feb 10, 2002 4:10 am
I built a cardboard mockup and it seems a bit tight. Of course cardboard leaves something to be desired for mockups like this. Also, when compared with the...
... I'm not sure, exactly, what you're referring to as far as Station 3. Station 3 is the bulkhead at the instrument panel, that's where your knees will be...
... Yep. Used it for the tail group. Worked well. ( I built the tail group laying flat, with packers to level the tapered spars etc, that's how I used to jig...
I'm building the biplane. At around $38 (Australian) per turnbuckle, I am considering alternatives. A LAME told me of a supply of ( used ) drag bracing...
