Site should be working correctly. Hi all, hope the site stays fixed for awhile, thanks to those of you who noticed the malfunction and told me about it. Jim...
Interesting idea about aluminum covering for the wings. I think it could be done if one were so inclined but I think it would add considerable weight. The...
Sorry about the last post with the huge pic file attachment. It was going to a guy wanting to buy my flightstar. Hit reply to your address by mistake. roger...
I'm going to do a "minor" rewrite of the plans in the next 60 Days, it would be helpful to have comments about what area's of the Plans are not clear or need...
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I follow some commodities and natural resources markets and aluminum has jumped up almost 50 percent in the recent past... As soon as this filters through to...
It's nice to hear that you could deal directly with them instead of going thru Global Tech Eng. What size tube did you get? And what's that in US$? - Scotty ...
that's for 5" 14 gauge (.083). The web price from global tech is cheaper, i'm going to get a quote from them today. Morris e-mailed me back with quote on...
.........what alloy are we talking about......6061 I hope. The reason for mentioning it is that one builder got some 'bargain' 5" tube and it was soft...
I think the front to back space is plenty, especially if you increase the length of the boom as Jim suggests. However, the aileron torque tube would have me...
Nope, haven't ordered yet. I have a friend who has a friend etc...who might be able to get it cheaper. I was snooping around a Chinook in the hangar i'm...
WICKS has genuine 6061-T6 alloy large boom tube sizes.... not cheap but not expensive for what you are getting and the strength that is imparted by superior ...
Does anyone have any 3-views available for PoorBoy? I'm working on a virtual PoorBoy for the X-Plane flight sim and some well drawn 3-views would sure help...
Hi Jim, The poorboyaviation.com website looks like it has some serious problems this morning. You can get there, but looks like most of the files are gone. I...
I've been working on a virtual PoorBoy for the excellent X-Plane Flight Simulator. I've uploaded a screenshot and a zip file to the files section in a folder...
I've updated the .zip file and screenshots for the virtual PoorBoy. Hang cage and gear structure are more complete. I corrected the view point for the cockpit...
Gents, It's kinda quiet, so I thought I would ask about this. I've seen a little discussion of a 2-place varient being considered... is anything happening...
Jim, It's a great looking little bird as is... I just need a trainer/"take a buddy along" plane. Here are my thoughts: Sleeved spars, everything else built...
p.s. time/money vs. return on investment. There is ONE sure way to make a small fortune in the aircraft plans/kits market... start with a LARGE fortune! Your...
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