Aviation Forum / General / Homebuilt / May 2008

While searching for videos demonstrating composite construction on Youtube,
I came across this rather dated video of Burt Rutan and Mike Melvill
demonstrating the advantages of composites over aluminum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eUt0YnNF3o

I have owned a Glasair III in the past and look back in that as the most fun
flying ever.  I sold that and got a T210 in the hope that my wife would join
me in my passion.  Well that didn't happen so I've sold the T210 and now on
the hunt for a replacement GIII.  I've found one ...

Our company is  aircraft instruments manufacturer in China. We want to
attend an EU Ultralight aircraft exhibition. We want to know which one
is famous exhibition for Ultralight aircraft. Please show me Web page.
Thanks a lot.

My Terra radio installation instruction says "Porper attachment of any
antenna to the aircraft surface is of primary importance.  Carefull
clean all paint and corrosion off the mounting surface and apply an
anti-corrosion treatment."

Wow, a whole day with everyone out enjoying flying instead of typing.
Cool
Steve from Michigan

It doth often trouble me to Think
That in this Business we are all to Learne
and none to Teach...
-Robert Cushman, 1619

Not that I plan to do this but I was wondering, if one was going to
plan to install a diesel in a homebuilt, what diesel would one put
in?
   Lou

Lately I've had to use the stuff to work with some pre-made parts that
were made from epoxy. Aeropoxy. Stinky!
Epoxy is more viscose, so it doesn't wet out the cloth as well. It is
more toxic, especially some of the older formulas. And smells

a fellow kind of remembered there was an alternative to springs between the
firewall and each rudder pedal for keeping tension on the rudder cables.
Thought something about 2 pullies...
anybody know about this?

Someone gave me a Speedaire Model 3Z394 airtank.
I know nothing about its integrity or working pressure.
1. If you own such a model, could you tell me the max safe tank
pressure?

I would like to add some lightweight insulation and interior panels to
my tube and fabric aircraft.  Any good ideas for attaching the panels
without having visible fasteners?  I'm thinking something like those
plastic automotic clips... but not.   They always seem to break off in

OK, I've been googling, wikiing, and reading FAR gobbledygook all morning
and I still don't have a clear picture of what the nav light requirements
(in both azimuth and elevation) are as regards brightness.
If anybody has a point to a clear post of the brightness requirements, I'd ...

how does one decide to use a "cable" versus "spring" for the connection
between rudder horn and tailwheel assembly horn?
how tightly connected and what strength spring, etc?
Thanks

I'm just having more fun than should be legal and it probably isn't if I
look far enough into the County, State and Federal statues, but I am
never-the-less.  I have pretty much followed the Cafe numbers for header
length and the 4-into-one collector.  Keeping in mind friendship to ...

Thanks for the invite to speak ...
Jim here.
With avgas at $5 a gallon and heading north, and with EAA taking a tack
decidedly against the little guy in favor of heavy iron, and after 35