I theory yes, but if the coolant really is the indicated temp, then given the air and water cooling, I would expect the whole engine to be running hotter but this isnt the case is it. Do you have an
unless you have fuel lines rated for alcohol you may find your lines leaking after a few days unless you are prepared to purge the system with petrol after use. Methanol WILL destroy rubber hoses and
I am looking at different engine options, and was wondering if someone could tell me the thrust line height in reference to say the port door sill or the engine mount perhaps. Obviously the Jab and r
If you are interested in superbright LED for this or Nav lights/strobes might i suggest "light of victory" on ebay they have a good range of different angle superbright LED. I have made my strobes fr
I am trying to get the wing incidence set, and have struck a problem. The w26 block is holding the port wing about 6mm too far out to allow insertion of the main spar pins. I considered trimming the
I am faced with the simmilar on my build. If take the wings to the 2.5deg then the pins are so tight i cannot remove (if already inserted) or insert if not installed. At 2.0 degrees i can get the pin
Yes mine was all pre-drilled. all I did in that regard is add the ply and layups etc. The spacing etc is nice just the wings are 5mm to far to starboard. Looking at the W27 blocks it seems to me if t
anyone considered silicon fuel line. Its not quite clear but seems to last well. Thanks for your thoughts, Roger. I too have heard that pvc tubing will not last long. Is there any clear tubing that w
Chris thanks for your input, just out of curiosity (and to make my life easier) how did u remove the binding bush on your second set to re-bond it. I was considering a half inch drill or bolt into th
Hmmm thats very interesting, we used to use it for racing when running high octane 109+ gasoline type fuels and methanol as it was about the only hose that wouldn't harden within a few days of using
RE: Europa-List: sight tubeGreg I too am looking at going with the Odyssey, and i asked the australian distributor about fuel senders. and they indicated that the resistive sender is preferred, but o
Problem we have in australia is almost all the 91 now has 10% ethanol in it. The 95 is largely ethanol free and only a few cents a litre more than the 91, and that sure is a lot cheaper than 100ll If
A couple of the guys have opted for a "rubber band" on the passengers stick when encountering this flying solo. Its quick easy and cheap. I went for a variation on the COZY horse shoe spring made fro
Oh come on steve those poor folks who have suffered serious head trauma in a car crash and the like need jobs too you know :) cricky!, Whats the difference between putting 20 liters in a fuel can and
I now have my spar pins fitting beautifully and I am up to fitting the lift pin sockets/drag bar and I was reading further through the chapter about the spar strap I have concerns about fitting the p
This was sent to me by a relative, apparently it was blacked out from the news in europe etc due to Muslim sensitivity concerns How stupid can you get? Well, this Arab flight crew will show you. Phot
FWIW during my flight training a portion of it was done in two different Piper Tomahawk's they both flew nicely, but one, in the stall if you held off the stall long enough, had tendancy to almost go
Lance who is building a Mono about three hours drive from myself has an outlet installed in the top of the "D" that vents to freestream airflow just behind the bulkhead via ramp simmilar to a cowl fl
Just wondering if anyone has, or is considering, replacing the Starboard bush in the starboard wing with a nut or threaded plate, to allow more positive location of the spars on that side, which migh
My thought was to leave the front 80% (or so) of the original bushing in the wing spar and then the nut or threaded plate on the back of the spar and a tapered thread on the new pin from the 12mm dow