Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:41:25
Jack This does work but it is vital to be certain that the resin/microballoon mix is identical otherwise you will get hard and soft stripes, I got that tea shirt once! It would be good with Superfil.
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:35:03
Jack Boat people tend to use polyester materials we use epoxy so it isn't catalyst it's reagent. Any variation in hardener /resin ratio will be disastrous, it won't cure properly and unreacted resin
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:55:31
Jack I quite agree, I just thought I'd share my experience too, I did it on my Long EZ 20 years ago. (the stripes) unfortunately Superfil wasn't around then and I still have hard and soft stripes to
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:09:42
Nev I have another trick which works for me. I mix in colloidal silica. Try this, mix up the Expancell then add a little Cabosil..Then you can add another pile of Expancell to get back to the same co
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:56:42
Matt I am retired now and stopped building, stopped flying too except when offered a ride. However I am a UK Tech Counseller and people ask me a lot of questions so my contribution to the list is alw
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:52:44
JOs make a tube same diameter as the shroud inlet tube and bond that to the cowling, then cut off the ends of the two tubes so that they mate but don't touch. The cut line needs to be at right angles
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:48:46
Chuck glad you had enough wits to FLY THE PLANE. :-) We can all learn from other peoples mishaps, thanks for telling us. When my engine boiled on take off, then a hose burst, then the engine swallowe
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:15:45
I tend to agree, Mike. Mal MaClure in Australia developed a very cheap, very simple way of making the doors safe and stopping the slight bowing that occurs when the fresh air vents are open. Ever had
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:42:53
Gilles It certainly does help. Have you had any discussions with Kim Prout? I would love to listen to a conference between you two and Kim's father Paul. How often do things have to be invented more
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 01:06:19
Remi Another way to improve cooling on the ground is exhaust extraction, this is how the EZ boys do it. I don't think anyone has tried it yet on a Europa. You are right about the Warp Drive props. I
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:45:37
Fred Or you might add an extra ply of BID to make the flange a bit thicker, make it stronger too, that area is a bit prone to cracks in the paint after some flying. (I think I understood youir questi
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:32:01
Steve Water jet is the best way to cut 4130 steel too. With laser cutting the edges come out glass hard and drilling a laser cut hole to size will ruin normal drills after about three holes. Another
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:25:20
Jim RAS is I assume Rectified Air Speed. Corrected for instrument and position errors. (The position of the static and pitot sensors. )TAS ( true air speed ) is IAS corrected for altitude and tempera
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:56:09
Al the best place might be up on the roof, upside down. Nothing much to shadow it up there? Your ground plane sounds OK but a halfwave dipole is better, Bob Archer makes a heat one. Gives a flatter d
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:30:11
Justin only downside is possible corrosion of the connection to the cable braid. Might be worth finding a silver loaded resin to add long term reliability Graham btw I think your wing roots are the n