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« Last post by Dan_ on June 13, 2026, 09:36:18 PM »
Couldn't leave it alone... Had to put the valve train in!!!! Click the plus sign above...
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« Last post by Brock on June 12, 2026, 08:18:22 PM »
Progress on the second wing is going at a blazing pace, as expected. I did have one little oops today when I realized that I closed up both ends of the aileron before installing the aileron-spar-web. Was saved with a (more than) bit of bending and some twisting to boot. I thought the plywood would buckle but it didn't. Whew!
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« Last post by rv7charlie on June 10, 2026, 06:08:58 PM »
I could only imagine using the slip very seriously in an emergency when you need to land in neighbors back yard between fence and house.
Miust be my ingrained training. I've probably made about a dozen landings *without* slipping since starting pilot training around 1990 in a Luscombe 8A, through a bunch of other certified & homebuilt a/c. That 'always be able to make the runway from anywhere in the pattern' from my instructor just won't let me go. ;-)
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« Last post by rv7charlie on June 10, 2026, 06:03:19 PM »
Good to know; thanks. I probably have enough stainless on hand from other projects to build the tail, but if aluminum works, 'better is the enemy of good enough'. ;-)
Also have the HF pneumatic puller in my tool stash, so I should be good to go.
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« Last post by Kamcoman77 on June 10, 2026, 02:45:25 PM »
Used Marson stainless rivets (shell & mandrel) on all empennage construction. SSB4-1S and SSB4-2S and Harbor Freight air-operated rivet gun. Had no issues with pull-through or lack of clamping force on gussets, ribs, or tubing.
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« Last post by rv7charlie on June 10, 2026, 01:33:11 PM »
Resurrecting this thread...
Was the Briggs 23HP/Ace redrive ever flown with the original carb? If so, was performance 'adequate' for sub-200 lb pilots?
If the Mikunis are needed, what size?
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« Last post by rv7charlie on June 10, 2026, 06:56:03 AM »
Since the plans don't seem to spec rivet material... Has anyone used aluminum, or is everyone using stainless pop rivets to assemble the tail? If stainless, do they do any damage to the round tubing when you pull them? Asking because a stainless pop is a *lot* tougher than that 6061 tube and I'm wondering if it tries to tear the hole when it contacts only two sides at first.
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« Last post by Dan_ on June 07, 2026, 01:41:33 PM »
I looked for a sim in the interweb that showed when the plugs fired. Not one in the world I could find. So I had my AI bot make one...
Where is says 3 cylinder radial simulation, look over to the far right and click the plus sign...
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« Last post by Brock on June 07, 2026, 10:10:46 AM »
That is very cool. I see that on you tube there is a link to thingiverse for the print files. Now if we can build one large enough it would surely be lighter than the verner. But then range would be limited to how long a hose we have to connect to the compressor.
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« Last post by Kamcoman77 on June 06, 2026, 04:42:18 PM »
What are Legal Eagle layouts? Do mean copies of the plans?
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