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  • September 28, 2012 at 11:08 am in reply to: Does anyone have any 7/8" 22g or 2.5" 17g seamless steel tube available ? #1036396
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    Ask Nick about what he used…

    September 28, 2012 at 12:47 am in reply to: Does anyone have any 7/8" 22g or 2.5" 17g seamless steel tube available ? #1023466
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    Lots of luck Bob! I haven’t been able to find any aviation grade mild steel tube at all, and certainly not in the sizes your after. 🙁

    September 28, 2012 at 12:47 am in reply to: Does anyone have any 7/8" 22g or 2.5" 17g seamless steel tube available ? #1036568
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    Lots of luck Bob! I haven’t been able to find any aviation grade mild steel tube at all, and certainly not in the sizes your after. 🙁

    September 22, 2012 at 11:08 am in reply to: Irish Avro Cadet #1044230
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    Beautiful work Stan! Do you have any photos of what you started with? Do you have any details of the Townend ring?

    September 19, 2012 at 5:59 am in reply to: Mosquito Engine Run Photos #1048804
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    Excellent Dave! Is there any video kicking around?

    September 17, 2012 at 1:13 pm in reply to: News at MeierMotors GmbH / Bremgarten South Germany #1050877
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    Wonderful photos again Matthias!
    A fascinating look at how the Bf109 goes together. 🙂

    September 17, 2012 at 12:53 pm in reply to: New Comet Web Site #1050881
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    The new website looks great Ken!
    I like the 44′ long wing jig table and the lovely big lumps of spruce sitting on it.:)
    Some nice machining and casting work too….

    September 16, 2012 at 11:09 am in reply to: L39 down in Holland, pilots OK #1052650
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    I have not flown the L-39, but from a maintenance standpoint, they are a great aeroplane. I believe that they show up in the accident record fairly regularly simply because there are so many of them in private hands, for example there are more than 250 registered in the USA alone. They are cheap to buy, have plenty of spares support and relatively easy to fly.

    September 9, 2012 at 10:19 am in reply to: 'Miss Grace' A Stinson reborn. #1061038
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    Excellent, looks a treat! They are a delight to fly also.:)

    September 6, 2012 at 9:24 am in reply to: Wrecks From Asia? #1064710
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    The morons have trashed the fuselage!:mad:
    It was intact in the underwater video posted a while ago…

    September 6, 2012 at 9:14 am in reply to: Avro Avian Rebuild #1064716
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    I’m not a big fan of that sort of caper Bloodnok. Yes, in the past, there were aero engined specials that had their place in history and are worthy of preservation. However, to buy up rare engines, that are quite suitable for installation in airworthy historic aircraft, just to slam them in a motor car is not my cup of tea. I have no idea how these guys adequately cool these land borne Cirrus engines, especially with the hiding that they are given, since I have seen the result of an incorrectly baffled Cirrus in an aeroplane (basically, number two and three cylinders siezed). 🙁

    September 6, 2012 at 1:35 am in reply to: Avro Avian Rebuild #1064916
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    Hi All,

    Here is the latest arrival…

    http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/mightyauster/IMG_7884.jpg
    http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/mightyauster/IMG_7887.jpg

    Another Cirrus MkIII! 😀
    I acquired this one from Idaho, USA, in May this year and it has taken a while to get to sunny Brisvegas. I desperately needed the prop hub…:)
    Needless to say, I have a good supply of Cirrus engines and parts now.

    I am still looking for an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major, 6A/625 magneto switches and/or Twinob mag switches and Mk IVa Airspeed Indicators.

    Best regards,

    Paul

    September 6, 2012 at 1:03 am in reply to: Tomtit at Shuttleworth, Old Warden #1064921
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    Here is a video of the RAAF Museum’s Sopwith Pup replica that is powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major that is started in much the same way as Stan has described. The only minor difference in this particular aeroplane is the “shower of sparks” is provided by a battery powered vibrating coil, instead of the more usual hand cranked starting magneto.
    Anyone that has a Genet Major and/or parts they would like to part with, please let me know… 😀

    August 31, 2012 at 4:16 am in reply to: What glue is used in the RE8 and Albatross #1072024
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    I strongly suspect one of the modern epoxy glues, judging from the colour of the glue lines.

    August 31, 2012 at 3:58 am in reply to: Aero-3 restoration blog #1072027
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    I remember this project on the WIX Restoration Hangar forum. Great project Saso and it is good to see you again.

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