I am very excited to have received these pics from our French friend Gerard of this impressive Italian Water Glider that resides in the Seaplane museum on the...
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johaxe2004
Sep 1, 2004 1:28 pm
as a rookie in aircraft building: anyone has good methods to bend AL tubing in a smooth way?...
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Kent Hugus
huguskent
Sep 1, 2004 9:10 pm
Fill it with well tamped dry sand. Saw a piece of 3/4 ply with a bend somewhat sharper than the desired bend in the tube. Screw it to your work table and...
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Bradley Johnston
techie_42
Sep 1, 2004 11:58 pm
I saw some great posts in the yahoo Tiger Cub group. Also this was covered in the yahoo FLY5K group as well as plans for a tube bender. Bradley ... From:...
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red
redatxmission
Sep 2, 2004 1:00 am
Johan, A lot of hang gliders were made using conduit benders, which hook on a tube and "lever" it around a curved channel of various radii. The floor is used...
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Rob Harris
investorrob
Sep 2, 2004 1:26 am
pack the bend area with sand. I have bent both aluminum and staniless steel tubing. The only way I found to keep the sides in the bend from caving in --was...
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hmaroske
Sep 3, 2004 7:42 pm
... here is how the professionals do it, they screw the bender to the _wall_, at eye height: http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/baidarka/slideshow/node-x15.html ...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Sep 4, 2004 3:16 pm
The blueprints are available to download for from this website without cost. http://home.att.net/~m--sandlin/bug.htm More information about the plane may be...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Sep 6, 2004 10:05 am
Thanks Fred- this is really outstanding.... Once upon a time there was a company offering plans for the modified Easy Riser with an engine that had the upper...
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gmokelc14
Sep 8, 2004 7:39 pm
Can you believe I refinanced my mortage and am saving $334 a month? Check it out... http://lendingfor.com/?partid=rcc2 If you dont want to be part of this...
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sstrait76
Sep 9, 2004 5:08 pm
http://depechy.free.fr/from_images.html Seth S...
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todd13006
Sep 10, 2004 3:31 am
Hello, I would like to know more about ultralight gliders. Basically I knew nothing about them until tonight. How many different models/types are there...
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kiwi_jor
Sep 10, 2004 5:13 am
Hi Todd, Welcome to the world of flight. There are literally hundreds of different gliders to be built, ranging from the simplest flexwing, to the most...
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red
redatxmission
Sep 10, 2004 2:40 pm
Todd, There are many ultralight glider designs available; some are wind-in-the-face, open air designs (airchairs), and some are mini-sailplanes: Plans-built: ...
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bluskys04
Sep 11, 2004 3:02 am
You realize that you're a total scumbag for stealing the intellectual property of others, don't you? I am contacting the Maupin family concerning your illegal...
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Kent Hugus
huguskent
Sep 11, 2004 10:47 am
I have an unused set of plans and no time/skill/patience to build it. So, I will give them to that individual doing the best job of convincing me they will...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Sep 11, 2004 11:48 am
these pics should help clarify Kent's comments. http://vulatalk.zdwebhosting.com/pictures/ULF-1/Page.html I know of one being built in Chattanooga. the only...
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Jean Fourcade
jefourcade
Sep 11, 2004 1:19 pm
See also these pics where you can also find a modified Volmer VJ23 http://www.carbondragon.ch/Rencontre%20la%20wasserkuppe/index.htm Jean Fourcade Toulouse...
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Calamity Jane
calamityjane...
Sep 11, 2004 8:12 pm
Hi group! I hope you don't mind an old powered pilot dropping in for some information but I thought one of you might know..... I rebuilt an Aeronca Champ many...
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Rob Harris
investorrob
Sep 11, 2004 10:41 pm
Scott Perkins would be the man to answer that I would think.---he might even have a picture. How about looking at the Legal Eagle. Do a google search -- uses...
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red
redatxmission
Sep 11, 2004 11:20 pm
Calamity Jane, Ping for Scott Perkins on: vula@yahoogroups.com He can probably ID it immediately, and dozens like it. VULA is the forum for Vintage Ultra...
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jfhdally
Sep 12, 2004 1:08 pm
... AL ... Has anyone tried filling tubes with water? I haven't tried it yet but would be easy to make some plugs (just rubber shaped to fit with a gutter bolt...
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Eddie Ellis
tragi702
Sep 12, 2004 2:11 pm
Some of the Nieuport builders were using BB's to fill the tubes. It seemed to work well....
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TIM WARD
tjwardx
Sep 12, 2004 2:31 pm
... From: <Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com> To: <Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 5:18 AM Subject: [Airchairgroup] Digest Number...
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sstrait76
Sep 12, 2004 8:43 pm
I noticed a link for plans for a 1929 primary glider. I went to the website and made contact with the supplier. They are $40 for two pretty big sheets of the...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Sep 12, 2004 9:01 pm
Do you seriously want to build one or are you just curious ? for curiosity, you are better off with the series of glider and flying booklets from the EAA that...
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sstrait76
Sep 12, 2004 9:09 pm
We are serious about building one. This is part of the evolution of a sernior project that started last year. We decided that it would probably be a heck of a...
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sstrait76
Sep 12, 2004 9:29 pm
diseguard the second part of my previous reply....I'll try to give you a call....
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red
redatxmission
Sep 12, 2004 11:27 pm
Seth S, In the USA, any glider under 150 pounds can be flown legally without a license. Over 150 pounds, however, the pilot needs a regular sailplane license....
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rletzin
Sep 13, 2004 1:17 am
... hope this helps. http://www.sorrellco.com/ Hiperbipe SNS-7 ron...
