Well maybe there is... Here's a short list of a few things that are free to homebuilders, experimental aviators. To view this very same message at an...
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Roy
ehmke1
May 6, 2012 9:25 am
Does anyone in this forum know where to get nicely priced engines for the Affordaplane? Some of the prices I've seen scare me to death. I have searched Craig's...
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snyman01@...
snymanerik
May 6, 2012 10:28 am
Roy, not trying to be funny, but what do you consider as "nicely priced"? Erik in Oz. ... From: "Roy" <ehmke1@...> To: Cheapaircraft@yahoogroups.com ...
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Roy Ehmke
ehmke1
May 6, 2012 9:52 pm
Erik, To tell the truth, all I've found was new engines from aircraft dealerships. Seems they are about 4-5K. Have a great day! ~Roy ... From:...
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Tom Floyd
miramalahala...
May 7, 2012 12:52 am
How long have you been watching Ebay seems like there is allways something on there. There is a guy here in utah selling a 503 with a reduction drive for 2500...
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roldingus
May 7, 2012 1:49 am
not to make anyone sick but i bought a complete running kawasaki 440 for $75.00 still mounted in its cradle. robert in ohio. snow mobile and jet ski engines...
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Roy Ehmke
ehmke1
May 7, 2012 10:26 am
Tom, I will keep your email for reference. I have one other lead in Texas right now. A gentleman in Texas liquidating a lot of his Aplane items, he's having...
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Roy Ehmke
ehmke1
May 7, 2012 10:30 am
Tom, Yeah, I'm used to that sort of news. Usually this kind of luck is always mine. This is one reason I don't even bother to play the lottery. I could have...
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Gregory Nolan
greg.nolan
May 7, 2012 2:12 pm
Jet Ski engines are water cooled. ... -- Regards, Greg Nolan 734.674.4194 Jet Ski engines are water cooled. On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:47 PM, roldingus <...
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James Johnson
iaanstormweaver
May 7, 2012 2:52 pm
Some but the kawasiki 340 and 440 I have the 440a and its ram air cooled. Makes it lighter than the watercooled ones. I think the 440c is watercooled, but not...
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daniel72_cruz
May 8, 2012 1:35 pm
does the alumminum wings that the plan call for is cover just on top or both sides? does anybody knows?...
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rgentharris
May 8, 2012 11:12 pm
Hi all,my older plans only showed the foam ribs and covering on both sides. I personaly think only covering the top is just plain STUPID! Gent...
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victor moreno
morelatin___
May 9, 2012 12:36 am
so, or more clear hehehe  sorry From: rgentharris <gentharris@...> To: Cheapaircraft@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:12 PM Subject:...
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Roy Ehmke
ehmke1
May 9, 2012 12:59 am
I've never heard of just covering the top. Would that mean that the delicate foam ribs beneath would be exposed to sixty knot winds?!? ... From: victor moreno...
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victor moreno
morelatin___
May 9, 2012 11:22 am
perhaps have the idea that there are two types of coverage on top is alumminum and fabric below  i hope couse is trying to build a plane and when try to take...
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Marius Liebenberg
marius.liebe...
May 9, 2012 11:22 am
Mr Harris, I have heard from another group about your A-plane. Good report. How about some photos. Sorry for hijacking this thread. ...
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daniel72_cruz
May 10, 2012 10:17 pm
My question is , in the plan do not say if the wings are cover on top an bottom for the aluminum wings just shows a picture of aluminum wing thats cover just...
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rgentharris
May 10, 2012 10:35 pm
Hi Daniel and all, on the affordaplane website in the gallery there is not one picture of a wing covered only on the top. Apparently there is a CRAPPY option...
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tlwalkeril61
May 11, 2012 3:35 am
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Paul
yougotit...
May 17, 2012 11:16 am
Is anybody flying their affordaplane at altitude. My airportvis at 7000ft. If so what engine are youusing....
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J.J.
iaanstormweaver
May 19, 2012 10:20 pm
I have a Kawasaki 440 and looking for a recoil starter, J-Bird wants 80 bucks for one, I know they are cheaper. My model number I think is FP4487. Anyone...
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tlwalkeril61
May 21, 2012 12:30 pm
Hi jj, for what its worth, I just used a cup and a rope on my kawasaki. Once the motor was started I tied the rope to my waist. A bit crude, but lighter and...
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Roy
ehmke1
May 21, 2012 9:59 pm
Dear friends, I am at an impasse regarding the mounting of a Kawasaki 400A on the affordaplane. I suspect I will have to mount the engine upside down, but the...
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James Johnson
iaanstormweaver
May 21, 2012 10:05 pm
I have the same engine and am mounting it upright with the reduction drive hanging down, just needed to make a slightly wider engine mount is all. Trying to...
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victor moreno
morelatin___
May 22, 2012 11:34 pm
can i ask some questions? that kawasaki engine is 2 or 4 stroke ? what is the size of the reduction drive can you upload some pics from the mounting   ...
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Roy Ehmke
ehmke1
May 23, 2012 12:06 am
Sure! It is a two stroke air cooled engine. I have a four belt driven reduction drive, the engine pulley is 3" dia. and the other is 8" dia. Enclosed is a...
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Tom Floyd
miramalahala...
May 23, 2012 4:02 am
There are some pretty decent pictures of how I mounted mine on cheapaircraft2 under Toms Aplane (not a proven method yet) I think I have some more I could...
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Roy Ehmke
ehmke1
May 23, 2012 5:10 pm
Tom, ANY ideas at this stage would help me. I have a good friend in Fla. trying to help me, and the last pic he sent to me looks very promising. But I'm still...
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victor moreno
morelatin___
May 23, 2012 5:37 pm
hi to all roy is that engine from a kawasaki  motorcycle or another kind of engine it looks like from a snowmobile  i can see a very good job on it !!!  ...
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Tom Floyd
miramalahala...
May 23, 2012 5:45 pm
If you google search Affordaplane click on My Afforda plane go to more close up pictures thats were I got my idea from. From: Roy Ehmke <ehmke1@...> To:...
