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The XPB Stage 1 underway.
gareth lacey replied to bexrbetter's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
My spar box is exactly that 200mm 6061 t6 ,goes through fuse and 350mm stubs outside with the wing dihedral starting there at 3 degrees , 6bolts holding wings to spar box and spar box is held in place with 8 more bolts AN5s -
The XPB Stage 1 underway.
gareth lacey replied to bexrbetter's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
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The XPB Stage 1 underway.
gareth lacey replied to bexrbetter's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
Carry through for spar box? -
Metal man Tools ,i have purchased off him cheaper and very prompt www.metalmantools.com.au
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Plane crash in NT and one missing in NSW
gareth lacey replied to Jabiru7252's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
VH-TWQ Wittman tailwind pilot from Newtown Qld Left casino en-route to Boonah -
13b mazda thanks
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Thanks OME i have seen and read these , specifically looking for anyone who has a rotary fitted to their aircraft Cheers gareth
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Any one here know a homebuilder who has a rotary engine installed i ha ve been looking at the specs and seems an ok conversion can someone point me in the right direction or has any local info so far seems to be mostly USA cheers Gareth
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Any one here know a homebuilder who has a rotary engine installed i ha ve been looking at the specs and seems an ok conversion can someone point me in the right direction or has any local info so far seems to be mostly USA cheers Gareth
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Welding instead of rivets
gareth lacey replied to old man emu's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
when i started my trade in 1963 first welding taught was gas welding , mig was,nt around yet,stick , sub arc fuse, so oxy/acet was used widely, i not seen it used in 30 years ,some brazing and silver soldering, to use oxy on airframes now is very old school, tig is widely used and some mig, i weld my chrome ally parts with ss arc rods, easy and very strong, some post heat used , look at most lsa aircraft from o/s and they tig most components very fine welding (my eyes not good enough for fine work) and very thin walled, rivets are a quick and easy way to assemble airframes thats the way i am useing on my airframe ,only welding is in noseweheel components,undercarraige and safety cage, for the homebuilt guys who dont weld rivets are the way to go- 79 replies
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Pilot Certificates (Sport Aviation Bodies) Direction
gareth lacey replied to ave8rr's topic in Governing Bodies
prostate cancer that is removed and all clear ,is that an issue for pilots -
started with labor in the seventies, liberals are just as bad , we have lost our manufacturing capabilities, greens would take us back even further, why can,t we find a pollie with a future view , answer they only look after themselves ,they retire with much more than us plebites and make the taxation harder for us oldies , i for one will try to stay ahead if i can until i can no longer afford or cannot stand up to it ,i will sell the house use the money till i go off this earth in a (cardboard box) dont spend any money on my death i wont care
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Welding instead of rivets
gareth lacey replied to old man emu's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
a few years ago in melbourne finishing a job and needed a welder in a hurry (had six in workshop back in brissie) i got one from bunnings ,absolute rubbish would overheat after a small run ie 50mm and would not run anything bigger than a 2mm. rod. long leads too short for doing high work and if you lengthened them would have dropped the amps down . inverter is the only way to go- 79 replies
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on the question of bringing huge amounts of food in baggage ,why are these people so dumb,saying no i don,t have any food and produce cases full of it ,and it seems to be only middle eastern and asian people doing it, they need to be slapped with thousands of dollar fines and if only visiting cancel their visas , we are an island and cannot allow infestation of diseases from other countries that would decimate our already fragile rural industries
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I will pay not to have embedded ads , they are annoying and intrusive
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I think that a service fee of 50$a year is the better option for most of us of course there will be some who cannot afford it
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^0 million to get rid of bill shxxten seems cheap , thats the only thing palmer has got right
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Weird runway bingle (Czech vid.)
gareth lacey replied to Garfly's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Brake failure or stuck on one side? -
HIs marraige is of no interest to most people on this forum.
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Exactly, who cares and what is it doing on this forum?
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The XPB Stage 1 underway.
gareth lacey replied to bexrbetter's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
Get well mark and i know you don't worry at all about the cxxxheads that sound off your health comes first and when your aircraft is finished give them all the finger most of these armchair critics woudnt know where to start best wishes -
Manwell , someone needs to tell you Kaz is a lady
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I often seek advice from people who know more about certain parts/aero that i have no knowledge of fabricating parts is not a problem but sizing and application in certain areas can be head scratching for me as you say maybe a dedicated forum on building would be beneficial
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I'm building again scratch built and making all the parts myself the journey is part of the enjoyment
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Try allplastics in Sydney they have uv rated 1mm tinted