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  1. Deskpilot
    Possibly not the coil but rather its connections, particularly the ground (earth) wire.
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    Can I ask what all this has to do with quirky historical pictures? Please.
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    A beautiful model spoilt only be the silver radome,(radar nose cone) they were all green, and the lack of a pitot tube. I used to be able to get into the air intake without taking the radar 'bullet' out. AI23/B was an amazing radar for it's day. Probably the last to use miniature glass valves and an analogue computer.
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    Bart, you'll find us a friendly lot and this forum is as friendly as the one on your side of the world that I'm not allowed to mention by name. Sibling rivalry and all that
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    Sandpiper.
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    How about this one, A Wright Flyer over Chippenham UK. Below, same view today.
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    Good for you Ian, not enough gyro stuff on this forum. Let us know how you go with your flight test etc. Oh, and welcome mate, you're most welcome.
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    If Yen doesn't need it, I'm in the market for one Dave. P.M. me please. FWIW, latest state of my Thruster panel
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    From same catalogue: 4" Main wheels 010102080 REV0 KIT WHEELS AND DRUM BRAKES 4" X 70 KIT WHEELS 4" x 70 drum brake This small wheel is used on planes with retractable landing gear. Composed by 2 half rims with build in bearings housing. Bearings I.D. 20, complete with dust covers. Steel drum brake bolt to the wheel 90 mm size. Bolts stainless steel. Gold anodized. Brake plate welded to the axle. Weight of all the assy ( and axle ) is 1637 gr. Each. Maximum rate charge is 800 Kg. Product Detail
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    Hmm, Intriguing request. with a username of Round Engines, are you planning on making a copy of that Russian rotory powered biplane the name of which escapes me at the moment?
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    Too fast Farri, I was giving Niwat a chance to tell us more about himself.
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    Luigi. Tell us more about your plane and flying experience. Is 'your friend' a member here, if so, what is his user name? Oops, should have read our next post first
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    Thankyou my friend but this early in the morning it is a s clear as mud for me. I'll do some deeper reading when I'm fully awake.
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    Niwat, please tell us more about yourself. I don't recognize your flag so where are you from, and what's your involvement with aviation?
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    Care to elaborate mate.
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    Thanks for the heads up guys. Now, anyone got a compliant gauge they're not using?
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    My altimeter is very old and doesn't have a subscale. The adjustment is by turning the dial face to your local height.
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    Hi Paul. You're most welcome on our list of members. Care to tell us of your past flying experience/history.
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    As I restore my Thruster, I have wondered about the instruments that came with it. I decided to do a couple of tests. First, the ASI. hooked it up to a pitot tube and fitted same to my car. As the instrument reads in mph, it was easy to do a conversion for set speeds. Luckily I have a nice long motorway nearby. Whilst the gauge worked, my test wasn't conclusive due to the pitot being too near to the car and was effected by pressure waves from the slipstream. I 'm fairly sure it will be ok in still air. As for my Altitude gauge, I simply looked up the height of my home on Street View in Google Earth (406feet), set the gauge and took a drive in to the hills. Mount Lofty, the highest point overlooking Adelaide is 2,385feet and the gauge read true at it's summit.
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    Me neither, but it might be a good idea for tail draggers.
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    Howdy yourself LTT. How about giving us some more into about yourself and your flying experiences. BTW
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    Good news indeed, care to share what you're doing Ian?
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    Simply because it will flow nicely over whatever former one wants to use. Imagine my tubular wing, i.e., front and rear 'spars' (no D box), some foam ribs with the front half filled and shaped between them. A Lycra 'sock', half the size of the wing is then stretched over the whole thing and stitched into place. Now, resin can be applied as previously mentioned to form the semi solid skin around the wing structure. The original wing has alloy ribs that are slipped into pockets in the wing but are not fixed to the basic structure at all. The Lycra will attach to the foam ribs which in turn are stuck to the fore and aft tubes. As I see it, this is a much cheaper replacement than new skins......up to $2000. I think I should be able to more than half that price. Lycra sells at about $35 per yard but covers twice the area. Work it out for yourself.
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    Onetrack, whilst your video is very interesting, let stay on-track with Lycra as an alternative. I haven't done any more experiments as I'm busy creating my instrument panel. Apart from rebuilding my engine, the next job will be recovering the tail assemblies.
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    Love the flexible and zipped 'door', brilliant idea.
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