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  1. Help requested for d'apuzzo biplane project

    I am trying to build up a complete set of D'Apuzzo PJ260 biplane drawings. At present I have a fairly complete set but need more drawings.
    I am also seeking help/drawings regarding the D-201...
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    Memories

    Sure brings back memories!

    htrag1@gmail.com

    Might be able to find many photos if needed.
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    I think that the tapes for the fabric should be...

    I think that the tapes for the fabric should be "frayed".......I understand that pinking shears were not used back then. The turtle deck was bolted to the frame, but over the years mechanics welded...
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    Modernizing the A-40

    If you are building up a Continental A-40-2 suggest you try to upgrade it to A-40-4 standards. I also suggest you modernize it per the Continetal bulletin which I think is numbered 39-11.....I do not...
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    Original OM intent.

    The original OM presentation to seek this category of licensing was intended to alleviate a development in which increasingly few mechanics wanted to work on older aircraft. Another consideration was...
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    The man who rents sapce to me in his hangar,...

    The man who rents sapce to me in his hangar, modified his plastic gas cans....there is a metal flop tube in the can which is always in the gasoline....and then he used a ground cable that clips onto...
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    I believe there is a homebuilt version...one copy...

    I believe there is a homebuilt version...one copy so far.....steel tube fuelage.....see the Kitplanes Magazine list ...I think the current January 2012 edition.
  8. Birds of a feather - flock TOGETHER!!! I can...

    Birds of a feather - flock TOGETHER!!! I can remember a few years back when the 70 Knotters flew into Brampton, Ontario. I thought it was really neat.
    Some day Canada will probably recognize the...
  9. Birds of a feather - flock TOGETHER!!!

    Birds of a feather - flock TOGETHER!!!
  10. Taking my previous suggestion a little further,...

    Taking my previous suggestion a little further, perhaps there should be thought given to a series of publicised definite "flyways" -same as for geese, ducks, swans, whooping cranes etc. Each "flyway"...
  11. I have not looked at the Oshkosh airport map...

    I have not looked at the Oshkosh airport map since I flew in there in my J-3 many years ago. However if there is room would it be possible to extend (!) one of the paved runway with, in effect, a...
  12. As a child my first aeroplane ride was as a...

    As a child my first aeroplane ride was as a passenger in a Trans-Canada Airlines "North Star" (Canadair-built DC-4 with Rolls Royce engines) with a family friend, Carl Millard (He later formed...
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    The last photo is interesting. The "E" did not...

    The last photo is interesting. The "E" did not -there are always exceptions with homebuilts - have wing struts and this one does. It might be a "D" rather than an "E".
    The "D" model built in...
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    Fike book and drawings and photos

    I know that at least one was built. Short wings as I recall.

    Another design, the Fike "D" model was built in Ontario and I have Fike's book.

    I seem to recall something about an E model being...
  15. How about a show within the OSHKOSH show?

    I certainly have been disenchanted with some of the OSH goings on. I have also been disenchanted with Sport Aviation Magazine. Too often I read in the aviation press (not just Sport Aviation)...
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    Question for Marty....What is OSB? A couple of...

    Question for Marty....What is OSB?

    A couple of screened air vents on opposite sides of the hangar -with overhanging covers to prevent rain entry- might be of assistance in preventing condensation.
  17. I recently saw one very frustrated...

    I recently saw one very frustrated mechanic/friend trying to repair the belly damage in an all-metal Cherokee. Serious corrosion was occasioned by the build-up of mice droppings and urine. All-metal...
  18. OF MICE AND AEROPLANES: Things Every Pilot and Aircraft Owner Should Know.

    I have gleaned the following from the internet – and other sources:
    Mice can jump an average of 12 inches vertically and four (4) FEET horizontally!
    Exceptional mice can jump 18 inches vertically....
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    Personally...I think aerobatics are wonderful....

    Personally...I think aerobatics are wonderful. Sad am I that over the years I have lost MANY friends who were "professional" aerobatic pilots. I left one airshow because it was obvious that a USN...
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