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- Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:55 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Small Engines Competition.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 24530
Ford's new 1Litre motor is tiny and frugal. a three cylinder turbo Diesel, it develops 100HP. Derated to, say 75, I wonder what it weighs? The whole car costs less than a Rotax. But consider the noise test and gaining approval, particularly for the electronics which most people don't trust (mistaken...
- Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:46 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Planning Application by the Highland Gliding Club
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6955
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:51 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: ULPower’s New Six Cylinder Engines Available Now
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10036
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:18 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Flying a permit aircraft in France
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19602
- Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:54 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: So , did Carolyn have a point ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14961
Bit like a kitcar manufacturer of VW floorpan based 'exoticars' calling himself Maranello Concessionaires really. No, of course not! It calls itself Bentley Motors and Automobiles Bugatti. As for the Supermarine Spitfire, am I the only one here that would rather fly the kitplane of the same name rat...
- Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:14 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Compass swing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9967
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:42 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Top Gun on 45hp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2605
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:17 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: I might be panaoid but........
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2152
A Gipsy Major is a good bit bigger and heavier than a Rotax 912. The market would be rather specialised. That being said, there are vermin around who will steal or smash anything and the only way to protect yourself is to insure against loss. If you need a Gipsy Major crank, they are readily availab...
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:08 pm
- Forum: LAA Struts
- Topic: YES Strut publishes Online Magazine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5691
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:09 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: GPS Jamming suspended
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2870
- Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:30 am
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: CAA conspicuity trials
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23748
OK, so I now have to add another kilo of electronica to my Minimax making piloting harder work, (another gadget to monitor, learn, feed and be controlled by,) the cockpit more cramped and at £500, an accessory that costs 12.5% of the overall aeroplane. No, ta. I'll use the most basic rule of Airmans...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:43 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: New member & questions about Pulsars
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10234
The information is in the public domain and we live with it. It does have its advantages. A look through the phone directory will give you the chap's number. Nobody minds talking about their aircraft to like minded folk so mention that you are in the LAA and are considering a Pulsar (I'm 5'7" and ca...
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:41 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Toe or heel brakes?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8359
- Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Colomban Luciole
- Replies: 26
- Views: 32615
- Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: democracy and member involvement at work - not!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17119