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EDMO added a post in a topic Clear
How about the rest of the story, ChrisB? There has to be something of interest in that photo........
EDMO
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
…maybe.
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Clear
Like an F-14 or F-111?
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Bandit added a post in a topic Clear
Cruise mode!
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Bandit added a post in a topic Is it worth buying a Avid B
My friend in Mpls has a 582 extended speedwing, nice flying airplane, but I can takeoff in 180 ft circle and be at 300 to 400 ft before he hits the other end of the runway at a 100 ft.
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Bandit added a post in a topic Rib stiching
You are right Leni, you do not have to do it. I will stitch my Skyraider tail though. You can not shrink the fabric as tight on the tail because you will bend the tubes, in turn the fabric does flutter a little more than normal. I like the looks of rib stitching on a fabric airplane. The addition of that little weight will mean nothing.
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Bandit added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
We'll save you a hot dog Doug.
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EDMO added a post in a topic Clear
Great photo Chris - do they fly faster with wings folded??? Better gas mileage too!
EdMO
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EDMO added a post in a topic TIRE AND TUBE QUESTIONS
Thanks Larry. I didn't know if I had to add spacers between the wheels and disks.
ChrisB,
I took my nose gear parts and drawings to the machine shop today using old aluminum fork off of a 207 or Piper? - They look the same except Cessna has some extra small holes in it. Still in "experimental" stages.
Guess I may as well sell my Cessna wheelpants - ain't gonna fit over those 21-800s.
I've got a Tri-Pacer fender for my nose wheel to keep it from slinging mud.
EDMo
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Guest added a post in a topic Clear
Indeed.
Very nice photos by the way!
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic TIRE AND TUBE QUESTIONS
I'm running grove gear, wheels and double puck brakes with no issues. 21x800/6 Desser tires.
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EDMO added a post in a topic TIRE AND TUBE QUESTIONS
Thanks Chris,
I hope mine looks that good, and hope I don't have any clearance problems with my Grove wheels and brake calipers on the mains.
EdMO
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Guest added a post in a topic TIRE AND TUBE QUESTIONS
http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/uploads/monthly_03_2014/post-258-0-77070700-1394817783_thumb.jpg
I am going to run the 21 X 800's on the mains and a 600 X on the nose. This is what it looks like.
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EDMO added a post in a topic Clear
I think the folding wings is about the best feature of these planes. Shit Happens - and you are better off with another option - As the old saying goes: "Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it".
Building one without the folding feature is like camping without toilet paper - You never know when you might need it.
Hanger space around Merrill Field at Anchorage was around $1000 a month 20 years ago, and you might wait that long to get one - Being Southern-born, I had much rather have mine in a heated garage there and leave the car outside, rather than go shovel the snow off of the wings every few days in Alaska. Keeps the bird shit off of the engine and Moose antlers out of the wings too!
Randy, I always enjoy your photos and hearing about your trips - I never got drawn for a Caribou tag - wife has a hide hanging on the wall tho!
EDMO
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EDMO added a post in a topic TIRE AND TUBE QUESTIONS
Thanks Chris,
I believe I have a 800 x6 set - I just figured that the tube would be too small for the 21 inch tire.
Good to know about the 15 x600 - Now wondering if I should just go with the 600x6 Airstreak nose tire instead of the 15" AirHawk, or buy a new tube for it.
I have both sizes - got to go check and see what I have now on my Grove maingear.
EdMO
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Guest added a post in a topic TIRE AND TUBE QUESTIONS
I have been there done that!
An 8.50 tube might barely fit if it is new and hasn't been inflated and stretched in an 8.50 tire. But my guess is it won't work. I haven't tried it.
An 800 tube will fit the 21 X 800 X 6 tire perfectly. That's what I put in mine. The 800 tube is still a bit big, but I was able to use a used 800 tube in my 21's and it worked perfectly.
The 15 X 600 X6 tire is smaller than the 600 X 6 so the same holds true. A new 600 X 6 tube will probably work, but a used one will probably be stretched too much and will fold and wrinkle in the 15 X 600. If you have the tubes and tires you can always mount them up and see for yourself.
This is mostly from memory so may not be 100% correct.
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dholly added a post in a topic Airventure 2014
Ok, just to throw another banana into this monkey f**k, here's another thought...
The Thunderbirds will perform what they describe as a “practice show†– basically, a full dress rehearsal for the weekend – at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 1. This comes at the end of the regular afternoon air show, which features the full World War II warbird extravaganza, and prior to the return of the Old Glory Honor Flight from Washington, D.C., that is part of AirVenture’s annual “Salute to Veterans†activities.
FWIW, I plan to be at the same site I had last year right along the fence at the end of the UL strip near the W. Ripple entry gate. As I understand the new, expanded aerobatic box restrictions, this is as close to the flight line as allowed during the Thunderbird performances. Not sure if the normal viewing areas will be open/closed for the regular afternoon air show then closed for the TB practice or what, but my site will be a better vantage point if there is any interest in watching TB's practice.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Clear
Being able to fold the wings and bring it home in the event that you prang it is NICE! or if you prang it out on the woods and have to heli it out... When I was looking at having to heli mine out (maybe) the heli operator was stoked I could just fold the wings and he would not have to worry about it trying to fly away under him.. I wanted to be in he plane so if he had to punch it I could have flown the as yet unharmed plane to yet another unscheduled landing.. He was not to keen on that Idea
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akflyer added a post in a topic Do F7A bellcranks come with longer F-37 pushrods?
yes the are a bent tube with studs welded into the ends. They are a good bit longer than the standard ones.. Hopefully someone has a set that they could draw a pattern off of and send you a drawing to scale. If I remember right, they were just welded on the ends not rosette welded as well.
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MikeRSawyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Do F7A bellcranks come with longer F-37 pushrods?Hi folks, I'm building an Avid C and last year got new F7A bellcranks from Brett at Airdale. He's not returned any of my calls or emails for months now so I'm hoping one of you can answer this, but wouldn't they always come with longer F-37 pushrods as well? Mine didn't, and I can't remember if I even asked about them, so maybe it's my own fault. But with the new F7A's and the original F-37's (the 3" long vertical pushrods that connect the F-7A's to the flap bellcrank) when the flap lever is in the down position the bottom ends of the F7A's contact the diagonal braces at the bottom of the fuselage. I've seen a picture of them and the new F-37's are almost 2" longer than the old, so they keep that from happening. So if I need them, does anyone have some they'd be willing to sell, or can I cut the old ones in half and splice in with some thickwall tubing with the right ID and have the ends welded in? And if I do that, would the ends be held in by a rosette weld down the tube or just by a weld where the "bolt" comes out of the tube?
Many thanks in advance for any replies. And here's hoping that Brett can return to work! Best, Mike
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Luked added a post in a topic Clear
Thanks again for sharing your pictures. Your posts always give us lower 48ers some new perspective and familiarity with what Alaska is like.
In the beginning, I wasn't thinking of retaining the wing fold feature since my plane will live at the airport. My friend is building his Magnum without folding capability. I've been thinking more and more that it would be nice to have occasionally though. This is a good example.
Luke D.
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marshawk added a post in a topic Clear
Very cool , beautiful pictures as usualI ,noticed you seem to have got your wings folded pretty much straight back, do you have some way of attaching you wing to the tail section, the kitfox would attach back there with roughly a 2 foot piece of 4130 to hold the wings from swaying but the avid + doesnt seem to have any tabs for it
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akflyer added a post in a topic Rib stiching
naw, not to cheap, but it was not in the book to do it so I didn't. The only reason I stitched the wing was because my brothers KF was having issues with the bottom side sagging down and I did not want to have to deal with trying to inject glue under the fabric to re-stick it a few years after the recover.
More stitching calls for more backing calls for more poly brush to fill it all in and it all adds up. I was trying to keep the heavy pig light ( I failed miserably when it came in at 571 pounds) But that was due to tires that weighed 35 pounds each and a dash that rivals my cessna
Another reason for not stitching the tail is because I knew I would be dragging it through the willows and having rocks tossed at it so I would probly recovering the tail feathers every few years anyway. I first flew it in 09 and its about time to recover the tail as the ravens have put a few holes in them, trailering hangar rash scraped the fabric a bit and as suspected, the willows and rocks have not been kind to them.
I think stitching the tail is personal preference but not required. We are not flying fast enough to get it fluttering or ballooning on a flat surface. If they were full air-foiled surfaces, you may have a valid argument for it IMO
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akflyer added a post in a topic Is it worth buying a Avid B
If you have an extended speed wing, I think they fly pretty darn good. The one I flew would get in and out the same as my HH and fly just as slow.
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Luked added a post in a topic Control stick spacing
Well, I'm not making a new stick assembly because of the offset stick spacing. I just thought that if I'm making a new one anyway, I might want to center the sticks on the pedals while I'm at it. I may even end up making the new assembly with the same spacing as the old, but I haven't had a chance to get in the plane and test it out yet. I was just kind of wondering if anyone had any reasons not the center the sticks with the pedals.
Luke D.
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