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  1. nlappos added a post in a topic convert fr 582 to 670   

    What did the guy who sold you the engine say was the Horsepower of the new engine?  Rotax Rick's 670 puts out 91 horse power, and mine shows that for sure.
    I think 120 psi is a good compression number, I will check mine and post it when I get home.
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  2. nlappos added a post in a topic Avid STOL airfoil -some calculations   

    I know what I need, you do not.
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  3. nlappos added a post in a topic Avid STOL airfoil -some calculations   

    Will, that is an older video. After he filmed that one, Trent glued a whole bunch of foam on his leading edge, as he promised, and found it did squat. He ripped it off because it cost him gobs of performance.
    Here is the story of his leading edge experiment:
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  4. nlappos added a post in a topic Newbie in Oregon saying hi   

    Welcome to the gang! You're going to love your Mark IV, it's a great airplane. And this group should be very helpful answering your questions as you are learning about machine. Enjoy!
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  5. nlappos added a post in a topic 670 info   

    I posted my experience a while back, needed lots of cooling, so I installed the belly radiator in addition to the two nose ones from my 582. Now I fly without concern, 175 degrees in climbout at 7000' and 95 degrees.
    Otherwise the 670 is great, I get 500 to 600 fpm at 11000 ft density.
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  6. nlappos added a post in a topic Done getting bit in the ASS by toe brakes   

    Congratulations on making a more effective braking system, but in my humble opinion ground loops are caused by bad rudder action, and brakes are a way to try and fix a problem that was created by the slow feet.
    But on the other hand your stick lever looks great, take a look at some of Fred Stork's posts, he installed a dual brake handle system on his airplane so he has differential hand breaks.
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  7. nlappos added a post in a topic Rotax 4 cylinder opposed engine   

    In a subsequent video, the engine failure guy (friend of Trent) owns up to the fact that he built an uprated 912, but he "used an 80 horsepower crank" because he didn't have time to put the higher rated crankshaft into it.
    Less a damnation of an engine type than an admission that some experimental guys just screw up. Check out his discussion of the cause of the failure at time 1:20 here:  https://youtu.be/j7uMgxXwfmY
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  8. nlappos added a post in a topic Washout... teach me!   

    The washout makes the root of the wing stall first, thus preserving roll control as the stall announces itself, since the tips will have nice regular attached flow and the ailerons/flaperons will act normally in that area. My gut feel is that the flaperons will have the same control with or without tip extensions, so leave the washout as it is. 
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  9. nlappos added a post in a topic 582 performance   

    The trick is to have the prop that suits the lower rpm. Bigger diameter and fatter blades should do the trick. All the prop companies have the calculator to come up with an ideal prop. 
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  10. nlappos added a post in a topic 582 performance   

    Allen, I think you can get off the ground at 5500 rpm (with a 582 set up for 6500  rpm max). You can easily maintain level flight at 5500 rpm or less, so I bet if you hold the aircraft on the ground in a level attitude, tail up, and wait to about 50 mph at 5500 rpm you can unstick and slowly climb.
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  11. nlappos added a post in a topic Weird idea   

    Thanks my bad. .016" would be strong enough. Has a working strength of easily 300 lbs per strip, ultimate of maybe 900 lbs, and your butt is resting on several strips at once. My bad.
    That seat would weigh perhaps twice what a high strength ripstop nylon would weigh, but its not out of sight.
    OK,. I give in!
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  12. nlappos added a post in a topic Weird idea   

    Guys, aluminum weighs 1.81 oz per cubic inch. 1/16" thick aluminum 1" wide therefore weighs about 4 oz per linear yard. Nylon webbing weighs .71 oz per yard, so aluminum weighs 6 times more than nylon.
    Tell me again how light it is.
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  13. nlappos added a post in a topic Weird idea   

    He could have made it heavier, but that would take even more work. Cement, maybe.
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  14. nlappos added a post in a topic AVID PHONE NUMBER   

    https://avidkitplanes.com/
    mmendick@avidkitplanes.com
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  15. nlappos added a post in a topic Is this tail spring bent?   

    Jim, It looks like you have a clamp up at the top of the double spring, seems similar to what I did to help keep the second spring aligned. This might help Willja67, too.
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  16. nlappos added a post in a topic Is this tail spring bent?   

    The best rule is to judge the verticality of the TW pivot axis, the closer to pure vertical the better, since if the angle is slanted, as the TW turns it has to pick up the airplane's tail a bit, which hampers ground maneuverability. It looks good to me.
    I doubled the spring on mine and found it barely fit inside the channel, so I clamped the two springs together to prevent the extra spring from popping out.

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  17. nlappos added a post in a topic A better way starter solenoid   

    But the "inertia" comes from the starter as it winds up, so the inertia adds to the electrical load through the starter contacts. Same-same.
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  18. nlappos added a post in a topic A better way starter solenoid   

    The solenoid's main job is throwing out the gear to engage the flywheel, making the contacts comes along for the ride. That is why the solenoid is so big.
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  19. nlappos added a post in a topic Hillbilly Fox   

    1avidflyer, That was a cheap shot. 99.99% of FAA folks are on our side, and virtually all my dealings with them have been great. But that quote was told to me by a friend, a GS-14 FAA specialist!
    When I swapped engines, gear and prop, the FSDO guy said just log it into Phase 1, stay within the limits, and log it back out after 5 hours. No inspection, no heartache.
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  20. nlappos added a post in a topic Drawings for cabana style shock gear wanted for kitfox IV or Avid mk IV   

    Yes, Lowell is still in the game, I exchanged emails with him today.
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  21. nlappos added a post in a topic Hillbilly Fox   

    Jim, I always call the FAA when I need some help. The last inspector explained their philosophy. "We're not happy until you're not happy!":
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  22. nlappos added a post in a topic Hillbilly Fox   

    I like that paint job! Nice work, Allen.
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  23. nlappos added a post in a topic Static port   

    I use lasics water pills, and get crampy sometimes. 250 mg of magnesium works like magic.
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  24. nlappos added a post in a topic Polyfiber shopping list   

    I bought the Polyfiber practice kit at Aircraft Spruce for $59, it has everything, and in one place. Enough fabric to make a pretty big repair, too. maybe 3 ft square. Also all the fluids, and a thermometer and a great instruction manual
    https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/pfpracticekit.php
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  25. nlappos added a post in a topic Another engine out from an oil injection failure   

    Says those Austrians at Rotax are almost as smart as we are!
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