Dave0415

I have a set of Nose dragger main gear that I am willing to trade for a set of tail dragger main gear.  I would prefer to go to taller wider than stock gear.

Dave in Western IL

Welcome aboard. Mike

Dave in Western IL

Does anyone have a complete as installed weight for the 582?

Thank you,

Dave in Western IL

Ed,

The wind got bad for about an hour here.  Late enough in the evening that I just stayed curled up with my dog and listened to it blow, until I went to sleep.

Dave

I've got one of my guys shut down in Laramie due to your wonderful spring winds & icy roads today.  I heard that you were getting gusts that are faster than our little birds fly.

Dave

I have been asked to make a set of reinforcing plate for a "B" model Avid.  Having recently read the article in Experimenter Magazine about butterfly gussets I am wondering what is the best method of reinforcing our birds in the seat truss and cockpit side frame areas.  I have seen pictures of "AK bush tank plates" to extremely lightened and centered on the tubes. Never seen butterfly gussets used on them.  I think their big disadvantage is the amount of time bending them to shape.  What do you all think?  I am intentionally inviting debate to speed my learning process and avoid mistakes.

PS i am still in need of patterns to cut the braces.  I don't want to rely on my fuselages for patterns since both of them have been tweaked enough that the straight edge shows bent tubes.

Dave In Western IL

I am toying with the idea of the Yamaha YG2, YG3 or YG4 engines just trying to figure the best combo for my Mk4 HH.

Dave in Western IL

Doug,

If you will do those tracings I will convert them to DFX files and add them to the site.

Dave in Western IL

How much does your setup weigh?

Thanks,

Dave in western IL

Doug And Leni,

Thanks in advance for the help getting the templates.  I am looking forward to being able to contribute to our community.

I also have a router attachment for my CNC table that I have not played with yet. (looking forward to messing with it just have to figure out how I want to do my vacuum base)

Dave

Interesting pics.  For me to do a set for KFs I would have to have templates or drawings and someone to test fit them as I don't have a KF air-frame (be a good place for EDMO to volunteer since he is close to me)

Dave in Western IL

Tjay,

Did you go with gussets or the big plate mod AKA Alaskan Tundra Runner on yours? (Sorry AKFlyer too big of a target there)

Dave

Leni,

Is anyone up there looking at Yamaha power?  If so are you going to be making those mounts?

Dave in Western IL

Wyatt,

I am still around.  Been spending my computer time researching on Yamaha engine conversions for our birds.(subject for another thread)  I am going to be adding fuselage reinforcements to both of my Avids.  If anyone wants to be able to get these as a set premade with the lightening holes already cut let me know.  I have a CNC table and will be measuring / test fitting on both my fuselages as I develop them.  Now the first of my questions what do you feel is the best thickness for the gussets? Second question Is there a specific spot where you have seen the most failures? I.E more strength needed here.

Thanks,

Dave in Western IL

Ed,

Your ribs would give me an excuse to build the router (vacuum) base for my CNC table.  Once I do that the ribs would not take long to do.

Dave In Western IL

I like the way that looks.

Dave

Merry Christmas all

C5 Is that daughter of yours solo ready yet?  Mine has decided she wants to go Helicopter pilot route.

Dave

Leni,

My PayPal account has been not sending things part of the time.  Fortunately not pulling the funds either just losing the transactions.  Please verify that my pennies made it to you.

Thank you,

Dave in Western IL

C5,

Thanks for the pictures this is one of the mods I was looking for.

Dave in Western IL

My Avid is a C model with an EA-81 out front.  The current cowl / radiator is a heavy draggy, ugly disaster.

Having searched the forum without much luck finding current information.  I remember a post about someone selling their molds and getting out of the business, but now I can't find the thread.   I am looking for someone who is making / selling cowls, as I would prefer not to go through the whole mold making process if possible.

Dave in Western IL

Ed from the first couple of bisections of one of the broken longeron tubes I had rust in the rear most four inches of them.  Which is better news than what I was expecting.  But is not enough verification that I will trust the rest of the tubes without further testing.  Like your idea of taking a fuse that was bent up front and using the back half.  If someone on here has one they are willing to part with please MSG me.

Now I need to get back in to reading my builders manual.

Dave

How is the RX-1 FWF going?

Dave in IL

Thank you for the pictures everyone. While I think I will end up having to carefully think it through and pull out a couple of my old engineering textbooks I think I can make it work. I will take notes may even build a jig (Might be the first piece towards a new Avid company)

Dave Bachman

I am searching for information, diagrams, measurements, pictures, ectera on stretching a Model C fuselage.  I have the Soob EA-81 out front and while trailering the bird home after purchase the tail-wheel mount was destroyed. 

Dave

Thank you everyone for the helpful information.  I will try and tap the hub off tonight.

Ed, You are correct the bolts are just threaded into the flange.

Dave