Avid90
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Lexan for widscreen and doors
You have to consider not only air loads, but also the possibility of a bird strike. I would think .090 lexan would be minimum thickness for a windshield.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Scary power of computers
I quit using Google as a search engine years ago after trying it because of all the ads they would insert in whatever I was trying to read online. It's probably worse now.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic KF2 fuselage geometry
Maybe heat the fuselage's left hand pin tube support and twist the pin tube so it lines up. Then weld in a bracket like they do in Europe to reinforce the rear spar attachment.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Tricycle gear
I have an "A" model Avid, serial number 90. It doesn't have the nose gear mount installed.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic F7a Bellcranks.
It doesn't sound right to me. The mod is supposed to lessen adverse yaw by giving more up aileron than down.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic site migration issues
What an improvement! The site and posts actually come up quickly on my old desktop computer. It used to time out before showing a post.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Avid nose gear
Mine is s/n 90. No nose wheel fittings.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic 2 stroke piston options??
It just kind of reminds me of the ceramic-coated mufflers some of the Ramblers used to have Technology has come a long way.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Cutting off the motor mount
The issue you are having with the mount is that on the A model airplanes the tubes on the top of the firewall meet forward of the firewall at the front of the engine mount and on later models the tubes from the wing carry-through meets at the top of the structure above the tank and from there out to the mount points.
Charlie S.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Selling Parts
Of all the organizations to align itself with...
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Avid90 added a post in a topic BIG NEWS: Avid is BACK IN BUSINESS!
I wish Mark the best of luck in the enterprise. There is a huge leap going from employee to a business owner. I don't see a one-man part-time show putting an airplane into production. It takes a group of employees with a variety of talents, and particularly in the airplane business, attention to detail. I was suprised to see on the web site that the Avids were made of 4140 steel tubing and 6160 aluminum. Hmmm... it just doesn't sound right to me. And, yes, no matter how busy you are, you have to answer the calls and e-mails, even if you have to set aside one afternoon per week to do it.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Wing tanks Avid flyer
Stephen, PM me your address. I'll send you a tracing of the Avid aluminum tank I have (6 gallon).
Charlie S.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Any one know how Ed is doing?
Hang in there, Ed. They're a lot better with the radiation now than several years ago. Keep posting. Charlie S.
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Avid90 added a post in a topic Wing tanks Avid flyer
Stol airfoil (undercambered) or Speedwing?
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Avid90 added a post in a topic What difference does pitch make?
Just picture less propeller pitch the same way as you do a lower gear in car's transmission. Less pitch will give you faster acceleration off the line than a higher pitch, but you run out of high end as the engine reaches its maximum speed. Ideally, propeller pitch would vary with the load (lower pitch for takeoff and climb, higher pitch for cruise). Aeromatic props did this automatically with air load and centrifugal force. Some airplanes of years ago used a two-position prop (the Sensenich Skyblade on a Stinson comes to mind).
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