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  1. rgmwa
    OK. Harlow PC-5 1930's tandem 2-seat trainer
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    Spartan Executive?
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    Wee Bee it is. I'll obviously have to try harder.
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    Correct. Hard to fool you guys, but try this one (can't get it to display full size for some reason):
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    Try this one
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    Here's a few... Roulettes Best aircraft tug Christen Eagle and Texan Stinson Tiger Moth RV-12
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    Bex's latest design??
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    The winner by 20 mins!!
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    You may be referring to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim (South Island), but he also has the Vintage Aviator Museum in Masterton on the North Island.
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    Old Log Book

    rgmwa replied to IBob's topic in Military Aviation

    The 622 hours was brought forward from his No 2 logbook, and gained mainly on fighters and bombers (almost half in Sopwith Camels). By 1927, he presumably had quite a few more hours up. Pretty impressive. rgmwa
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    Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose Single-Seat, Twin-Boom Fighter Prototype Aircraft (United States)
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    SAAA also produces an aircraft logbook: http://www.saaa.com/Products/ProductDetails/tabid/590/ProductID/22/Default.aspx
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    Yes, unless it's been sold in the last few weeks. PM me if interested. I have some information and no doubt Poteroo knows about it as well.
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    I use a couple of suction cup sunshades in my RV-12, and they work surprisingly well to provide shade and keep the sun off the iPad I also bought a Koger sunshade but have never bothered to fit it. The cheap shades are removed in cooler weather. I usually taxy with the canopy slightly open in hot weather, otherwise it gets very hot very quickly. The side vents work very well in the air and the cockpit stays comfortable, but on the ground in hot weather with the canopy closed and no shades it's a very different story. rgmwa
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    Marty is right. I meant it probably wouldn't cost a lot more to build one you could fly yourself, although I agree a Vulcan might be a bit ambitious, rgmwa
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    Hard to pick a favourite. They are all works of art and some of the flying is almost unbelievable. Still I can't help thinking that for all the effort, time and expense that must go into some of these giant models, I'd rather go the next step and build a 1:1 scale version. rgmwa
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    Vans Aircraft recently did that for the RV-12. Even though the 912iS seems quite similar to the 912 ULS, it still required significant firewall forward design changes, a redesigned fuel system, and a lightweight battery to compensate for the additional engine weight. Why do you want to install a bigger/different engine in the CTSW? They seem to fly very well with the 912S. rgmwa
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    You should ask Flight Design, but I would expect that going from a 100hp S to a 135 hp iS would at least require redesign of the engine mounts, cowls and fuel system, and probably strengthening of the airframe as well. Also the 915 weighs about 185 lbs and the 912 weighs only about 125 lbs, which will have a major effect on weight and balance, and reduce useful load capacity. The extra power would also make it much easier to exceed Vne. There is also the question of who could carry out such a modification legally. In summary, it is probably possible, but would be difficult unless you have the resources and expertise of the Flight Design factory engineers. rgmwa
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    You may have to try another angle of attack.
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    ... and also "Missed Approaches". rgmwa
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    No, not in any on-line groups. Only this and one or two other forums. rgmwa
  24. rgmwa
    Nice... but this one looks like even more fun: provided you have a spare $330,000 or so burning a hole in your pocket.
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    By scanning the boxes along the track you should quickly get a pretty good feel for average wind speed and direction. A 500 mm stage in our small aircraft would probably be broken up into shorter legs for planning anyway, so you'd do an estimate for each leg. I daresay your estimate would be no worse and probably better than the old Arfors values we used to use.
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