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  1. Ron Jackson at Riddell's Creek built a Sopwith that flew well. I hope it's still around somewhere. The Originals with Rotary "Radial" engines had a Lot of gyroscopic effects and a LARGE Prop. Nev
  2. All tok tok. No Fix fix. Some clown mucking around with the airbox made the school gazelle use 23 L/hr instead of the usual 16, and guess who found out the Hard way.. Nev
  3. And charge $110+ an hour for the Privilege. Nev
  4. The Place has Plenty of accommodation. Tourist Busses used to take a lot of the Blue Rinse Ladies there to Play the Pokies.. Nev
  5. I don't think ANYTHING will do the Job you are asking. Moving in all directions and only 10 MM gap. Can't be reliably accomplished. Nev
  6. One reason to use a single use Crush washer is to cope with a slight misalignment / damage of the Mating surfaces. An "encased" "O" ring is better and has the Bolt Bottomed out around the O ring so is fail safe. Also doesn't have to be tightened till your eyes water, or the thread strips . Nev
  7. Fitting that thermostat creates a problem you MUST solve. You must eliminate any Possibility of AIR in the supply side of the Oil system. Nev
  8. It's an old established Airfield in a town that has seen better days. They USED to do a lot of Para drops there. Nev
  9. I'll be there on the Saturday. My boss arranged it with My eldest son and let me Know AFTERWARDS. Now I have to sell s few things to Pay for it. JetStar to Newcastle and Back. Hope the Weather is good . One Member of the MENS Shed is flying up in one of his 3 Planes . Nev
  10. Seems about right to me. Nev
  11. What do you disagree with ? nev
  12. IF the Balls in the centre the Bank doesn't matter. Nose down or Up can alter the availability of the Last of the Fuel. Might leave you short on a Go around. Nev
  13. Many oil filters are quite small these days. If they bypass even briefly Grunge can enter the Oilways. Old worn motors have more blowby , and therefore more oil contamination. Nev
  14. Some batteries can't be left FULLY discharged for very long at all. There are "special" digital chargers that can revive them but are pretty easy to damage if you don't set them up correctly and don't let anything get Hot. Having a suss Battery in a Plane is Not advised. The setup in a Rotax is a permanent Magnet type and not as easy to regulate as the 'Excited" type which won't work if shut Off when the Battery is flat. Making the Generator charge while all those extra services are On May be beyond the system's capacity. I'd sort the Battery FIRST. It's a "known" unknown. Nev
  15. Can you explain what is wrong? I'm going for Higher rated filters lately. Element durability, Higher temp and synthetic oil rated (size considerations) and Micron rating. Usually has an ST after the normal number. For larger size you have to delve in deeper and Make sure there's room for it. IF you buy them right there's little extra cost if you look around and but More at a time. Good for things Like Hydraulic Lifters and reduce wear generally. Nev
  16. What use is HP required at 10,000 feet? Nev
  17. Electrician arrived and power off for a while. Old clunkers need filter changes more often. You are trying to ensure reliability. OK IF you just drive to the Pub and back. Nev
  18. THAT would be a' single use' washer, so should not be reused, by rights I'd also recommend filter and oil at the same time . Particularly with an aircraft where the oil can be costly... so why not do the Job properly and cut the filter open as well? It's in an aeroplane. Nev
  19. Don't think I've ever used one on a normally aspirated Engine. They do give an indication of engine condition but so does revs on take off for any fixed pitch prop., USE Coarse and Fine with Pitch to avoid confusion. I got little if anything from that presentation, in stryle or substance. Altitude and air temp are the biggest factors in engine and aircraft performance for unboosted engines. You should have a fair idea what the Power at various Levels is on full throttle.. Nev
  20. facthunter

    Boeing 720

    That's in still air. It's a fair bit of runway. Darwin's a long runway. (from memory) Those 707 types Had Dutch Roll issues. Wing sweepback.Nev
  21. WHY bring Rotor Blades into it.? You are just complicating things. It's NOT a propeller. It's rotary wing. Your Prop should be on the fine Pitch stop till you are doing 1.3 Vs. Nev
  22. .Google Map Helps if you have never been to a Place. Hypsometric tints on the WAC chats and spot heights also . Rivers and Mountains rarely move The Yass to Dapto Power line is useful. Nev
  23. The exported article should be Minus the Local GST. OUR GST is on everything . Nev
  24. I think Euro was 60 AUD today so well covered. Nev
  25. HIS last line is enough for you to go on. You have Manual pitch adjustment as well? WE don't know How the question was Put. The fine CS setting on the control is NORMAL apparently. That doesn't mean the prop is/stays at fine pitch or the Motor would overspeed as your airspeed increases. C/S means engine revs stay constant (over a certain range of Airspeeds). Nev
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