marcusofcotton

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  7. Posted

    We need to keep this thread alive!  Right now, you have to PM to ask for the email address for paypal, or the postal address for checks..  I couldn't send much, but did send a bit.

    If you donate, post to keep this thread up top!  He's not asking, so it's up to us.

     

    Heck- just cut and paste the above...!

    Jack

    Austin, TX.

    (I asked santa for a paypal  donation button on the main page)

    Bump. Paypal to akflyer_2000 at yahoo dot com.

    Thanks for keeping the site going Lenny!

    Egads has it really been that long?  :o(   Sorry Lenny, it's been a few rough years

    Let's keep this site going folks!!!

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  9. Posted

    I think it gets into play and flex in the system. I'd say if you grabbed a hold of the trim flap and try to move it, as long as it would hold firm against you it would likely be okay.

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    I have a question. I am configuring a nose wheel setup on my MKIV, and I need to set the fuselage angle. I just receive one of the catering nose wheel setups, and I am getting ready to configure a main gear setup. I have some flexibility on the main gear. If I wanted to maximize the attitude of the fuselage, at rest on the ground, what would be the attitude (the angle of door sills [or floor] to level ground). Would the door sills be parallel with the ground, or would the front of the door sills be a few degrees above level giving a  nose up attitude, and if so, how many degrees nose up? I can't find this information in any manual.

    If you maximize angle of attitude at rest on the ground, I'm guessing you're doing so by use of shorter main gear. Doing so reduces your useable angle of attack on the ground by not allowing as much rotation of the fuselage during take off and landing. Put it up level and put a skid on where the tailwheel would mount - my skid is square tubing filled with lead to help CG.

    This should probably be in a different thread.

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  14. Posted

    ... And Mark, the weather man said Cotton, Mn was -46 night before last....  JImChuk

    Insert pic of monkey covering his ears.

    That official weather station is two miles straight east of me. I thought it felt a little extra chilly.

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  15. Posted · Edited by marcusofcotton

    We are all spoiled this year, I haven't even seen 40 below yet (though I haven't paid close attention on the coldest days) let alone the real cold.

    When I used to fly the open-air Trike on skis, I used one of those car seat heaters, about 5 amps.

  18. Posted

    Powerfin has a pdf on their website that identifies their recommendations for engine/gear ratio/prop combinations. I very much liked the performance of my Powerfin prop that I used on a trike.

  22. Posted

    Thanks for posting the process, nice. And you now have wine corks for the next project as well!

    How did the weight and, especially, balance come out?

  24. Posted

    Exciting times Manu! Congratulations!

    It sounds like you have too much propeller for it, full throttle static RPMs should be about 6,200.

  25. Posted

    Yep I tried after trailering it home. Need to soak with towel and water. 

    Might try a gentle touch with a heat gun first. Welcome and enjoy!