http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/ Airchair/Ultralight Gliders Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:11:45 GMT philsconcepts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11032 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11032 In my quest to obtain as much info as I can to power the PIG and know within reason, it will fly, I found that the Trike Buggy delta, (nick named Thumper) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:52:15 GMT philsconcepts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11031 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11031 I would take extra fully charged battrys and a wind up hand held generator / flashlight over a solar cell any day. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:55:22 GMT philsconcepts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11030 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11030 I dont usually scrap a project when I start one. My problem is starting . I'll pick a project to death to try to solve any road block before they happen. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:35:32 GMT Raptor1000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11029 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11029 Hi Rex, Looking forward to your first flight in that design. You are one of the rare guys that actually get things done. Happy flying, Rich Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:23:57 GMT rexnstudio@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11028 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11028 Thanks for asking about the steel glider. It has been at a standstill, as side projects can do.... I am in the home stretch on this Piper j5 project and hope Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:13:25 GMT Raptor1000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11027 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11027 Hi Rex, That is a very interesting bit of information. By the way, How are you doing on your Airchair Glider with the steel tube fuselage? Rich Richardson Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:56:10 GMT rexnstudio@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11026 For the record, I repaired a Hatz Biplane wing (all wood)?which was assembled with T-88. The repairs included inserting a new forward spar, several rib repairs Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:25:11 GMT Steven Snyder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11025 Guys; We have a question for you all on Radios and Power, How many of us have done XC and had the Radio go dead after 1 or 2 hours of flight making it Harder Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:16:36 GMT Anthony McDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11024 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11024 I wanted to build a pipe car when I was 21 and I first bought one rim and tyre for motivation and to get the sizes - lol. It became an ornament, which I Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:26:22 GMT Anthony McDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11023 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11023 Hi Mike The thrust from the prop rotating around the rear wheels will drive the front skid into the ground which could bog the Pig - not that I am against Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:15:30 GMT philsconcepts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11022 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11022 T 88 Structural epoxy where the foam is joined to the metal frame parts. Let cure completely . Then install carbon fiber spars and glass tape around Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:00:40 GMT philsconcepts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11021 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11021 Nose wheel Will be a must for the first attempt at this . I will need to do taxi ground test first to make sure balance and weight distribution is Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:00:32 GMT philsconcepts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11020 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11020 Nose wheel Will be a must for the first attempt at this . I will need to do taxi ground test first to make sure balance and weight distribution is Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:42:37 GMT Lincoln Ross http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11019 Hmm... Both bonding and layup with the same epoxy. Not sure what to suggest unless you can lay them up and THEN bond them somehow, and in that case you'd want Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:45:56 GMT ms7525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airchairgroup/message/11018 Thanks, Joe, it sounds confirmed that the prop wash is smaller in diameter than the propeller, so the Pig tail should out of the way enough to not suffer too