I doubt paint would stick to tyvek, and yeah it breaths water vapor wise. I just recently found out it is also the stuff to use for a ground cloth under a tent. They say to run it through a wash...
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I doubt paint would stick to tyvek, and yeah it breaths water vapor wise. I just recently found out it is also the stuff to use for a ground cloth under a tent. They say to run it through a wash...
I've seen heavy weight aircraft fabric used, painted to match it looks good and holds up good with just a little caution needed if packing hard or sharp objects. Easy to patch anyway.
The company appears to be shameless, their orginal bird was a DIRECT COPY of an older model Ran S-7, reversed engineered is the polite term, and was heavily touted as their own design. Then they...
I'm on the verge of changing over my tailwheel to a chainless free castoring system. This would be on an experimental aircraft, tailwheel by Matco. A third party has come out with a retro kit that...
Good points... yeah I had a big battery, out of warranty fork lift batteries I got for free from a buddy in plant maintenance. 1400 lbs. My air comp had a 3 HP pm motor, as did my table saw, DC so no...
Hold on now....those are fighting words! My first property was off grid for 28 years. I built 4 airplanes in my shop, plus lots of other things. Had lots of compressed air, welded, generally a shop...
That 30 watt'er, along with for instance, a MorningStar (brand) Sunguard4 controller would be all you need. Hook it up once and forget it, no need to disconnect ever, all auto for the next 20 or 30...
6 amps is pretty good, a PV panel under skylight would be approx 1 amp. But, zero drag, no moving parts, and about 5 or 6 hundred less expensive, including controller.
One of the best sources for all things solar is WWW.backwoodssolar.com.
Located right there in Sandpoint Idaho, go see them, explain what you want to do, good people there.
Go solar, no drag if mounted inside. Wind gennies were great until solar came along. If not inside, on the hangar roof or sidewall and just recharge between flights without having a AC charger...
Anyone yet try applying some trim lines over the unpainted fabric, using vinyl decals? That stuff (vinyl) seems to stick to about anything, and that sure would be an easy way to add a little trim...
The LSA the Back Country guys are working on, the Outlaw LSA, is supposedly going to fly slower and faster then anything bushworthy, period. A bastard mix of Cub and Rans S-7 influence (in particular...
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Will do, thankfully it's not good flying weather anyway! I think 3 days at 60 degrees temps would be an absolute min for this stuff to set up properly, longer even better. The directions on the can...
I just spent part of the weekend putting my second coat of bedliner on my Airstreaks. This time, I used the Herculiner stuff. I like it a lot better then the Dow stuff I got at NAPA, it has a lot...
I was hangared in Afton last winter with a brand new Husky for a few days due to a snowbank/prop blade/holed brake line event. It was due to be ferried to it's new owner soon. I asked FBO and Aviat...
Putting it under the skylight would be perfect, though the plexi will lower the output as opposed to having it in the clear. The unit you linked too is a bit pricey, and you really don't need the...
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When I started this post, reporting on how it worked for me on my experimental, I got a email from Bill reminding me most users of ABW are certified, and it is a no go to use bedliner as it disturbs...
Fabman,
What's the standby power draw (24/7/365) of those transformers? Important because they are on your side of the meter, unlike the usual. I asked my utility when they proposed a similar...
Run 240 VAC from the house, use #2 direct burial triplex, get a 120/240 transformer on the hangar end. Forget using the inverter, not needed
I do solar, but batteries are a pita, if you go...
Ask him to show you the picture of the big amphib on his wheel skis, that's pretty wild.....
I would be all depressed over ski flying ending, but now I get to put the 29" Airstreaks back on, and...
I like them a lot, plenty of flotation for my light bird, though I did manage to tweak an attach bracket recently due to a freak situation ( see the thread " ski flying humor" on bcp.org) on how that...
Keeping in mind the Savage is a knockoff of the older short tail Rans S-7, right down to identical airframe measurements, I have some insight into this 0-320 version. Insight gained from 1300 hrs in...
Lots of lsa's out there with useful legal payloads, the ones that weigh 650 to 750 lbs. None of these are lyc or cont powered though.
