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Reinhard Metz

Reinhard Metz
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Reinhard Metz built his Wheeler Express over an eight-year period and has been flying it for 16 years. He is a retired Bell Labs electrical engineer and has a second career in commercial food equipment. Reinhard lives in Wheaton, Illinois, and often flies out of DuPage Airport with his aviation enthusiastic daughter Ashley.

Build a Custom Display for Your Panel

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With some basic electronics and programming skills, it’s not as tough as it seems.

Stuff and Fold

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Making a hinged instrument panel for ease of maintenance.

Aircraft Brakes

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Some experiences and improvements.

Adding Direct Air/Fuel Ratio Monitoring

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An easy way to optimize engine operation.

Build a Calibrated Tensiometer

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An accurate, inexpensive, cable gauge thats easy to make.

Static Port Location and Altitude Calibration

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Often a challenge, accuracy depends on three things: location, location, location.

Lycoming IO-390 Upgrade

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Replacing an IO-360 in a Wheeler Express.

Homemade Compressed Air Brake Bleeder

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An inexpensive tool for quickly bleeding aircraft brakes.

Glass Panel Upgrade

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Adding a Garmin G3X Touch to a Wheeler Express.

In Case You Missed it

Design Process: End Plates and Winglets

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A wing produces a pressure difference between its upper and lower surface. The pressure...

Taking Your Engine’s Temperature

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Your aircraft’s engine requires monitoring of various temperatures for you to know that it...

Supercharging: The Turbo Alternative

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Bill Beaton chose a centrifugal supercharger for racing and cruising.

Around the World and Over Both Poles

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Sky Polaris-a historic flight in an RV-8, part 1.