CircuitMaker for Aircraft

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What a spaghetti diagram! Not really.

Orphan Part Angel

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The Glasair static port design has a beveled segment that bisects the centerline of the port. This adds more than a minor complication to the machining process.

Risk Tolerance

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There’s only so much we can do to eliminate risk, so it becomes more about risk tolerance, which is usually different for everyone.

Leaking Brakes

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Leaking brake calipers will not only deplete the brake fluid, but the fluid will be absorbed by the brake pads and adversely affect braking...

Assistance for Resistance

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This month’s home shop project was suggested by Matt Burch. Matt sent a couple of photos of a cool time-saving tool he made to...

Building the Affordaplane, Part 3

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Plane and simple.

Drilling Holes for Fasteners

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Plunge into drilling accurate holes for fasteners in mating parts.

High CHTs

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An RV-10 owner recently brought his airplane to the shop due to high CHTs. He also mentioned that the problems started after the panel...

Diodes, the Universal Component?

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Diodes started off life fairly simply. Take an AC signal and convert it to a DC signal. Simple, huh?

Case Hardening

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Having a machine shop means never having to say, “I can’t make that.” That occurred to me one afternoon when I was making a sprocket....

In Case You Missed It

Van’s RV-8: Sport Plane Standard Setter

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Although the RV-8 debuted 12 years ago, author Ed Wischmeyer flies a splendid builder example and notes how the design has fared over the years; by Ed Wischmeyer.

Letters

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Wankel EnginesIn "Mistral Magic" , Paul Janssens wrote: "The engine is very good as...

Letters

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Aircraft CablesOur EAA chapter is restoring a '46 Funk and replacing cables. ("The Big...

Experimotive

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Jess Meyers of Belted Air Power continues to refine auto-engine conversion firewall-forward packages for homebuilt aircraft. By Rick Lindstrom.