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- Thu May 25, 2006 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Is Aluminum Dust Dangerous?!?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18217
You guys really have me worried now. I have yet to order my first kit, and now I find out that it might kill me before I even get to fly. Perhaps I'll join the chess club. I have been selling brakes (asbestos) for 30 years now and I ain't dead yet. At the end of the day........who cares what kills y...
- Tue May 23, 2006 7:46 pm
- Forum: Flight Tales
- Topic: VFR and rain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13500
- Thu May 11, 2006 11:14 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Some great flying
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4256
Some great flying
I joined the board a couple of days ago and blew a lot of wind about engines in that forum. Hope I didn't over do it. I have been "lurking" for some time now and find the topics of interest and the people seem to be "my kind of folks". Add to that my visit to Van's last week and subsequent intro fli...
- Thu May 11, 2006 1:10 pm
- Forum: O-320 / O-360 / O-540
- Topic: IO-360 -> Maximum safe HP?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 93385
N200PF.....What I am saying is that modifying the engine by increasing the compression ratio will generally increase horsepower (though there are circumstances where it will not) but by doing so, you run the risk of placing more stress on the engine's internals and reducing your "fudge factor" regar...
- Wed May 10, 2006 12:42 am
- Forum: O-320 / O-360 / O-540
- Topic: IO-360 -> Maximum safe HP?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 93385
I'm new here....been "lurking" for some time and took my $30K demo ride last week at Van's so I thought it now appropriate to join the group. I'm gonna' do this!! That RV-7A was a hoot! Anyway, I have an extensive automotive background and have built many, many engines both stock and racing so I tho...