Dear Jan, Could I suggest that you visit some gliding clubs and look at the trailers which they find successful. Here in Australia the trailers which have a lift up top half tend to shake apart on co
Dear Jan, Yes. It is the first that I have met, but it could be good. The jacking system used on some glider trailers consists of two car scissor jacks joined across the top and bottom and with the
G'day, The attached Static & refuelling.rtf file was published in the Sport Aircraft Association of Australia magazine Airsport for September 2000. It is reproduced here with the author's approval. I
G'day, The place for Fergus to look for airbrake inspiration is the gliding movement. All but one make of glider have airbrakes with the Schempp-Hirth type being the most common. This type has perpen
G'day all, It seems from these letters and conversations that the monowheel is a bit of a handful on the ground. Could this be because the main wheel is too far in front of the centre of gravity? Cle
G'day all painters, Some of the pros and cons of gelcoat do not seem to have been mentioned yet, so here goes. There are advantages and disadvantages in using gelcoat. Surprisingly the positives incl
Attached is a copy from my old gliding maintenance manual for the construction of a simple water manometer for calibrating an ASI. A fish tank air pump and a small valve make an easier to use system
Apologies. My attachment containing a water manometer for ASI calibration was stripped, so here it is. Feel free to ask any question to janselmi@netconnect.com.au John
I am sorry that I cannot publish the diagram of the ASI calibration water manometer as an attachment or in the body of the text. I do not know what the forum system filters out. So here are the measu
G'day again Fred, I have had many requests for the ASI calibrating water manometer details. The interest is such that it would be helpful if you could fill in the blanks on the NACA "adiabatic standa