For those fortunately enough to have a Harbor Freight Tool outlet near you, this item (http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do? itemid=94190) is on sale this week for $34.99

Just read the article tonight at my local Books-a- Million. Thought it was very good. Honest appraisal of a plane that (from what I've gleaned from the comments I've been reading on this website

hello I`m Jorge from Argentina , I have the quickie 1 plans for many years , and now I`m thinking to build one, In the plan the CG is not very clear.And here blue foam is hard to find , so can I use

Bob, Dang it, I hate it when I mess up like that! Yes, you're right. I was calculating in psf and writing psi. Then I went from there to inches of mercury and really screwed it up. So much for rushed

For what it's worth, I uploaded a schematic of my fuel tank & vent system. It's not exact, but at least you can get the idea of what I have. Look for it in the Q-List Photos section in the Sam

Thanks Dave and Sam for the kind words regarding the article about my Q in Kitplanes. Something needs to get the price up if we ever hope to have good resale. Ed W. penned a good writeup and we had

Nice article and one purdy Q Jim. Ed sure doesn't sugar coat anything, but overall, he gave us a fair shack. Earnest

Sorry, Pat, I should have said 0.026 >PSI< per inch of height. Long-winded explanation follows: 0.026 psi per inch of height. That's pounds per square inch (pressure) per inch of height of the

Wouldn't that only be true if your fuel line was equal to one square inch? 3/8" line is quite a bit smaller that one square inch. Pat

Chris ---------- The endurance on the Super Quikie is good, or bad , depending on the throttle settings. I can get 3.5 gph or 5 gph at higher speeds. There is an eight gallon fuel tank, so that gives

Jim, The weather has been great the past two weeks. Overnight lows in the 50's and mid 80's to low 90's for the daytime. Humidity is running between 10 & 20 percent. If you plan on visiting San

Thanks,...There seems to be a lot of useful information on their site, especially about technical properties. I am certainly interested in their pages on forming thermoplastics. Joseph

Good points, Lynn Fuel weighs 6 lbs. per gallon. One gallon holds 231 cubic inches. If we stack all those cubic inches atop one another, we get all 231 cubic inches pressing down on one square inch

Remember, what really matters - even with a float bowl carburator - is the difference in pressure between the carb bowl and the tank pressure. After all, all the vent pressure in the world coming from

Gus at 909-543-7047. I do not know how late he is there because he is an A&P working at the hanger. Larry Severson Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 968-9852 larry2@...

Just a couple of points to think about. If you put the fuel filler on top of the header tank, you increase the possibility of introducing water or contaminants into the header tank. Therefore, it

Larry, any place to see pictures of said Q2? DUG Boise, ID

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Robin, Nice to hear from you. Sounds like your making good progress. I thought you and BATMAN had driven over the edge. We look forward to your visit. Regards, Jim Patillo along.