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Re: paint color
Thanks for all the technical answers, I was primarily asking a technical question, or several.
Thanks,
Cameron
Thanks for all the technical answers, I was primarily asking a technical question, or several.
Thanks,
Cameron
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uncleducati <cameron@...>
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#33082
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Re: Newbie
Contact Connie Lutha: Azteclady@... Her son has one for sale.
Joseph Snow
Contact Connie Lutha: Azteclady@... Her son has one for sale.
Joseph Snow
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Joseph M Snow <1flashq@...>
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#33081
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Newbie
I have looked around online in the usual places for an unfinished kit but can't find one. Does anyone have any ideas?
I have looked around online in the usual places for an unfinished kit but can't find one. Does anyone have any ideas?
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kcarder32
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#33080
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Re: paint color
This is true, but not the whole story. Every epoxy has a different Tg (breakdown temperature). The cure temp does not dictate the final Tg, in fact, it increases over time (about 2 weeks) to about 20
This is true, but not the whole story. Every epoxy has a different Tg (breakdown temperature). The cure temp does not dictate the final Tg, in fact, it increases over time (about 2 weeks) to about 20
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Larry Severson
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#33079
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Crain Visit
Hi all,
Bruce and Joanne Crain stopped by our place yesterday on their way home
(Enid, OK) from Phoenix. I escorted them out of town this morning and took
a few photos. They are posted here
Hi all,
Bruce and Joanne Crain stopped by our place yesterday on their way home
(Enid, OK) from Phoenix. I escorted them out of town this morning and took
a few photos. They are posted here
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Jon Finley <jon@...>
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#33078
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Re: paint color
Bluntly, you need to learn a lot more about this process before you continue posting. The moldless composite construction method developed by Rutan has limitations and one is color. Paint it white
Bluntly, you need to learn a lot more about this process before you continue posting. The moldless composite construction method developed by Rutan has limitations and one is color. Paint it white
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Mike Perry
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#33077
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Linamar LX700
Is the Linamar LX700 engine equivalent to the RAF original Onan engine for the Q1? I have uploaded the spec sheet for the LX700 to the files section.
Is anyone willing to post the instructions that
Is the Linamar LX700 engine equivalent to the RAF original Onan engine for the Q1? I have uploaded the spec sheet for the LX700 to the files section.
Is anyone willing to post the instructions that
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Roger Gerrard
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#33076
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Re: paint color
Enough! Don't paint your airplane anything but white. The Lancair wing is far different from ours. They are made up of parts that are vacuum bagged and autoclaved at an elevated temperature using
Enough! Don't paint your airplane anything but white. The Lancair wing is far different from ours. They are made up of parts that are vacuum bagged and autoclaved at an elevated temperature using
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Robert Bounds
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#33075
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Re: paint color
I believe the Lancair wing is not a foam composite structure. It has ribs.
Doug "Hawkeye" Humble
A Sign Above www.asignabove.net
Omaha NE
N25974
I believe the Lancair wing is not a foam composite structure. It has ribs.
Doug "Hawkeye" Humble
A Sign Above www.asignabove.net
Omaha NE
N25974
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Doug Humble <hawkidoug@...>
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#33074
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Re: USA visit
Believe me, I make everyone that I can.
Like I said, it's my bad luck...:)
Kip
Kolb Firestar II, N111KX
Waiex 0082, N111YX
Quickie 1, N111QX
Atlanta
Believe me, I make everyone that I can.
Like I said, it's my bad luck...:)
Kip
Kolb Firestar II, N111KX
Waiex 0082, N111YX
Quickie 1, N111QX
Atlanta
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kip laurie <n111kx@...>
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#33073
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Re: paint color
What is the structural difference between our wings and the factory Lancair, which is red? The way I understand it they would both experience roughly the same structural forces, possibly higher on the
What is the structural difference between our wings and the factory Lancair, which is red? The way I understand it they would both experience roughly the same structural forces, possibly higher on the
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uncleducati <cameron@...>
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#33072
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Re: USA visit
Kip, your just not showing up at the flyins. Thomassville GA, last year. Very short trip for you. Check out the videos.
http://www.vimeo.com/user418576/videos
Mike Q200 N3QP
kip laurie wrote:
Kip, your just not showing up at the flyins. Thomassville GA, last year. Very short trip for you. Check out the videos.
http://www.vimeo.com/user418576/videos
Mike Q200 N3QP
kip laurie wrote:
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Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@...>
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#33071
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Re: paint color
The fiberglass isn't the thermal weak point, the foam under the glass is.
White is the only color for me.
Mike Q200 N3QP
uncleducati wrote:
The fiberglass isn't the thermal weak point, the foam under the glass is.
White is the only color for me.
Mike Q200 N3QP
uncleducati wrote:
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Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@...>
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#33070
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Re: paint color
Sam knows. Please take our word for it.
Rick
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From: Q-LIST@... [mailto:Q-LIST@...] On Behalf Of
Sam Hoskins
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:41 PM
To:
Sam knows. Please take our word for it.
Rick
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From: Q-LIST@... [mailto:Q-LIST@...] On Behalf Of
Sam Hoskins
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:41 PM
To:
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Rick Hole <r.hole@...>
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#33069
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Re: paint color
Cameron, just stick with white. IMHO "wing covers" is an impractical idea.
Follow the advice of 99.9% of the composite community.
The objective reference is Burt Rutan.
"How can you tell if a wing
Cameron, just stick with white. IMHO "wing covers" is an impractical idea.
Follow the advice of 99.9% of the composite community.
The objective reference is Burt Rutan.
"How can you tell if a wing
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Sam Hoskins
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#33068
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Re: paint color
I'm using EZ-Poxy, is it as simple as calculating the average cure temp for this type of expoxy and not exceeding that? If the wing raises above the critical temp and then cools, will I have any
I'm using EZ-Poxy, is it as simple as calculating the average cure temp for this type of expoxy and not exceeding that? If the wing raises above the critical temp and then cools, will I have any
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uncleducati <cameron@...>
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#33067
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Re: paint color
Cameron,
Just touch a red car V.S. a white one on a 95 degree day. You may find your answer there.
Jim Patillo
N46JP Q200
Cameron,
Just touch a red car V.S. a white one on a 95 degree day. You may find your answer there.
Jim Patillo
N46JP Q200
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Jim Patillo
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#33066
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Re: Continental Engine tool
Mike,
Have you considered using REALGASKET's new and improved pushrod tubes and seals. http://www.realgaskets.com/files/horizontal.htm
I've had them installed for some time now and like the
Mike,
Have you considered using REALGASKET's new and improved pushrod tubes and seals. http://www.realgaskets.com/files/horizontal.htm
I've had them installed for some time now and like the
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Jim Patillo
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#33065
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Re: paint color
Cameron,
White is the best color for heat dissapation, but people have definitely painted their airplanes different colors. The Q1 and Q2 plans talk about this
Cameron,
White is the best color for heat dissapation, but people have definitely painted their airplanes different colors. The Q1 and Q2 plans talk about this
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quickheads2 <groups@...>
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#33064
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paint color
I've heard you shouldn't paint your wings anything but white, does
anyone have an objective reference for this? I see a lot of white
planes, but I see also a Lancair factory demonstrator that was
I've heard you shouldn't paint your wings anything but white, does
anyone have an objective reference for this? I see a lot of white
planes, but I see also a Lancair factory demonstrator that was
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Cameron Camp <cameron@...>
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#33063
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