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1. 07:05 AM - Re: iron for fabric repair (henry.voris)
2. 09:20 AM - SPOT (John Hauck)
3. 10:03 AM - Re: SPOT (robert bean)
4. 11:04 AM - Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) (JetPilot)
5. 11:41 AM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) (John Hauck)
6. 02:28 PM - Re: iron for fabric repair (planecrazzzy)
7. 05:07 PM - Re: Kolb For Sale (George Bass)
8. 05:24 PM - Re: Re: Rotten cage tubes found. Photos attached. (Jeremy Casey)
9. 06:03 PM - Magneto puller (olendorf)
10. 09:53 PM - Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) (JetPilot)
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| Subject: | Re: iron for fabric repair |
Jimmy,
Thank you. That's just what I was looking for... Ya gotta love this Kolb List...
Aloha,
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Henry
Firefly Five-Charlie-Bravo
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Hi Gang:
Here is the first recorded save by SPOT, a gentleman in Alaska bush:
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/263545.html
john h
mkIII
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wait until he gets the bill for the rescue :)
On 15, Jan 2008, at 12:19 PM, John Hauck wrote:
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> Hi Gang:
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> Here is the first recorded save by SPOT, a gentleman in Alaska bush:
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> http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/263545.html
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> john h
> mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) |
I considered using Aluminum struts on my MK III Xtra. Right now, it has steel
covered by streamlined plastic. I liked the idea of just having a " Real " aluminum
strut. After talking to Kolb and some other people, there was some question
as to weather the aluminum struts would meet the compression requirements
( Not fold in case of negative G's ). Being that I could not determine that,
I stuck with the steel ones Kolb provides. The plastic covering seems strong
enough, and has not cracked or even started to work loose as I had feared.
It may work fine, but do your homework and be careful when making structural changes
to your Kolb. There can be many unintended consequences one never thinks
about when doing something like that.
Mike
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have !!!
Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) |
> I liked the idea of just having a " Real " aluminum strut. After
talking to Kolb and some other people, there was some question as to weather
the aluminum struts would meet the compression requirements ( Not fold in
case of negative G's ).
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> Mike
Mike B:
Jury struts on the lift struts insure the lift struts remain in column
during compression. I put them on my MKIII because Homer Kolb asked me to.
They were in the drawings. I had not intended to used them because we were
building 4130 streamlined struts like the ones I had on my Firestar.
I know of no lift strut failing in compression. I have had a very hard flat
crash which was a good test for the jury struts and lift struts. They
survived that one.
At Muncho Lake, BC, 2002, I lost the left main gear leg/axle socket. When
it let go, the weight of the MKIII was caught on the left wing strut when
the strut came down on the tire. Probably would have failed if the jury
strut had not been in place.
I understand the current MKIII plans do not include jury struts.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: iron for fabric repair |
For the Hobby Iron.....I used my old one but the heat wasn't very controllable....
I bought the "Black Baron" from ACS for about the same price....
it holds the temp a little better...
Gotta Fly...
Mike & "Jaz" in MN
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb For Sale |
This item was posted on another list, but, thought
it might be of interest to someone on this list, too.
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/rvs/538966024.html
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| Subject: | Re: Rotten cage tubes found. Photos attached. |
Often a welder will make a small hole on the under side of a tube
somewhere, to relieve any buildup of air pressure when making the
final weld. Was plugged with beeswax, before SeaFoam was invented.
I knew a salvage Captain in the Caribbean who had a 4-seat steel
tube-&-fabric plane aboard his 90' salvage tug; hoisted aboard and
launched by crane., He went to the factory & checked until he found a
newly-made airframe that did not leak any air pressure. Then he had
it filled with oil, and the filler-hole plugged, and left it there.
Added some 20 lbs of weight, but those tubes are NEVER going to rust
from the inside out.
John H's practise of using tube seal is lots easier & likely just as
good. Listen to the experienced pilots!
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For what it's worth (trivia really...) The plane Sean Tucker (the
airshow performer) flies has a steel tube fuselage. When it was built
there was a small hole drilled in the continuous tube at every joint
that would be covered by the adjoining tube. This means that there are
no closed tubes in the structure...there is basically just a continuous
truss...one tube open to the next and open to the next...etc. They
welded a fitting onto one of the tubes in the cockpit area that has a
valve and a gauge. They pumped nitrogen into the tubes to pressurize
them with the pressure reading on the gauge. The last part of the
preflight before he goes and subjects the airframe to 9+ G's is look at
the little gauge...if there is no pressure he gets back out of the
plane. Was told that he has had to cancel 2 different performances over
the years due to the "no-pressure" gauge. No pressure means cracked
weld, time to rip off fabric and have a look see...not surprising when
you see how hard he pushes an airplane.
Jeremy Casey
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I found a magneto puller on the Internet and thought I would give it a try.
I saw it at parker yamaha for $81.05 plus shipping which is less then half of what
the rotax tool costs.
The Rotax aircraft one is $169. The rotax tool has a longer tab sticking out.
This one has a part number cast into the side which is the same as the Rotax
part#, 876080. It doesn't appear to be made by Rotax but it says made in Austria
on the package. Probably made in China but it works well none the less.
SeaDoo Puller 529035547
Part#: 529-035-547
Manufacturer Part#: 529035547 (Qty: 1 x $27.10)
SeaDoo Flywheel Holder 420876081
Part#: 420-876-081
Manufacturer Part#: 290876080 (Qty: 1 x $43.95)
Parker Yamaha SeaDoo Polaris Honda Kawasaki
800 California Ave, Parker AZ 85344
(928) 669-2549 Parkeryamaha.com
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Scott Olendorf
Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop
Schenectady, NY
http://KolbFirestar.googlepages.com
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) |
I really like your Jury struts, that gives a lot more strength in compression.
The only reason I did not copy them ( Like I did a lot of other things on your
plane [Wink] ) was because I don't know how I would have made the jury struts
work the the wing folding. Initially I was planning on keeping the plane
stored in a trailer.
Mike
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"NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
have !!!
Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
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