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1. 12:09 AM - Re: Re: High Thrust Line Question (Bill Berle)
2. 05:50 AM - Gerry Olenik Green Sky Adventures (John Hauck)
3. 07:06 AM - Re: Gerry Olenik Green Sky Adventures (Bill Berle)
4. 05:32 PM - Re: primer bulb quality (Charlie England)
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Subject: | Re: High Thrust Line Question |
I looked at the stabilizer and elevator today and it seems that IF I had to enlarge
the elevator area it would not be a difficult project. The worst thing that
could happen is that I might have to move the outboard elevator hinge inboard
3 or 4 inches.
No modifications would be needed (or advisable) to the Kolb folding elevatorcontrol
mechanism, the brace wires, the weight of the elevator behind the hinge line,
etc. On high speed aircraft changing the space between the hinges can allow
oscillation/flutter to develop, but on a <100 MPH airplane that is a very low
probability.
Today I more or less finalized the straps and wood saddle blocks to mount my muffler
under the tailboom. I bought real surplus aerospace hoop clamps which will
strap the muffler in place, and had to shorten them by an inch or two and rivet
them back together. Managed to find rubber C channel that fits over the straps
the same way as the rubber channel on a padded Adel clamp. The rubber even
matches the color of the airplane ! So all that is left on that mini-project
is repainting the saddle blocks with good old Aerospace-Oleum rattle can paint.
Next project is weight and balance, finding where the battery needs to go or where
it should not go. After that, the gearbox rotation and prop selection process.
After that comes finalizing the electrical wiring, and after that is engine
start and figuring out if it runs correctly.
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft
www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Fri, 5/11/18, Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net> wrote:
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: High Thrust Line Question
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Date: Friday, May 11, 2018, 7:04 PM
Pike" <thegreybaron@charter.net>
Increasing the size/shape of the
horizontal stab ought to solve a whole bunch of apparent
control authority issues. It would not be a big deal
to increase the chord of any Kolb horizontal stab, and it
would not take but a little creative thinking to make it
work very well and still retain the folding ability. As long
as you keep the basic concepts the same, all you can do is
make things better.
(Also - does nobody know how to
edit/remove a whole boatload of previous/extraneous posts
from their posts? So that we don't have posts that are full
of scroll down/scroll down/scroll down extraneous/previous
posts?
Not that I want to be the list Hall
Monitor; but seriously? This is stuff that we knew how to
deal with back in Windows 3.5!!)
Flame on...
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
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wonderful, and God's grace really is amazing.
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Subject: | Gerry Olenik Green Sky Adventures |
Kolbers:
Wasn't aware of Gerry's death. He and I go back to 1985. Homer Kolb wouldn't
sell me a 447 for my original Firestar Kit because he thought it was too much
horse power. Sent the 377. I horse traded the 377 with Gerry for the 447. Saw
him every year at Lakeland, sometimes at Oshkosh. He was a good man. I also
noticed his older brother died two days prior to Gerry's death. Tough times.
Rest in peace my friend.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Subject: | Re: Gerry Olenik Green Sky Adventures |
Gerry Olenik passed away earlier this month, I believe it was cancer. His two sons
are running the business. He was patient and helpful with all my newbie questions.
I'm sorry I didn't get to know him personally.
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft
www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Sat, 5/12/18, John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
Subject: Kolb-List: Gerry Olenik Green Sky Adventures
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2018, 5:49 AM
Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
Kolbers:
Wasn't aware of Gerry's death. He
and I go back to 1985. Homer Kolb wouldn't sell me a
447 for my original Firestar Kit because he thought it was
too much horse power. Sent the 377. I horse
traded the 377 with Gerry for the 447. Saw him every
year at Lakeland, sometimes at Oshkosh. He was a good
man. I also noticed his older brother died two days
prior to Gerry's death. Tough times. Rest in
peace my friend.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Subject: | Re: primer bulb quality |
Well first, I want to thank everyone for their ideas & input. Believe
me; I'd much rather have the Facet (or knockoff) than the squeeze bulb,
along with an actual electrical system; not to mention a starter that
doesn't give the pilot a pre-flight workout.
I wrote the vendor about the primer, and they are sending a replacement.
It'll be interesting to see if it survives any longer than the 1st one.
I decided to start collecting parts for an electrical system, & ordered
a used regulator:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotax-Hirth-Cuyuna-Kawasaki-Ultralight-Hovercraft-3-Phase-Voltage-Regulator/192415528687?hash=item2cccdbf6ef:g:YUcAAOSw6D1a8EcK
Looks like a single phase model to me, but the vendor claims it's 'three
phase' (term used by all the vendors for the finned units; I can't
figure where the two extra phases come from since there's only one pair
of wires coming out of the lighting coil....). The Twinstar already has
a regulator, but it was built from components by my friend who built the
plane. He is very qualified to design & build one, but it's so old that
the schematic is long gone.
Now....Does anyone know of any old watercraft or snowmobiles that used
the old points-ignition 503 *and* had electric start? I'd really like to
find a starter that will fit, without paying the 6-8 hundred$ for a new
one. Surely there are used ones available, but I need to know what
makes/models had them installed.
Thanks again,
Charlie
On 5/11/2018 9:33 AM, George Helton wrote:
> I agree with you guys. A facet electric fuel pump is the way to go. I
> dont use a electric starter so I run it off a small 1.3 amp AGM
> battery that charges off the rectifier regulator with capacitor in the
> charging circuit to balance the voltage output. I didnt figure this
> stuff out. Its all thanks to you guys on the Kolb-List . Gotta go
> with experience. image1.jpeg
> Ive since relocated the battery to the nose but the system remains
> the same.
> George Helton
> 1986 Firestar,FS100, 2702 Hirth
> 14GDH
> Mesick, Michigan
> gdhelton@gmail.com <mailto:gdhelton@gmail.com>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 11, 2018, at 10:12 AM, B Young <byoungplumbing@gmail.com
> <mailto:byoungplumbing@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> You could check a boat shop.
>>
>> I bought a used boat in the late 80s, 2 stroke outboard,,, have no
>> idea how old the primer bulb was when I bought it, I had the boat
>> 20 years, and was still using the same bulb when I sold the boat.
>>
>> Boyd Young
>>
>>
>>
>>
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