---------------------------------------------------------- Tailwind-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/10/04: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:41 AM - Re: O-O windshield (von Allmen Guido) 2. 07:51 AM - Re: Saturday Fly-in at Lovelace International (Richard Brown) 3. 08:21 AM - Re: N540CJ (Richard Brown) 4. 08:29 AM - Re: N540CJ (CJ Kirby) 5. 10:26 AM - Re: Saturday Fly-in at Lovelace International (Mcculleyja@aol.com) 6. 11:21 AM - items (John Downing) 7. 02:56 PM - wings (John Downing) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:41:54 AM PST US Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: O-O windshield From: von Allmen Guido Beautiful job Rick , keep posting these nice progress pictures form time to time . Guido From: "Rick" Subject: Tailwind-List: O-O windshield Luc: Here is a pic that helps show what I described. The frontal shot makes the windshield look much more steeply raked than the profile shot. Rick N241SW ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:51:33 AM PST US From: "Richard Brown" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Saturday Fly-in at Lovelace International --> Tailwind-List message posted by: "Richard Brown" THANKS Malcolm! I had a great time Saturday..I haven't been to a fly-in in years! I really enjoyed putting faces to some of the folks I've been reading about. What a great bunch!! Congrats to all who attended, and thanks for some great video and conversation. Lori..the apple cake was excellent!! Hope to see you all again next time! Best Regards, Dick Brown TW (someday) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lovelace" Subject: Tailwind-List: Saturday Fly-in at Lovelace International > --> Tailwind-List message posted by: "Lovelace" > > It was a great day for a fly-in, the weather was a little iffy this morning > with about 10 minutes of rain about 9:00 am. After the rain cleared the > Tailwinds started coming in and by lunch time we had 9 airplanes including > mine. Thanks to Richard Jamieson for cooking breakfast and Lori Doughty for > cooking lunch. This was the first fly-in at my place and we will do it again > next year. Listed below are the people that attended and what they were > flying or driving. Thanks to everyone for attending, this is what makes > Tailwinding so fun. > > Malcolm > > Jim McCulley, Warrenton Va. Tailwind N-5566 > Steve & Lori Doughty, Petersburg MI. Cherokee 180 > Bill Bernard, Springfield, Ill. Tailwind N40B > Jim Wright, Markleville, In. Hatz 14059 > Danny Doolin, Bowling Green, Ky. Chevy P.U. > Mike Caplinger, Pt. Pleasant, WV. Tailwind N830Z > Dick Alkire, Dayton, OH. Areonca L-3B > Ron Hale, Springfield, OH. building Hatz & Tailwind > Richard Jamieson, Richland, MI. 88 Volvo & > V8 Tailwind > Bruce Butts, Dublin, OH. 02 Honda & building a TW > Dennis Flamini, Frankfort, ILL. Tailwind N564 DF #53 > Dick Brown, Springfield, OH. 94 Astro & building a TW > Brian Alley, Hurricane, WV. Tailwind N320 WT > Ben Austerman, Casstown, OH Mill Hog & building TW > Tony Stevens, Springfield, OH. building BD-4 & TW > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:21:25 AM PST US From: "Richard Brown" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: N540CJ Hi Robert! That flooring material sounds like good stuff! Do you know how much it will cost for the 4x8 sheet? Thanks, Dick Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: ROBERT MATTESON To: tailwind-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 7:31 PM Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: N540CJ The lightest material I have found for floors is the material that is used for floor panels in airliners. It is a honeycomb material with fiberglass face sheets and runs about 3/8" thick. It is extreemly rigid, probably as strong as plywood, and is very light. It comes in 4'x8" sheets and can be worked with ordinary wood cutting blades. I don't known of any source details, but I could look into it if there was enough interest. I can purchase it by the sheet through my employer if enough people wanted it to make it worth while to buy a whole sheet. Bob Matteson W-8 N84CD ----- Original Message ----- From: CJ Kirby Memphis Tailwind To: Tailwind List Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 5:04 AM Subject: Tailwind-List: N540CJ We have finished tacking the fuse. I like working with wood much better! Skip has really become proficient with the TIG welder. We started on the tail feathers today. Hope to have them done next week. We have been thinking about the control stick. Does anyone have thoughts on using a single center stick, with dual throttles on the L/R? We plan on using a CS prop. Looks like a Whirlwind 151 composite. 28lbs! Wow that's light. We love the Whirlwind prop Skip has on his Pitts. Whirlwind is one of our sponsors, and we get questions, and remarks about the prop at every airshow. I cant say enough about the quality, and a 3 blade white Whirlwind will look great with the design of our TW. Also, has anyone flown the TW with one or more of the doors removed? (At low speeds of course). I ask because we will be using it as a photo ship, and hope to remove the right door for the photographers to get air to air photos of Skip performing aerobatics. I guess we will find out if it works in a few months. Does anyone have a heated Piper style bladed pitot tube laying around for sale? What is the best/lightest/strongest material to use for flooring in the cabin, and baggage compartment? Has any one used a dual toe brake set-up, and are there any concerns? Thanks for reading and replying to this long email. I waited until the weekend so I could get some of you guys out of some HoneyDos. CJ Kirby memphistailwind@bellsouth.net N540CJ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:29:16 AM PST US From: "CJ Kirby" Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: N540CJ Bob, you can count me in to. How much? CJ Kirby memphistailwind@bellsouth.net N540CJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Brown To: tailwind-list@matronics.com Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:21 AM Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: N540CJ Hi Robert! That flooring material sounds like good stuff! Do you know how much it will cost for the 4x8 sheet? Thanks, Dick Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: ROBERT MATTESON To: tailwind-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 7:31 PM Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: N540CJ The lightest material I have found for floors is the material that is used for floor panels in airliners. It is a honeycomb material with fiberglass face sheets and runs about 3/8" thick. It is extreemly rigid, probably as strong as plywood, and is very light. It comes in 4'x8" sheets and can be worked with ordinary wood cutting blades. I don't known of any source details, but I could look into it if there was enough interest. I can purchase it by the sheet through my employer if enough people wanted it to make it worth while to buy a whole sheet. Bob Matteson W-8 N84CD ----- Original Message ----- From: CJ Kirby Memphis Tailwind To: Tailwind List Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 5:04 AM Subject: Tailwind-List: N540CJ We have finished tacking the fuse. I like working with wood much better! Skip has really become proficient with the TIG welder. We started on the tail feathers today. Hope to have them done next week. We have been thinking about the control stick. Does anyone have thoughts on using a single center stick, with dual throttles on the L/R? We plan on using a CS prop. Looks like a Whirlwind 151 composite. 28lbs! Wow that's light. We love the Whirlwind prop Skip has on his Pitts. Whirlwind is one of our sponsors, and we get questions, and remarks about the prop at every airshow. I cant say enough about the quality, and a 3 blade white Whirlwind will look great with the design of our TW. Also, has anyone flown the TW with one or more of the doors removed? (At low speeds of course). I ask because we will be using it as a photo ship, and hope to remove the right door for the photographers to get air to air photos of Skip performing aerobatics. I guess we will find out if it works in a few months. Does anyone have a heated Piper style bladed pitot tube laying around for sale? What is the best/lightest/strongest material to use for flooring in the cabin, and baggage compartment? Has any one used a dual toe brake set-up, and are there any concerns? Thanks for reading and replying to this long email. I waited until the weekend so I could get some of you guys out of some HoneyDos. CJ Kirby memphistailwind@bellsouth.net N540CJ ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:26:11 AM PST US From: Mcculleyja@aol.com Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Saturday Fly-in at Lovelace International --> Tailwind-List message posted by: Mcculleyja@aol.com Dennis, Sorry that I didn't have fuel enough to stay in the local area for a while rather than head out on course, but glad we finally got together in the air with these two "sister ships". Enjoyed our discussion about the history of our birds and their differences, and it was good to put a face to the guy who was so helpful to me with pictures and data many years ago when I started on my project. The fly-in at Lovelace International was the way all fly-ins should be. Hope to see even more of this next year. Jim --> Tailwind-List message posted by: "flamini2" >Bruce, >We followed Jim on his way back to Va., had to ask Jim to throttle back to >catch him in the climb and then we went full throttle side by side and Jim's >is faster by quite a bit. >Neither of us had wheel covers and we flew along with him about 15 miles >before we turned back. >Counting rides and fly-bys and 225nm Chicago to Malcolm's i figure about >500nm today and gassed up with 30.3 gals. >1:15 to Malcolms and 1:30 return. >The most fly-bys in recent memory, good job Malcolm!! >PS; i have your tape measure and will mail it back to you Mon. >Thanks again, >Dennis Flamini N564DF race #53 Chicago Bruce, We followed Jim on his way back to Va., had to ask Jim to throttle back to catch him in the climb and then we went full throttle side by side and Jim's is faster by quite a bit. Neither of us had wheel covers and we flew along with him about 15 miles before we turned back. Counting rides and fly-bys and 225nm Chicago to Malcolm's i figure about 500nm today and gassed up with 30.3 gals. 1:15 to Malcolms and 1:30 return. The most fly-bys in recent memory, good job Malcolm!! PS; i have your tape measure and will mail it back to you Mon. Thanks again, Dennis Flamini N564DF race #53 Chicago ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:21:25 AM PST US From: "John Downing" Subject: Tailwind-List: items --> Tailwind-List message posted by: "John Downing" Dennis and Bill; While the subject is up I have your lawn chairs from Plainwell, figered I just bring them along to the spring gathering, were ever it is held. JohnD --- ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 02:56:59 PM PST US From: "John Downing" Subject: Tailwind-List: wings --> Tailwind-List message posted by: "John Downing" Are the wings on McCulleys aircraft, the old W-8 flat bottom ones of 19'4" like the ones on my W-8. I looked at the N# and it is the first 4 on my army #, it jumped right out at me. JohnD Don't Archive ---