aeronca65t
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Re: Wax up-date
Interesting deal with aluminum props and salt air. I wonder if it happens at our shore airports? (Ocean City, Cape May, etc.)
The biggest concern I have with *my* prop would be woodworm or temites (kind of like an old Morgan, eh?) Can't really wax it too much either.....wouldn't have enough "tooth" to grip it when "propping" (aka "The Armstong Starter" method). As the weather warms up, the rest of the plane is due to have hand rubbed wax applied to the fabric....a grueling job, it takes about 10 hours and doesn't even look shiney afterwards (not supposed to).
Speaking of wood props, I spent Saturday morning helping my neighbor start his homebuilt plane....a gorgeous Pietenpol, he's been building for 3 years. Sounded great(C65)! Wings are still off, but it should be flying in late Spring.
I saw your DC aero pix of the Capitol in the MG forum....sadly, I don't think you'll ever be able to go there again! I'm assuming that whirlybird is a Bell 47. Fixed-wing-guy-joke: "Helecopters can't really fly! They're just so *ugly*, the Earth repels them!"
Interesting deal with aluminum props and salt air. I wonder if it happens at our shore airports? (Ocean City, Cape May, etc.)
The biggest concern I have with *my* prop would be woodworm or temites (kind of like an old Morgan, eh?) Can't really wax it too much either.....wouldn't have enough "tooth" to grip it when "propping" (aka "The Armstong Starter" method). As the weather warms up, the rest of the plane is due to have hand rubbed wax applied to the fabric....a grueling job, it takes about 10 hours and doesn't even look shiney afterwards (not supposed to).
Speaking of wood props, I spent Saturday morning helping my neighbor start his homebuilt plane....a gorgeous Pietenpol, he's been building for 3 years. Sounded great(C65)! Wings are still off, but it should be flying in late Spring.
I saw your DC aero pix of the Capitol in the MG forum....sadly, I don't think you'll ever be able to go there again! I'm assuming that whirlybird is a Bell 47. Fixed-wing-guy-joke: "Helecopters can't really fly! They're just so *ugly*, the Earth repels them!"