I think that was this formerly beautiful machine:
http://sky4buy.com/2011-BEARHAWK-600...97843281/02126
The wreck...
Battson
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Location: New Zealand
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Oh wow, it looks like the entire fuselage is bent...
Shame to see such a nice bird worth thousands and thousands...Leave a comment:
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Where are these photos you speak of? Google draws a blank....Leave a comment:
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Its common to use a spacer to move the brake disc further away from the wheel, so the tire doesn't touch the caliper.
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Lack of experience, frankly. It was one of the first jobs I did.
There's no force on it so a doubler is superfluous.
There are dozens...Leave a comment:
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Just paint in between. Mine has given no trouble with paint, for my remote oil filter.
I don't think you need a doubler for the reservoir,...Leave a comment:
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That's where I applied my "fudge factor" to ensure I didn't lose any ram air effect. Double the size
I have seen some small filters...Leave a comment:
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I asked the same when I saw the filter on a Super Cub, they are twice the size of mine!
Jokes aside, we get pretty good MAP readings - ram air...Leave a comment:
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Hi Shon,
Welcome to the group!
I am flying in out of Rangiora with my 4-place machine. There is another scratch-builder in Ohoka. ...Leave a comment:
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Here's some more to keep things going for now, I will need to correct the original post.
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Hi Dennis,
The picture you are looking at is from Mike Alraldi's plane, which is since moved to Canada. Check with Mark Goldberg, he will... -
Battson, Donna and I have been looking at ways to improve cooling in our Patrols. I see you have some louvers in your lower cowling. We were considering... -
That's my thinking too. Mine isn't a heavy machine, but has 120lbs empty. A rough calculation with some bad assumptions suggests 299lbs loaded to gross...Last edited by Battson; 04-12-2018, 05:36 PM.Leave a comment:
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Very popular idea these days, glad to see one of the Bearhawk crowd is trialling it.
How did you decide on the tube sizes to use?
I...Leave a comment:
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I found the bubbles were not a great tell-tale, it takes a lot of air to fill a bubble... provided the soap has film over exactly that spot. It is not...Leave a comment:
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Thanks for researching the correct numbers. I agree with that, I would be supporting both lines.Last edited by Battson; 04-10-2018, 06:56 PM. -
Question - is that a header tank next to the tunnel? Those lines which run past it would benefit from some support, I bet you are already planning on...Leave a comment:
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I always had problems getting the front of the metal to match up with the nose bowl perfectly. Little scallops or bumps were hard to avoid.
There...Leave a comment:
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I have a one-piece lower cowl where the nose bowl is riveted on, and also (second time around) built the lower cowl metal from one piece of aluminium...Leave a comment:
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Sounds like a good deal at 100x the price!...Leave a comment:
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