Re: Essential documents for TW building?
Cannot obtain this TW Compendium, nor get access to it. Apparently my password has not been changed recently enough. The Groups.io site requires a code to log in, and 2 Factor Authentication.
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Smoky
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carb heat door
I am looking for examples of carb heat door fabrication. I have the Max
aero cowl and Brian Alley's scoop. any photos or drawing (or hand sketches)
would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dan Coffey
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dan coffey
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Re: Essential documents for TW building?
TW Compendium 2011.doc ( /g/TailwindForum/files/%28Swiss%20Compendium%29%20-Guido%20and%20Swiss%20Crew%20Notes/TW%20Compendium%202011.doc )
You will want to print off the above Swiss
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Steven Becker
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Re: Essential documents for TW building?
The following is from this forums files section:
We, wife and children of Callbie Wood, appreciate the condolences on the forum about
Callbie's death.
He was a dedicated flight enthusiast.
We will
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Steven Becker
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Re: Fabric related
That makes sense tnx.
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Greg Blake
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Re: Fabric related
Hi Greg,??? I had a similar situation on a different plane. What I did was to stitch it at the base from the underside.? Don't know if that would work on a TW.Al
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alsag52
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Fabric related
I'm using stewarts for my fabric system and I'm having difficulty getting the fabric tight at the 90 degree junction of the vertical stabalizer to top fuselage. In the image, the area of concern is
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Greg Blake
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Re: Essential documents for TW building?
[email protected]> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 11:43?AM James Eubanks via groups.io <david=
[email protected]> wrote:
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Peter Havriluk
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Re: Essential documents for TW building?
Hey Tailwind Fam,
Has anyone been in contact with Jim Stanton? I sent him a check but he
never cashed it or responded. Do you know if he will publish his manual
again? Any information will be
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James Eubanks
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Re: Tailwinds for sale
Jim Rust,
Your estimate was perfect. I reduced pitch 3 degrees and now at ~7500 MSL
WOT exceeds 2700rpm so the flightaware plot is at less than WOT at ~23¡± MAP
and about 2680rpm. Average ground
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Bob Wray
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Locked
Re: Fw: AOPA raises privacy concerns over ADS-B data usage
Joe, Thanks, I have a DAR that I trust out of Kankakee, IL. Jim Leon. He is of aways away, but is willing to help me....which is more than the FAA will do.
Pat Reilly
Rockford, IL
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Patrick Reilly
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
Andy,
I did like exactly like your proposed setup.? When I did my first engine run I had two people on the wings helping to keep the plane from rolling.? Now, the brakes hadn't been broken in
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Mike Wilson
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
Clement method, works great lasts a long time no issues with inadvertent brake application. I don't do hammerheads in the Tailwind so no need for much rudder except taxiing in a strong wind.?
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Tailwind14855
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
The pictures I sent were of Earl's final setup... You can see that the
"horn" was lowered twice, and the link plates allow much more leverage and
therefore hydraulic force applied to the calipers.
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DjD
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
My Buttercup plans show one way for this
wrote:
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Sean Pitkin
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
Do it like this. It solves the lack of pressure due to lever arm. The
geometry has been discussed ad infinitum...
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-DjD
[email protected]>
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DjD
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
I¡¯ve been trying to figure out my redesign as the way it was built won¡¯t
work. Thank you all for replies and links been reading alot on this.. I
drew up my current setup and proposed setup. Not
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Andy
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
Brady, one of the key things to making the geometry on the pedals work is to keep the base of the master cylinder as close to the pivot point of the rudder padal I did this and when I press on the
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Alex Frizzell
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Re: Gene Hackman
thanks for sharing Jim, intriguing to know this.?
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Alex Frizzell
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Re: Brake Master Cylinder mounting question
Here is how I solved the excess MC push rod length. What you see is a 3/8
x 3/4 x 1.5" long piece of key stock, drilled and tapped to thread onto the
MC with a jam nut, drilled hole for the pedal
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Michael Richardson
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