Re: Anyone have brake mounting flange for sale?
I bought a set from Vans Aircraft. I don't know if that is still an option, but might be worth checking.
Bill Bernard
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WILLIAM
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#90181
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Re: Anyone have brake mounting flange for sale?
Those look great, what did you make them out of?
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ahmed elsaadany
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#90180
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Re: Anyone have brake mounting flange for sale?
Had to make my own for Cleveland brakes, hope you find some cause I searched and couldn't find anything but that was years ago.
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Alex Frizzell
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Anyone have brake mounting flange for sale?
Hi everyone,
I need brake mounting flanges for my gear legs and I thought I'd check with the group members first to see if anyone has a pair for sale. Thank you all.
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ahmed elsaadany
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Re: Schultz Tailwind N957JL has a new caretaker
I am in Hutchinson, the airplane is based at the Hutchinson Regional
Airport KHUT. We're about 40 miles NW of Wichita.
Brian
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Brian Bird
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Re: Schultz Tailwind N957JL has a new caretaker
Brian, where are you in Kansas? Bobby
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Bobby
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
FWIW, I have a Catto 66 X 80 on my 180 hp tailwind and really like it except I need another inch or two of pitch, I get 2330 static and about 2530 at 120mph climb speed (at 5000¡¯ DA) which is great
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tim mikus
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Re: Boot cowl finish
Love questions like this. Thank you, Greg, for asking, and Alex, for your
concise answer.
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Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
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Re: Boot cowl finish
Greg, this his just how I did mine, bend around the door post and rolled it under the lower longeron and that is encapsulated with the lower exhaust tunnel. after the fabric is on, it makes a smooth
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Alex Frizzell
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Boot cowl finish
Just a quick question for you all. After looking at various tailwinds, i can't help but to notice the seamless transition between the side boot cowl and the area just below the door! Assuming these
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Greg Blake
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
As I torque mine I use feeler gauges to ensure even gap. By the time it¡¯s
fully torqued the gap in some places is less than my thinnest feeler gauge
(0.0025¡± IIRC).
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Bob Wray
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#90171
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Jim Staton Builder Manual
I send a check and a request to Mr Staton for his manual and got no response.? Since Jim Staton builder manual appears to be no longer available, does anyone have a manual their willing to part with
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MIKE
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
On mine a 3/4" x .035 4130 tube. On the wood prop it was a tight fit in the hole in the prop hub. Whirlwind also has a 3/4 hole but the tube is not a tight fit. Lots of options on keeping the front
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Tailwind14855
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Tailwind W10 for sale
I have come to the conclusion that space is at a premium and my mission precludes a Tailwind project at this time. That being said, I have a Wittman Tailwind W10 up for sale.
It's a project that
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Muledeer
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
What is the ¡°tube¡± you¡¯re referring to?
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Matthew Lovley
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
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Steven Becker
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
Whirl Wind propeller GA200L-716
We went from no propeller to a Whirl Wind ground adjustable after much research. ?Most of the research concerning initial operations on fresh built W10¡¯s to flying
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Steven Becker
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
Use a metal-lock nut
Red
Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [TailwindForum] Catto to Whirlwind
Jim Clement installed his spinner that way and
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red
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
The Clement method is a variant of Wittmans method first used in the 30's. Used on both the midget racers and the V Witt. Front plate and the aft portion of the spinner are permanently attached to
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Tailwind14855
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#90163
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Re: Catto to Whirlwind
Jim Clement installed his spinner that way and many people copied him. Fred Weaver had the hex head vibrate out and damaged his Catto?prop at Baraboo before Airventure?
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Brian Alley
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