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And there I was thinking Internet was only for pr%n I think I'll buy these just as works of art; they'll look fabulous on my wall Kumaros It's all Greek to me

Converting a video cassette to MPEG format is very easy. The only thing needed is a TV card, or, in my case, an external TV module connected by USB to my laptop. These TV cards or modules accept composite video input from a VCR and convert it to MPEG format. You burn the resulting MPEG file to a CD or DVD and presto! There's, however, less and less need for conversion as almost all modern videocameras have digital video-out. Could we foreigners/aliens :-) hope that some kind soul record this year's forum and make the video available online, with the presenter's permission of course? Kumaros

Jon, the tubular legs end at revolving feet you can screw in and out thus adjusting table height; it's a very straightforward arrangement. My tables were actually salvaged from a shop remodelling project. You can find the legs in packages of four at most DIY and home-improvement centers. Kumaros

My solution: 2' wide kitchen counter-top board (melamine/formica covered) cut to 4' length, sitting on four of those tubular adjustable legs you can get at any home-improvement center.Kumaros

Hans, in my opinion, a much better solution than the backward opening Berkut canopy, with the inherent risk of catastrophic opening in flight, is the forward opening canopy of the Cosy Classic, or the Cozy Girrls design for the Cozy MkIV, or the Dutch Aircraft Factory RangeR design with its clever release mechanism if you have to bail out. See: http://www.dac-ranger.nl/canrel_uk.html Kumaros

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Hans, I'd like to build my own prop, no mistake about it. However, the magnitude of the task, the need for absolute accuracy and repeatability in two or three blades in three dimensions, combined with the disastrous results if something would go wrong, again combined with the relatively low price for a two or three blade Ivo in-flight adjustable prop, made me decide to buy. I wish you and the members of the prop forum lots of success in your endeavour. Kumaros

I have the Flieger Magazin January 2001 issue with an extensive report on the Bateleur and several big and detailed photos. The prop is definitely above the delta wing and is totally protected by it from flying object damage. Kumaros It's all Greek to me

The Bateleur is also available as a kit built experimental. If you think this is the plane for you, try contacting the factory. Their site mentions various versions available or planned: UL, VL, LSA, Experimental etc. Find out what suits your needs best.Kumaros It's all Greek to me

A brief Google search turned up this: http://www.fakr.co.za/Totality.htm Kumaros It's all Greek to me

Hi Jamie, why choose only between 2 and 4 place aircraft? you forgot the camel's way, which seem to thrive in Australia :-) With your wish list you just described a Cozy III as your ideal aircraft; it fulfills all your criteria. It's the middle of the road between the Long-EZ and the Cozy MKIV, you can pick up an unifinished project for cents on the dollar, and even though it isn't a high priority for you, save a couple of years building. Kumaros

If I remember correctly, the X-Plane programmer is sometimes active in this forum. Could he, or anyone else for that matter, experienced in experimental aircraft simulations, run a simulation of a Defiant/Cozy III or IV hybrid, using two very small displacement, under 1.5 liter common-rail turbodiesels, such as the Mitsubishi 1.5 liter 95HP for the Cozy MKIV, or the Fiat 1.25 liter 70 HP turbodiesel for the Cozy III, while keeping the aircraft configuration as close to the Cozy as possible? Probable changes: 1) Larger canard to support the weight of the forward engine. 2) Fixed front gear to free the most probably bigger and elongated nose for the second engine 3) Incorporate the front gear into the Defiant specific "rhino rudder" 4) As the engines are liquid cooled, some weight shifting around for weight and balance purposes is allowed, such as putting all radiators and all batteries aft, to keep with the rear-heavy configuration of the Cozy. Please keep in mind that modern, common-rail turbodiesels are wonders of fuel efficiency, sipping fuel at the rate of 3 gallons an hour at cruise speed and altitude, as contrasted to the 10 to 15 gallons an hour of the original aviation engines of the Defiant. There is no need therefore for over 100 gallons of fuel; something like 25 to 30 gallons of diesel or Jet-A would be more than enough for a thousand miles range. Any ideas welcome, but a simulation would be best. Kumaros

If I were you I'd interpret his slur on the Vari-EZ's safety as a hint to the true or perceived reliability of his engine, just as the warning on two-stroke Rotaxes, "engine may stop at any time", and I'd steer clear of the Corvair. There are beautiful modern engines out there (Rotax 9XX series, Jabiru, modern common-rail turbo-diesels, such as the Thielert Centurion), why revisit Jurassic park?Kumaros

And that was the best and cheapest solution at that time, almost ten years ago. Turbo-diesels, with their hugely improved power to weight ratio and their unchanged reliability and fuel efficiency, may be the better solution now.I'd take a careful look at the Mercedes/Mitsubishi 1.5 liter 95 HP aluminum head and block, used in the Smart Forfour and the Mitsubishi Colt. Kumaros It's all Greek to me

I can give you a couple of links to the European used car market, including cars wrecked in accidents, as potential engine donors: http://eng.autoscout24.com/home/index/search.asp?make=0&country=D&model=0&eurofrom=0&euroto=0&mileagefrom=0&mileageto=0&yearfrom=0&yearto=0&radius=0&zip=&extendedsearch=Extended http://www.mobile.de/SIDAjNIr3BYCPeYeCwQ-K5oEw-t-vaNexlCsCsK~BmSB11Iindex_cgiJ1112433536A2D1100CCar/cgi-bin/index_cgi.pl?_form=search&sr_make=-2&sr_model=&sr_priceFrom=-2&sr_priceTo=-2&sr_category=1100&sr_powerFrom=-2&sr_powerTo=-2&sr_registrationDateFrom=-2&sr_registrationDateTo=-2&sr_mileageFrom=-2&sr_mileageTo=-2&sr_country=-2&sr_zip=&sr_zipRadiusTo=-2&doDetailSearch.x=46&doDetailSearch.y=8 For you, however, it may be cheaper, closer, more convenient to search the Korean or Japanese used car and engine market, but you'll have to do your own Googling for this. As far as engine weight for the Ibis is concerned, I'm sure you've read the recommendations of the designer, specifying a VW air-cooled boxer for weight and power reasons. The closest I could find to the recommended engine would be this Limbach, VW-conversion. Look at the O-122 engine, (2.0 liter boxer): http://home.adelphia.net/~aeroengine/Limbach.html I don't know what you mean be Merc diesel for EUR 500. If you mean the Mercedes/Mitsubishi 1.5 liter turbo diesel, it's all new on the market, so even a wrecked car (a Mitsubishi Colt not even one year old) would go for about EUR 3000. If you mean the Mercedes Benz 3.0 liter V6 turbo diesel (from a Mercedes Benz car costing about EUR 40000), also all new, the engine alone would be about EUR 5000, not 500. I wish you good luck in your endeavour and please keep us posted about your progress. Kumaros