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Lynn, You have probably seen this report: http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pdf_cafe_reports/EPG%20PART%20IV.pdf What sort of improvement did you achieve with your great looking pipes? My friend said they got almost 20% more HP on the O-200! A couple questions; did you weld up your own pipes, what is the purpose of the internal splitter visible in the collector, did you do anything with the cam to augment the scavaging effect, and what is the pull (?) knob next to your oil cooler? Thanks for the help!

I fly a canard with an O-320 and 4 separate exhaust pipes. Somewhere in my reading I came to the understanding that this was about the best setup I could have. I'm not sure if this has to do with the pusher setup, the cowl constrictions or what. I just had a conversation with a guy that used to get over 300 mph at sea level in his Formula One racer at Reno and what he said pretty much convinced me the four pipe setup is the worst for HP and the 4 into 1 they used was worth a lot of HP. I know there are some after market setups like this for certified aircraft so that tends to make me think he's got good advice. I don't remember seeing this setup on canards but wondered about the collective knowledge here and your experiences.

PM'd you on the canopy.

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Dale Martin makes something very similar. Look at the other thread running now on rudder pedals for a picture. Dale Martin, 509-780-7320 LEZ Lewiston, ID EAA Technical Counselor Owl Eagle Aerial Composites

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Has anyone any experience with Long EZ Cowlings from Featherlite or Aerocanard? Any pictures? Thanks!

Hi Jim, The fellow with the well built Lancair there said it had a power failure on take off and got it stopped before anyone got hurt. Despite the excitement it must be nice to have a fire station practically on the field! How is your project coming?

Ditto what Lynn says. Mine have been great and the folks at Grove are great to work with and very helpful.

Yeah, it stuck. Actually my Long EZ is named Waldo, go figure! Just saw Waldo Pepper a few weeks ago on cable and it was a pretty good movie with some great old planes. Go build that beast of yours! I'm rebuilding my nose gear with a Wright lift, Cozy Girrls wheel and spacers, and Jack's NG6. Should all be back together by Christmas. My treat to me. Then off to Baja for some sun! Am trying to understand why some tubes work on the nose wheel and some don't. A couple local guys have recently had a problem when they had to use their spare Brock wheel and tire on the road when they had a flat and the valve stem smacked the fork. Hoping for some input.........

Does anyone have a source for a tube for the Brock nose wheel? I'm using for a spare and it seems to need the shorter valve stem..... Thank you, Waldo

Very nice Knot numbers Edge....that WILL put a smile on you! Looking forward to seeing it. The canards aren't great aerobatic planes, but then neither is an Aerobat......(and we are a lot more fun) but it is good to get comfortable with an airframe and not be afraid of it. A little yanking and banking sure livens up the lunch runs and gives the rest of the gang something to critique along the way. An American airliner was coming under me over the foothills one morning and I could see both guys looking up so I rolled inverted for a second and waved. They waved back and probably smiled. Overstressing the plane or experimenting close to the ground are both bad ideas. Glad to see more sensible thoughts on the subject and less unwelcomed Beechy insults. Happy flying! Waldo

Let's see here.... 25,000 hour instructor or some ranting wacko on a forum....hmmm.... I'll listen to the guy that knows what he's talking about. Sorry Beech - something or whatever...... Waldo

Kevin, Tell that to the pilot of the Beech 18 and the VLJ at Oshkosh. Or the EZ's that do a great aerobatic routine in France. Or the couple guys that did full routines with Long EZ's in America, or the simple little Jelly Belly Cub that amzes us all every year at all the airshows. Or his brother that does an even more amazing routine in a T-Craft. Pull your head out of the sand and admit that simple maneuvers are just that, and, correctly done put no stress on the airframe. What is so hard to understand about that? NO STRESS = NO FAILURE, HELLOOOOOOO..... Don't name drop about Erica without a full understanding of the specifics of her crash. You insult her and the whole Reno Air Racing Association. PS: That's good Allen, now a roll may be grievously offensive to some..... Oh boy, and the world is melting.... I give up guys. Fly boring, I don't care, your loss. Allen, take a couple hours with a good aerobatic instructor. They will show you a whole world of fun that is doable with a Cessna 150, let alone a Long EZ that is much stronger. These naysayers have no clue and just won't face facts. My instructor is currently training Corporate pilots in "Upset Training" as they call it because so many of them come from the head-in-the-sand-oh-somebody-died crowd that has no clue about the capabilities of aircraft and can get into a lot of trouble when things get dicey. They all come away amazed at what they didn't know after thousands of hours in flying boring.....

That's the problem with 'parroting'. And it's incorrect. But real enjoyment of our planes must be approached carefully and with proper training, not with old wives tales and boogie man warnings. Build your plane, go fly it and find out for yourself before you preach to others. I'm not preaching, just pointing out that there is a wonderful world of flying that I'm surprised so many don't enjoy. 'Fully aerobatic' is a long stretch from what we are discussing here. What is often called 'Gentlemans Aerobatics' are very easy on an airframe and our craft are fully capable. Minor inverted flight will simply stop the motor. So does intentionally running a tank dry, which many of us do for various reasons. If you saw the beautiful routines done at Oshkosh this year by many varied aircraft including a lovely old Beech 18 and a new VLJ you'd be ashamed to say our Long EZ can't do that and do it even better and snappier. The problem is that many pilots never learn how to really fly a plane. They learn simple flying, then they learn how to fly to places, then they learn instrument flying, then they learn multiengine flying, but they never learn real flying. Take an aerobatic lesson or two or three and you'll find there is a whole new world out there that is not dangerous, is not damaging to the airframe and is one hell of a lot of fun. Wing-overs are nothing, rolls have been done by Airliners, loops are, well, no big deal. For someone insisting on O-540 power I'm surprised you don't know this. But then I'd rather watch the sky go 'round then the gas gauge......

5 degrees up at entry is ridiculous, we aren't F-16's. And a 4 second roll in a Long EZ is not being done correctly. Try 35 degrees or more and you'll have a much nicer result at 1 G, no injection necessary. 45+ degrees will get you two consecutively pleasing rolls...... with minor G pullout. And rudder is not a 'tad maybe' it requires a stong application for coordination of the manuever. You should definitely take an aerobatic lesson before you try this stuff and ignore the dumb nonsense you see on U-tube. I was and continue to be taught by the guy that beat Wayne Handley in his first competition. Check your operating limitations too.......

"i'T THE SUSTAINED INVERTED OR HAMMERHEAD OR ETC TRICKS THAT WILL KILL YOU. " Since when.....? Sustained inverted and my carb stops the engine, doesn't kill me. Hammerheads don't kill you either and are damn fun! Any other tricks I shouldn't try....?

Never mind. Everything is wonderful.

Does it ever seem silly to you'all to have so many canard forums to visit each day? I wonder about all the 'moderating' and editing and censoring.... There are so many other aviation forums without all this hoopla that work just fine. People post what they want. Ugly stuff is ignored......duh! The Lycoming forum is an excellent examply of a non-ego, non-weirdo forum where posts are not "moderated" (I.E. you post a question, it is up immediately) If a poster is inappropriate he/she is gone, done deal. I think.... that this time sensitive moderation nonsense is a big part of the problem. That doesn't seem to happen here but then I've ahd a few posts dissapear for no aparent reason other than those in control censoring them. It's sad to see so many other forums that have none of the big ego issues and the responses to those issues. They operate just fine. Come on people. Let's open up the web, maybe combine some groups and keep the wonderful world of Canards growing with all of the marvelous knowledge and advice that is available! And if not, oh well.........

I need to replace mine and am collecting experiences and photos of the process. I bought a second hand canopy (new but never installed) off the forums and it got here today in pieces.... Hope Fed Ex lives up to their promises. And I hope you get back to your build soon!

Jon, How's progress on your plane? Have you gotten to the canopy yet?

"Now see here! How come nobody is complaining about this thread? It's gone off the deep end and certainly has nothing to do with canards. Personally, I don't mind. I like talk between us members; on almost any subject. Just give us a place to do it where others who don't want to be bothered with it, will never see it." PLEASE DO...

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Tape paper to the table. Draw your pattern (upside down). Cover with poly, taped down. Do your layups, cut out including the poly, apply. A lot of builders mark the cloth itself for orientation etc. and don't worry about the marks. It gets painted.....

I've been on a lot of 15 year old sailboats where the gel coat was shot and we polished our butts off to try and get a shine. Have seen several 15 year old canards with great looking old paint jobs......