aeroknot

Man, wish I knew this before we made vacation plans North.....

Where is this bounty located?

You don't need a fancy metal cutting blade for aluminum.  a standard carbide tipped blade,  I've cut 3/4" sheet in one of two ways.  both with stick beeswax on the blade.  one shop turned the blade backwards and cut sheet for tool and die use every day.  the next place only cut aluminum occasionally and left the blade in normal.

Florida International Air Show
October 19 - 21, 2018

Would be great to see a large gathering of Canards and the weather in October is pretty decent.

Thanks, that's the exact input I was looking for.  The aerocad.com website looks modern and updated, but looks like there is a real lack of support behind the product.

Are they OK for landing gear and canopies and stuff?

Because two mailing lists, two web fora, and multiple generic facebook pages (which are horrible places to attempt to actually collect information) aren't enough?

Yeah

The last post in this forum was 2015 and it was mentioned that there were serious enough issues that you would need Cozy plans so you had the right info.  Have these issues been addressed?

Is the AeroCanard using more advanced fibers for strength and durability?

TiA

JOhn ><>

New Facebook Group for Cozy Mk IV Pilots & Builders

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CozyMkIV/

Thanks

John

 

I am building the Open EZ....  I started back in 2008, so I was an early adopter and I have many stories...  

 

I can be reached be jeffrey.test@hotmail.com

 

If you send me an email with your contact information I will be happy to talk.  

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

Thanks

Talking with a guy on another forum and he uses

Pro Set LAM-125 Low Viscosity Laminating Resin
Pro Set LAM-229 Slow Laminating Hardener

Seems like it can be had for around $90 +/- per gallon.

Any opinions on this stuff?

BTW] How many gallons for building a LongEZ or Cozy Mk IV?

It's all about man-hours not how long you've owned the parts.

And $$$

Absolutely

I would really like to see what you are up to.  Which model are you building?

John

My apologies, for my ignorance.  I have two or more flaws to my thinking. 

One, I come from the marine environment and have little or no knowledge of aircraft construction, building techniques and terminology.

Two, I am so used to purchasing products in the marine business wholesale and hate the thought of spending retail cash.

on the plus side, I can still learn and I can follow directions.

I have built several boats, fiberglass and wood using a variety of resins and composites and construction techniques.  Have hand formed several plugs for mold construction.

Please bear with me while I learn and grow in this field.

Looking for builder/pilots near PGD
HI, John Lange here, avid sailor, boat builder and soon to be pilot.

Looking to get together with local builders/pilots in the area to talk about building, construction technics and general canard aviation stuff.

Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Fort Myers, Naples, Venice, Sarasota, Tampa, SW Florida

Sorry if I start a fight here, but......

The Canard airplanes currently popular (non-kit) Long/Open EZ and Cozy Mk IV are great planes and very well supported.  I hope to use my boat building experience and technics and apply them to building aircraft.

Here's my question up for discussion.  They use 30+ year old construction technology and the approved vendors and materials are 30+ years old.

Fiberglass these days have a multitude of new weaves and cross sections (biax & triax with or without mat, woven) and are measured in ounces per yard instead of thickness.

Fiberglass, Kevlar, and carbon fiber.

There are dozens if not more, more advanced resins on the market.

Is it possible to build a lighter/stronger (less expensive) plane using more current technologies and materials???

Aircraft Epoxy, Marine Epoxy what's the difference?
I am starting the research for building a LongEZ or Cozy Mk IV. The groups and instructions all talk about "Aircraft Rated Epoxy".

What's the difference between aircraft and marine epoxies?

I understand the stresses are somewhat different, flex, shear and stress vs pounding a 2 - 3,000+ lb boat into crashing waves at 30- 80 mph.

I can buy marine epoxy "wholesale" for $40 per gallon, vs paying retail (from spruce) for aircraft epoxy.
Could sure use some help here.