Fiberglass Parts Warping in Hot Storage
Glenn Culver sent this tip.
I've had a problem with warped GlaStar doors after storing them in a hot location. If I were to do it...
Glasair Engine to Fuselage Alignment
This builder tip was submitted by David Walker, Glasair II-S RG.
Coming to the point where you want to align your engine to the firewall? The method...
Fuel Drains Tip
This builder tip was submitted by Barry Bieber, Glasair II-S RG
You know the rounded ends of the elevator and stabilizer shearwebs—the sections you cut off per...
Maintaining Glasair Fuselage Width
Kern Hendricks recently brought his kit to our Service Center for some help in completing it, and pointed out that during the construction of...
AoA Indicator
Submitted by Carter Boswell
The multicolor rectangle thing on the glare shield is my AOA indicator in the “up” position. When retracted it sits flush...
Electric Trim Option for the Glasair Elevator
Submitted by Jim Dutton
During an e-mail discussion about elevator trim systems, with Dick Dobson and Brooks Robinson, Dick mentioned he had installed an electric...
Cool Tools
A while back I was asked how I was getting so much done on my plane in a short period of time. Naturally I...
N24TX Engine Air Inlet and Cooling Design
Submitted by By Tom. M. Taylor, Aeropride Technology
N24TX is an early Glasair IIS-RG with a 200 hp Lycoming IO-360-C1C. I had heard that the...
Shur-Lok Substitute
Submitted by Lou Kitz, Stoddard-Hamilton R&D
Although the Shur-Lok nuts make for a fairly easy installation, they have a cosmetic drawback. When installed from the...
200-hp Engines in a Glasair FT?
There have been a few inquires about the use of a 200 hp engine such as an IO-360-(A) or (C) series for use in...