Hornet folding mast...

[MikeBoyette]

Flintstones braking. Oh how I miss thee. Not.

 

[Doug Riley]

Only reason I even bothered with the scrub brake for flying at my grass home airport is that the 'Bee's seating made dragging my feet awkward!

 

[jrrylee]

Hornet with folding mast, 8 years old no complaints. No main gear brakes just a little nose gear brake. Styrofoam stab and tail work great (Kevlar wrapped) 55hp Hirth.

 

[MadProfessor333]

Hornet with folding mast, 8 years old no complaints. No main gear brakes just a little nose gear brake. Styrofoam stab and tail work great (Kevlar wrapped) 55hp Hirth.

I haven't been on the Forum since February and missed your reply ......ugh.
A considerable amount of time was spent trying to research what fuel cell you had used on your Hornet because I couldn't figure out how to contact you.
Fortunately,I found a 5 gallon Jaz fuel cell and have it 1/2 *ss mounted at this point....I'm still working on the mounts and should have them finished up in the next week or two.

Kevin

 

[REB]

I have found that a DeWalt 20v circular saw with a "Diablo" carbide tipped combination blade cuts aluminum incredibly well.
The low RPM's of the battery saw are more suited to AL cutting and the blade doesn't get hot.
I have cut hundreds of feet of 1/4" AL with a single blade. 1/8" is a little more difficult, the carbide plywood blade works better and you have to be careful with the feed speed, but the cuts are clean and fast compared to zip disks and band saws, a shear would be nice.......

PS. after marking the cut lines with a sharpie, or awl, rub wax on the line to lubricate the blade as you go....

Install saw blades backward and they cut AL very good even the thin material