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Articles by Tony Bingelis

12 Volts vs. 24 Volts
A Few Good Measuring Tips
A Few Sliding Canopy Details
A Fuel Systems Review
A Gyro Instrument System? (Your Options)
A Look at Stall Warning Devices
A Realistic Look
A Wood Propellor For Your Homebuilt?
About Building Wood Fuselages
Aircraft Wiring . . . Where Do You Begin?
Aircraft Woodwork Basics
An Introduction to Kits
Anchor Nuts . . . Why? Where? How?
Are You Using Aircraft Hardware Correctly?
Avoiding Fuel Related Problems
Baffling Your Lycoming Part 1
Baffling Your Lycoming Part 2
Basic Fuel Pump System
Before It Goes To The Airport
Before You Try Your Hand with Fiberglass
Building Sequence . . . Does it Matter?
Canopy Options
Carving Foam Seats
Cockpit Standardizing For Homebuilts?
Control Surface Balancing in Homebuilts
Control Surface Flutter Problems
Control System Savvy
Control Systems Cable Terminals and Connectors
Coping With In Flight Emergencies
Cowling Installation Notes
Customizing Wheel Pants
Developing Your Electrical System Part 2
Developing Your Electrical System Part 1 – Basic Preparation
Developing Your Electrical System Part 2
Developing Your Electrical System Part 3 – Wiring Tips
Drag Reduction Possibilities
Drills and Drilling
Electrical Grounding
Engine Cooling Tips
Engine Hook Up Tips
Exhaust Systems
Few Engine Compartment Notes
Firewalls
Fitting and Installing the Cowling
Flexible Aircraft Hoses
Flush Riveting Tips
Gear Retraction Details
Good Sense Engine Operations
Homebuilders and Stall/Spin Safety
How About An Aluminum Fuel Tank?
How to Bend Tubing Successfully
How to Install Wheel Pants
How to Make a Fiberglass Cowling – If You Have To – Part 1
How to Make a Fiberglass Cowling – If You Have To – Part 2
How to Make a Wing Stand
How to Make Firewall Grommet Shields
How to Mass Balance Control Surfaces
Id Like To Build Something Someday, But
If You Fly In
Installing a Canopy Window…Why and How …
Installing a New Spinner
Installing a Pitot-Static System
Is That Project Right for You?
Jacking Aircraft Safely
Laminating and Bending Wood
Lycoming Engines – The Homebuilder’s Favorite?
Making Fittings – Part 1
Making Fittings – Part 2
Making Fittings – Part 3
Making Instrument Panels More Accessible
Making Wood Wing Ribs
Making Your Instrument Panel
Metal Spar Assembly Tips
Metal Working Tips for First Time Builders – Part 1
Metal Working Tips for First Time Builders – Part 2
Minimizing Your Battery Problems
Modifications … Good or Bad?
Painting Your Homebuilt – Part 1
Painting Your Homebuilt – Part 2
Part 1 – Homebuilt Aircraft Interiors – Basic Cockpit Accommodations
Part 2 – Homebuilt Aircraft Interiors
Part 3 – Homebuilt Aircraft Interiors – Seat Construction Details
Part 4 – Homebuilt Aircraft Interiors – Carpet Paneling Upholstering
Planning Your Instrument Panel
Plywood Skinning – Part 1
Plywood Skinning – Part 2
Preparing Your Aircraft For Painting – Part 1
Preparing Your Aircraft For Painting – Part 2
Preparing Your Aircraft For Painting – Part 3
Repairing Ceconite Fabric – Dealing with casual and major damage
Repairing Composite Surfaces
Rigging and Trimming Part 1
Rigging and Trimming Part 2
Rivet Gun Notes and Riveting Tips
Rust Protection
Safety Wiring and Other Failsafe Precautions
Setting Up Shop
Spinner Safety
Spring Steel Landing Gears
Stage 1: Making Preparations For Flight Testing
Stage 2: Making The Initial Flight Test
Stage 3: Expanding the Flight Envelope
Swinging The Compass
Switches and Switch-Like Devices – Part 1
Switches and Switch-Like Devices – Part 2
Switches and Switch-Like Devices – Part 3
Tail Wheel Installations
The Effects of Engine Compartment Heat
The Fixed Pitch Propellor Dillemma
The Fuel System Management Problems
The Importance of the Shoulder Harness
The Installation and Use of Piano Hinges
There Is A Modus Operandi for Everything
Those Amazing Spark Plugs
Ventilation Options for Your Homebuilt
Weatherstripping
Weighing Homebuilts
What Engine? Bigger Is Not Always Better
What Size Propellers?
What You Should Know About Canopies
What Your Drill Can Do For You!
When You Buy or Sell a Homebuilt
Why Tolerate Radio Noise
Windshield Trim Work
Wire Installation Practices
Wood Wings
Working With Ready Made Fiberglass Parts, Part 1
Working With Ready Made Fiberglass Parts, Part 2
Workshop Observations and Tips
You Can’t Build an Airplane Without Nuts and Bolts
Your Alternate Battery Choice (the Gelled Electrolyte Battery)
Your Brake Installation

Articles by Ron Alexander

A Stronger Weld-Research
Aircraft Hardware – What You Need to Know Part 1
Aircraft Hardware – What You Need to Know Part 2
Building a Tube and Fabric Airplane – Part 1
Building a Tube and Fabric Airplane – Part 2
Building Composite Aircraft-Part 1
Building Composite Aircraft-Part 2
Building With Wood – Part 1
Controlling Your Aircraft
Covering Your Fuselage
Electrical Systems Simplified – Part 1
Electrical Systems Simplified – Part 2
Fabric Covering-Common Problems
Getting Started in Aircraft Building
Homebuilt Scrutiny: A guide to homebuilt inspections
Markings, Placards, Numbers: Dont forget these items
Painting…Solving the Mystery – Part 1
Painting…Solving the Mystery – Part 2
Part 1 Working With Composites
Part 2 Basics of Composite Construction
Part 3 Composite Construction Bonding
Part 4 Basic Composite Construction
Repairing Sheet Metal
Rules and Regulations of Airplane Building
Tear Repair: Fixing Common Damage to Fabric
The Decision is Made…Now What
The Sheet Metal Airplane
Weight & Balance: Weighing and Measuring Your Safety
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