Hi Françoise,

Have you found your Nipper? I have the last unbuilt Tipsy Nipper kit in the world if you are interested.

Regards

Neil

I had the need to remove and replace a 1080 nose bungee yesterday. I thought I would share the method I used. This bungee mod is fairly common as the nieman rings are no longer available. The “top hat” is modified to allow the bungee to fit right over the top of the leg. Remove fuel tank. Lubricate ...

This is the tuning kit for the carb': https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235551714565?chn=ps&_ul=GB&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-169684-531343-4&mkcid=2&itemid=235551714565&targetid=293946777986&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045044&poi=9064678&campaignid=20649...

This is following on from my post re' the Zenith carb but with a more relevant Subject line. The Zenith KLP 10 carb' was only designed for a 600cc engine (BMW Isetta bubble car), I would imagine that the Ardem installation featured larger jets etc. As an alternative side draught carb' I have done so...

I have been on the search for parts for the Zenith KLP 10, but it seems that this carb' is no longer supported. The only info I have found is here:

https://www.ruddies-berlin.de/index2.html

Thank you for your efforts. May I suggest that you contact Paul Gibbs (site administrator ) to see if he can do anything.

On further consideration....do you think a parachute would have helped any of these pilots? I stopped looking after finding the first 10 accidents… C/N 3 PH-MED Spun-in during low level aeros, 28/12/64. C/N 5 D-EMIF Crashed during airshow, 14/06/64. Fatal. C/N 12 D-EBUD Crashed during low level ‘dem...

I have not seen the book, hard to come by and quite expensive.

As you say, flight path is the criteria, not attitude….so as much as your suggestion is interesting I think the complexity of the system is going to muddy the waters. If it were so important I am sure that manufactures of extreme aerobatic aircraft would have embraced this concept. I don’t know of a...

This is the first time I have seen this article, and thought that I had read the Gusty had longer ailerons. With a greater symmetrical deflection I would think the roll rate may be better, but increased span ailerons may be a good thing for future development. The Nipper is so small that judging it ...

Good input and discussion…thanks to contributors. For the same weight a carbon leading edge is going to be much stronger. Foam leading and trailing ribs made of light weight foam would provide plenty of support, but I would be pleased of any suggestions on what other techniques are available. As per...

Thank you for posting that Paul, I have tried and tried to find more information on the Gusty, so that is really interesting. Currently I am away from home so I will save those files later. Getting rid of the nose wheel is an excellent way of loosing drag and weight, however I am sure that many Nipp...

Sorry for any confusion, I refer to the complete wing regards to weight. Even so a carbon spar would be substantially lighter and potentially stronger. I would think that a carbon sheet leading edge would be much lighter and stronger, bonded to the top and bottom of the spar would certainly create m...

For my last restoration I made carbon fibre cowlings. The result of vacuum bagging created superb light weight cowlings which I was extremely pleased with. My thoughts turn towards the constant quest for improvements to the a/c which cost weight. The wing spar is almost solid wood at its root and he...

The short rear pipe provides enough support.