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Tim Davies making airplane noises in the Wickham Model C Sunbird (under restoration) at Arlington 2011.
Wickham Model A Bluebird in background.

When do we meet?
          2nd Thursday of the Month (Except July), at 7:30 pm
Where do we meet?
          We meet in the Opportunity Skyway building at Boeing Field (BFI)
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Activities Calendar
Next EAA 26 Meeting:     Thursday, 9 February 2012
Program:  Thorium Nuclear Power
     (note:
this is a backup program, if you have ideas or contact info for a lead on a speaker, please bring them to the meeting.)
Thorium nuclear power. This overlooked technology started as a quest for a long range bomber and was later abandoned. It is claimed the U.S. could be completely energy independent using the Thorium Fuel Cycle. Ron Borovec will present information so you can judge, is this a viable energy solution?


Previous meetings:
12 January: Acoustic treatments for Aircraft interiors by
Dan Newland is President of Pegasus Aeromarine Inc, and Johnn Barret with advantages of using composite piano hinges www.carbinge.com
1 January: Fly-Out to Thun Field
11 August: Summer Fly-In Pictures.  Bring your thumb drive!
July: No local meeting. See you at the Arlington Fly-in!
9 June:  Ron Borovec will be discussing Homebuilt Rodable Aircraft
12 May: Jesse Havens will do a presentation on R/C aircraft.
14 April: Spence Campbell, co-owner of Aviation Training Center, will discuss aviation flight training
11 March: Dave Nason is giving a presentation of his trip to Oshkosh. It will include pictures and commentary of planes he saw at the Fly-in.
11 February: Matthew Lum discusses his scratch built composite Cozy IV vs Kit built tube and fabric KitfoxIV.
14 January: Ron Wanttaja discusses tips and tricks on how to take quality photographs even with a low-buck camera.
1 January: New Year's Day fly-out (or drive out) to Thun Field, 11:45am
10 December: Christmas Party Potluck At our usual meeting spot, Opprotunity Skyway Building.
                            Arrive staring at 6pm, eat 7pm, bring side dish, salad, rolls, or dessert.


Upcoming Events:


Photo Caption: EAA photogrophers take pictures of Ross Mahon's Wickham Model B, featured in the November 09 issue of Sport Aviation.
Upcoming Events:

(These events, unless noted, are not sanctioned or promoted by EAA Chapter 26. We post em because you might be interested. Info may not be up to date, check with group organizing the event to be sure the time, date, or place has not changed)



2012 events
Feb 25-26
Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, Western Washington Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA


















Links to calendars of local events:
Museum of Flight
Cascade Warbirds
PNW AIAA
Heritige Flight Museum
Royal Aeronautical Society, Seattle
Washington Pilots Association
Fly-In Calendar



Gweduck First Flight, Saturday 2 May 2009, Test Pilots Ross Mahon and Buzz Nelson.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NakXEfQcibc&feature=channel_page

News


Tech Counselors / Flight Advisors
Need another pair of eyes to look over a critical stage of your project? 
Have questions with complying with amateur built regs?
Questions with the recently released AC 20-27G?  Ask a Tech Counselor to take a look!

  Dave Nason
and/or Tom Osmundson would be more than happy to visit your project, no shop cleanup required!

How bout a project visit? Have a bunch of people look your plane over!

Upcoming Project Visits:

2012: TBD  - Soliciting ideas for project visits in 2012, contact Tom Osmundson

Past Project Visits:
April 2009 -
Matt Lum showed his Cozy IV, on gear, with canard, wings, and all control surfaces functional.

November 05 - Ross Mahon and Ben Ellison showed the Gweduc, a composite amphibious light twin based on the Grumman Widgeon.
October 05 -
Dave Wilborn's Glasair Super II with aerobatic modifications.

Need some flying advice?   Ask our Flight Advisor! Ross Mahon



Young Eagles Events
Events TBD pending a volunteer to be the YE coordinator. Officer position open since 09 ** Any Volunteers? **



FOR SALE
For Sale / Wanted items
Thorp T-18. 0-290-D2 135 hp, In annual, First Flight 1993, Cruise speed 160 mph Stall speed 62 mph 2 place, Empty weight 920 lb, Gross weight 1500 lb, Electrical System (price Lowered) $22,000 - Contact:  Ed Ullrich  206 878-3062. Hangared at Auburn.

Metal Hangar for sale  Pierce County Airport (Thun Field) 45x50, 45x14 electric bifold door. Heated and insulated, has seperate bathroom.  $155k
Contact Gene Endsley, 206-300-1197

RV-10 Tail Section for sale: 95% complete). Skip Feher 425 677-5335

Condo T-Hangar at Olympia Regional Airport, Washington for sale. Hangar Number I-5, 1620 Sq. Ft., 44 ft 4" wide door opening - electrically operated bifold door. Two years old with epoxy sealed floor. 110/ 240 volt , 60 amp electrical service on separate meter. $89,500. Mike and Arlene Dougherty, 253-880-6690.
Zenair 601 HDS Project for sale: Firewall back, including fairings, LR fuel tanks, and lights. Price negotiable. Terry Wilson, 206 522-4006.

Smyth Sidewinder Project For Sale
Former EAA member Keith Klinck passed away. His wife, Helen has the sidewinder up for sale. Vintage 1960's design, all metal tri gear similar to RV-6A, Fuselage complete, many components and aluminum sheet. Ron Klinck 425.739.0715


C90-8F engine for sale that would make a good core for a rebuild. I believe prices for these can vary from somewhere around $2000 to about $4000. Originally purchased from Gibson Aviation in El Reno, OK. One of many that Gibson purchased from the French military, used in early PA-18’s. Complete logs, in French, along with notes from Gibson. The 8F version of the C90 has a flanged prop hub and is hand started. Original Bendix mags and a Marvel Schebler carb. Overhaul manual (
http://www.pj260.com/Continental/O-200%20Manual.pdf) says this engine is approved for installation of Slick mags. Internal specs, bore & stroke, are identical to the Continental O-200.
Total time: 1805 hours (based on French military logbook) SMOH 999 hours, Gibson’s notes indicate it may have had a top overhaul
Contact: Chuck Cerar EAA #14440, 425 392-1821 cerars@mindspring.com

For Sale - Project 1948 Stinson 108-3, located in my hangar at Richland, WA (KRLD). It is freshly powdercoated (high-zinc primer, iron phosphate rinse, white topcoat, etc), and has a heavy-case 165 hp Franklin with good prop, spare wings, lots of spare parts, clean paperwork, about 300 SMOH and 2700 TTAF; came from Arizona, was idle for 20+ years. On the trailer. Asking $10,000 or trade for decent Taylorcraft BC-12D. please post at clubhouse, put in newsletter, or announce at club meeting. I have lots of pictures that I can email. thanks!
Steve Fribley EAA 243340, (206) 234-1306 seaplanecfi@yahoo.com

For Sale: Project - Corby Starlet
Purchased in Texas about 6 years ago and trailered up to Anacortes.  Located in a storage building in Anacortes, WA. We don't believe there are plans or paperwork with it. It has been kept safe and dry. It has an engine and is partially assembled. It has to be sold soon!
Ginny Matheson - Kirkland, WA (707) 483-3266.

For sale: Tires – 15/6.00-5, 6ply, 2 tires, 2 tubes. Brand new, unused, with yellow tag. These are retread tires that are heavier duty than standard – With deeper treads and harder rubber they’ll last longer than new. $125 for the set. Ross Mahon 206.550.9526 or Rossair@aol.com

THORP T/S-18 KIT & ENGINE • $14,000 • THORP T/S-18 KIT & Lyc O290D “0”- SMOH (mo-gas compatible), X-over exhaust,/PS 68”d x 66”p prop. Avionics: Terra – com, nav, obs, txp. Finished: V stab, rudder, stabilator, flaps, ailerons. Wide body fuselage w/gas tank & engine mount. Materials to finish. Tacoma, WA Narrows Airport. Tom Worth – 253-576-2730

1992 THORP T-18 – N295RS - $40,000 • 350hrs SMOH Lyc O320 engine. Garmin – gps/nav/com 430WAAS, cdi, txp. Fly two x-country @185 mph on 7 gph (2x – USA). Tacoma, WA Narrows Airport. Tom Worth – 253-576-2730

Wanted: Partner(s) for share in building partially complete Experimental Twin Project
Looking for 1 to 3 financial partners for building a one of a kind, locally designed, partially complete, experimental light twin, Wickham Model F. Closest comparable factory type configuration is the Partenavia P68, except slightly lighter than an Apache or Twin Comanche. Aluminum, 6 place, 38’ 8” span, 160 sqft area, est 2100 empty, 3600+ gross, fixed mains, retractable nose wheel, sorta STOL. Engines could be 150 to 200 hp. Design is evolution of Wickham Model B twin N1343 (now in Arizona). Propose staring project in earnest within 1-2 years, finish within 10 years. Construction starting at my house in Renton or nearby location. Twins are not cheap, so looking to share build (and operating) costs with at least 1 but no more than 3 others. This is no small project. If seriously interested, contact Tom Osmundson, 253-239-6175 dieselfume@dieselfume.com.

Misc building materials for sale
Johhny Therrell is clearing out some building materials.
One free set of Alaska cedar/mahogany wing ribs and Alaska Cedar main and rear spars for a long wing Whitman Tailwind.
Coming soon: For sale woodworking tools, price TBD.
Contact me by e-mail jltherrell@comcast.net or phone (425) 746-6295
Address: 16112 SE 42nd Place, Bellevue, WA

Barracuda Project For Sale
For those unfamiliar with the Barracuda, it is a plans built aircraft designed by local a Boeing engineer, Jeff Siers. It won an award for best new design at Oshkosh back around 1976. The plane is an all wood, 2 place, low wing, high performance airplane.  My website is at http://members.aol.com/flybarracuda.  You can see some pictures of the project there. The plane’s airframe is almost completely finished. The new owner would need to finish the flap, the fuel system, wire and plumb the aircraft, and finish all firewall forward.  I do have the glass for the canopy and windshield along with fiberglass cowling parts. There is an engine mount already on the plane and it is set up for the recommended O-540 engine. Please let me know if you have any questions.  I am asking $6000 for it.
I would like to sell it to a local EAA member.  It is located in my garage in Enumclaw.
Tony Szabo  253-232-9726

 1958 Colonial Skimmer Lake amphibian For Sale
Precursor to the famous Lake LA-4 and Lake Buccaneer amphibious airplane series. Though type certificated, this particular Skimmer is in the experimental category. The engine has low time. The radio panel is adequate but minimal. The main gear wheel hubs, nose gear strut and all hydraulics have been totally overhauled, The plane is intact and has all AD's complied with (I think). I estimate that it will take between 8k and 20k to make the plane properly airworthy. It may be "gear-locked-down" ferryable to other airports for less that 1K. The actual expenses will depend on the amount of work that is hired out. The plane is located at Boeing Field in Seattle.
The airplane itself is a wonderful, very economical to fly, three place machine. It has excellent performance and burns about nine gallons/hour at 65-70 percent cruise power. It is actually a rather rare bird ... one of only a handful still in flyable or restorable condition.
There is a lot more information about this plane, other Skimmers and my experiences flying it at:   www.reputableman.com
I am asking $36,500        Thank you for your interest,            Craig  ... 206-498-9447


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*New* 2012-13 Officers
President:    Ron Borovec
Vice-Pres:    Dave Nason
Secretary:    Don Davis
Treasurer:    Tom Susor

Program Chairs:
Tech Counselors:    Dave Nason, Tom Osmundson
Flight Advisor:    Ross Mahon
Young Eagles:    open
Newsletter Editor:   
Tom Osmundson
Web Editor:   Tom Osmundson



2010-11 Officers
President:    Ron Borovec
Vice-Pres:    Frank Bryant
Secretary:    Don Davis
Treasurer:    Tom Susor

Program Chairs:
Tech Counselors:    Dave Nason, Tom Osmundson
Flight Advisor:    Ross Mahon
Young Eagles:    open
Newsletter Editor:   
Tracy Hach
Web Editor:   Tom Osmundson


Experimental Aviation Association
Chapter 26, Seattle
Tom Osmundson
16614 188th Ave SE
Renton, WA 98058

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