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Al Mills

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Jan 5, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/5/00
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Well, y'all, I went and did it. I bought an old ragged American Aerolights Eagle. Tattered fabric, rusted nuts and bolts, engine doesn't turn over, missing seat and lower airframe.
    Anybody got pics of this venerable old bird? I'm gonna try to make something flyable out of it. Incidentally, I gave $250 for it.


AL Mills
...but we are all as
an unclean thing,
and all our righteousness'
are as filthy rags, and
we all do fade as a leaf,
and our iniquities like the wind
have taken us away.
                              Is. 64:6

Misisi...@webtv.net

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Jan 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/6/00
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I SURE don't envy you with THAT project! But money and patience
conquers all.

"The MisisipiFlyer"
S. G. Bounds


Babble26

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Jan 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/6/00
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Call Marshal at Sky Sports www.airstuff.com
He has one and just had the sails restitched. He can most likely lead you in
the right direction. Launchpad

BGaffney

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Jan 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/6/00
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> Al Mills wrote:
>
> Well, y'all, I went and did it. I bought an old ragged American
> Aerolights Eagle. Tattered fabric, rusted nuts and bolts, engine
> doesn't turn over, missing seat and lower airframe.
> Anybody got pics of this venerable old bird? I'm gonna try to make
> something flyable out of it. Incidentally, I gave $250 for it.

I hope you're kidding, If not get hooked up with an EAA Tech Counselor,
a Chapter from any of the Ultralight organizations, and start
referencing older experimenter and light plane mags. As I remember,
there were a few AD's re: the wings of the earlier models... something
about the trailing edge and the cabling. Anyone recall the same? Also as
is with the other early birds, replace the wood plugs with nylon plugs.
The wood holds moisture and bolts will have premature failures. (Same w/
dacts, etc) This is an excellent time to do this since you're bound to
do a total tear down anyhow. We've got a cop in town that bought his
weight shift Eagle from Larry, (long time ago...) Still flies it
occasionally (when he's not golfing... and he's ALWAYS golfing) I don't
know if he's on the net, I'll find out for you. He'd be a good reference
if he's willing.

Good luck,
Bart
--
Bart Gaffney a.k.a. Bartman [E-mail] <mailto:BK...@pitnet.net>
Dac Driver, Falcon Flyer, Vampire Slayer
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Shotzy

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Jan 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/6/00
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Al: ifn ya didnt kiss the guy ya really screwed him.   HA HA! seriously wish you all the best in the restoration. keep us posted like with the Cpt America IV project.  JIM
Al Mills wrote in message <2C301AC422AF60BD.8C81FF50...@lp.airnews.net>...
Well, y'all, I went and did it. I bought an old ragged American Aerolights Eagle. Tattered fabric, rusted nuts and bolts, engine doesn't turn over, missing seat and lower airframe.
    Anybody got pics of this venerable old bird? I'm gonna try to make something flyable out of it. Incidentally, I gave $250 for it.

Judy Gitt

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Jan 8, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/8/00
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dafa...@gate.net

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Jan 8, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/8/00
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Go to:

http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/WWW/ULTRA/PICS/eagle01.jpg

and

http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/WWW/ULTRA/PICS/eagle02.jpg

and

http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/WWW/ULTRA/PICS/eagle03.jpg


On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 23:14:08 -0600, "Al Mills" <almills!@crown.net>
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Al Mills

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Jan 9, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/9/00
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Thank You! dafa...@gate.net
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Jim & Tessy Bowers

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Jan 9, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/9/00
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Well lets see $250 for the upper air frame $600 to $800 for sails $750  for a used engine $250 for a reduction drive $200 for a prop $75 for new cables $300 for raw tubing for the lower $100 for A-N hardware $45 for a seat $25 for seat belts $30 for tires and wheels 10 hours to find info, 20 hours to tear it down, 35 hours to put the thing together, 3 hours trying to get the rigging correct.
If your time is free you will have $2355 to $2555 cash and around 70 hours in a fun to fly. low performing, out of date antique that will be worth $1500 if you can find a buyer.
take the 2 grand buy an older MX  and fly safe. good luck on your project and if you realy are going to try to put it together e-mail me I may still have some sources from when I had mine [I sold it fo $1300
last year complete and flying]. but look at it from the above jaded perspective . Jim B.

rrob...@ashland.edu

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My name is Robert and I was curious if anyone knew who made the talon engines?
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