Aeroquip 666, 10mm banjo, fuel line run.

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rparigoris — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:38:50 +0000

1st flight after flying off phase 1. This is over lake Morey at a winter meet not too far from Brian Bolands place in Post Mills Vermont.
Notice there is no wicker or paint on basket, still a work in progress here.
How was this picture taken? By a friend that is hanging off top of Screwball, about 28 feet from center of basket/car! You can see the blue teathering webs to keep him from spinning and also as a backup teather.
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Blurry but you can see "hangman" hanging out.

rparigoris — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:03:20 +0000

Screwball article Beacon 12-2007

rparigoris — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:53:54 +0000

Here is my informational sign used at car show.

rparigoris — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:31:03 +0000

Entered a car show.

rparigoris — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:52:54 +0000

Entered a car show, managed to a place trophy!
Had some cars move to give me some room after being awarded trophy and departed on a 1/4 mile jaunt, STRAIGHT UP!
But not before screaming around on the ground for a bit!

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rparigoris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:37 +0000

PVC fuel line conduit picture front to back.

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rparigoris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:37 +0000

PVC fuel line conduit breaks into Port side of cockpit.

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rparigoris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:37 +0000

Definitly getting off track, envelope packs up and can fit on back of basket > self retrieving < "Roadable Aircraft"

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rparigoris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:37 +0000

Getting off track here, but this is part of Experimantal flying machines in fleet> Just so happens to be amongst small minority in world (besides Garbage Trucks and Europa Monowheels) that happens to have 4 Wheels and Flies! (Pretty much extra special is it has official "Balloon" tires!) Breaks down for transport to less than 30.25" tall and fits inside Volvo Turbo Wagon.

5/16" fuel line.

rparigoris — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:23:42 +0000

It can supply this beast that consumes 3 pounds in 10 seconds (Propane is bout 4.3 pounds per gallon ~251 gallons per hour)), it's a snap to keep max consumption of bout 11 gallons per hour supplied to a 914 with max flow including return of under 40GPH to and from the Fuel Pressure Regulator. I am not Pro-Smoker at all, cracks me up though when Balloonists "Ground Pound" and police with great authority any and all who have the audacity to smoke around a balloon. It is OK to have huge flames (and smaller pilot lights burning and strikers striking) around and they are OK with that! I tried aweful hard to light a perfectly explosive mixture of propane and air with a cigerette, never was able to do it. Disguesting revelation about smoke, unlike what some folk think, when a balloon is in flight the basket travels "SLOWER" than the wind! Not at the same speed. Thus if pilot is smoking and on downwind side of basket (so as to see where one is going) anyone on the upwind side of basket gets fists full of smoke in their face. (gradient usual has top of balloon in faster air than bottom, hence sail up top, bottom being dragged through air)