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thanks - can i get the "defender40" back in use by getting a new password? thanks!

Hi again Paul... I had opened up two accounts for this web site as I had forgotten the password so now am going under Skent and sent you (hopefully you got it) a message about no title or paperwork of any kind with the donor fuselage. If I hear of any i'll let you know! Thanks very much for the info...

I had posted earlier that I needed another fuselage for my 1940 Defender project... I have the opportunity to purchase what is believed to be a 1940 L/3 without engine, wings, struts, but several things I may need, which is primarily the fuselage. I have wings, engine, prop, all paperwork, but need ...

I would like to get all the rust of off my 1940 fuselage and someone mentioned using some kind of shot other than sand be used so as not to take off too much metal. Anyone have ANY info on this? Also: can I X-RAY the fuselage? Will my health insurance cover it? (kidding!) I would like to see where t...

Thanks for the replies. I may will look into working in garage/barn, after barn sale, already been devorced once! Am trying to get her involved to make it a together thing. I think it might be good to involve an experienced welder. The engine supposedly starts on first pull, but then that was a long...

:? Hi! I am new to Aeronca site. I learned to fly in two Aeronca planes years ago, and now have a Luscombe 8-A, but am buying a defender basket case, and I mean to say that the pieces are in several locations, from Massachusetts up through N.H., but he says he has most all the parts. Unfortunately, ...