When you decide to buy a Fouga or other aircraft

When you decide to buy a Fouga or other aircraft before sending some money , decide if you want to have the airplane inspected by a competent person or if you want to play the Russian roulette ?
When you bought the aircraft , it is too late to have the news that the aircraft will cost you twice for all the discrepancies on it.
Ask if it is possible to make a test flight and arrange a delivery flight and the cost.
If no test flight is possible ..... red warning ... The aircraft could have troubles and the seller does not want you to see them.
Paper work : Get a qualified person who know the Fouga and worked on Fougas , military records, Part 66 licence , reference on which aircraft serial number he worked and contact for the owner to verify . Just ask if you can go with the seller to the local FSDO to check with the FAA if the logs, engine time limited components ,maintenance manuals, limitations are up to date.
If everything is clear nobody should fear the local FSDO.
Be aware of thoses so called fouga specialists because they could be worst than a fresh mechanic out of a A&P school.

Premoratorium aircraft

Just to clear some questions..
If you buy an aircraft who was registered and had limitation before the moratorium , as soon as that aircraft will be under a new FSDO control , the old limitations will not be valid any more and new limitations will have to be issued.
I ask that question to my local FSDO and they told me that people advertising sale of an aircraft with premoratorium limitation is just a false information and false advertising because it will disppared with the new registration and will have the same limitations than all the other jet experimental aircraft.

Aluminum tubing

Hi Fred,

I have about 70 feet of 6060 aluminum round tubes left. If you need any, it will be for just the shipping and handling cost.

If you want to put this info in your blog or pass the word around to other Fouga owners, I will sell the tubing for the price listed below plus shipping and handling. This would help me cover my cost for having to buy so much as a minimum order.

6mm x 1mm wall 6060 alum round tube $3.00 per foot

8mm x 1mm wall 6060 alum round tube $3.75 per foot

Bruce Andersonhttp://www.fougaflights.com/ rba1224@aol.com(Ridding the planet of excess fossil fuel)

Big tip tank 230 liters for Fouga

After talking with Christian Berard, in 1996 the French Air Force prohibited the use of the 230 liters tip tanks, baned them for installation on fougas because they found some cracks in the fiber glass at the root of the front tank attachment.
Thoses tanks had to be stripped of the paint every 18 month and inspected for cracks and maintened by inspection requirement before 1996 .
On a fouga in the French Air Force, one tank broke off from the front attachment and stayed up right at the tip of the wing holding by the rear attachment point ,making the flight very difficult. The aircraft landed safely.
Accident occurred Saturday, June 16, 2001 at La Crosse, WIAircraft:Fouga CM 170, registration: N301FM 2 dead .
If the word came around before it would not have happened.

Filter Le Bozec

Just for information that the main fuel filter cannot be cleaned because it is a paper filter.
Le Bozec at my knowledge do not make that filter any more.
I will have some made with 316 stainless and will be able to be cleaned forever.
It will take 12-14 weeks from now and no need to buy 2 for one aircraft since they can be cleaned.
They will cost around $400.00 each ( expensive because small quantities )
Let me know if you are interested.

Blade antenna on fouga

Some infos from a fellow fouga pilot owner for blade antenna installation

"If anyone wants to switch to the blade antenna for the Fouga, they have to get a new combiner to make them work right.

CI 120-3 single output combiner. Connects to existing coaxial cables leading to the antennas.

When you see ............, be sure to piss on his shoes. Have a good time.

Regards, "

http://www.edmo.com/index.php?module=products&func=display&prod_id=21588&cat_id=380

Engine start problem

A fellow Fouga owner had a problem to start the right engine.
It was an intermitent problem and not a full and clear explanation and understanding of the trouble between me and him.
Finaly the symtom is after reaching 1000 rpm the engine is spooling down before reaching the 1200rpm for fuel injection and ignition ( marbore II engine )
The relai involve is the 12K for the right engine.
A jumper wire on the relai 12K was not making a good contact so it was the problem.
Thanks to Jim who was the mechanic resolving that problem.