The Shocking Truth: Mounting the Rear Shocks First we need to get something straight: I used tube shocks rather than some kind of lever shock for two reasons, the first being that the lever action shocks were too damn expensive. Second, I think tube shocks look very cool. That's all well and good, b...

* * * "What the hell do you mean the plane is gone?" Vivid red veins converted Lt. Colonel Ralph Johnson's sagging, pudgy face into a road map of his emotions. The lieutenant went two shades paler as he delivered the news. Johnson barged through the open door of his quarters into the hallway still s...

Budd Davisson's Website Links The following listings are grouped as logically as possible. To make certain you didn't miss an important website, it may show up in two or more sections. The most fun websites are in the Non-Aviation section. Have fun and, if you run across a website you think we shoul...

(UPDATE - August 2007) The tale of a very old, young man and his very young, old car -Budd Davisson- I'm not certain why I'm putting this section up, but it seems important, if nothing else because the little car in question has been a part of my life, in one way or the other for exactly fifty years...

OX-1 1/4? Replica Engine's Quarter-Scale OX-5 Budd Davisson, Text and Photos Do you think you've become so blaze' that nothing impresses you any more? Don't feel alone. That's true of most of us. We've become accustom to airplanes which are so finely built, they are almost rediculous in their perfec...