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bmcj replied to the thread Starter Part 103 for a beginner on a budget.I’m not sure what your budget is, but I’ve seen a number of single seat Quicksilver MX’s for sale lately in the $3-6K range. Airdrome... -
Piaggio spent 2000 hours in the wind tunnel developing the nacelles for the Avanti and it's still a flying siren because the trailing...
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And besides, Synergy, Raptor and Cobalt all used pushers. Are you saying that these designers don't know what they are doing?...🙄
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/us/maryland-plane-crash-power-line.html Hell of a place to spend the night. Always have water and...
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EAA has a gentleman's agreement with the FAA...as long as fatalities are kept within certain limits, the FAA will minimize its impact to...
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bmcj replied to the thread Pushers...way to go ?.Pushers are mainstream on most jet fighters and a good portion of biz jets and jet airliners.
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Since the early days of aviation pusher was the main stream. Did we loose our way somehow or is there a reason ? Tractor lay out came...
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bmcj reacted to BBerson's post in the thread What is the thickest airfoil ever used in an aeroplane wing for lift ? with
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Burnelli had a thick center section. Not sure if it was unusual in percentage of chord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnelli_CBY-3 -
bmcj reacted to Vigilant1's post in the thread WIG (Wing In Groundeffect) without the need for large engine. My proposal. Too crazy ?? with Haha.
So now we'll have two engines so we can avoid one larger engine (that would let us do the simple thing and just take off from the...
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bmcj replied to the thread What is the thickest airfoil ever used in an aeroplane wing for lift ?.The Hughes HK-1 had similar access to all 8 engines. If I can find it, I’ll post a pic of me out in the wing passageway by an outboard...
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bmcj replied to the thread WIG (Wing In Groundeffect) without the need for large engine. My proposal. Too crazy ??.Replace your wheels with an air skirt and a low power small engine dedicated to hover lift. A second small engine could push you into...
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They displayed their aircraft at Sun n Fun for many years. They had the sloppiest composite work that I have seen. BJC
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bmcj replied to the thread Anyone here living in an Airpark Community?.At E79, every parcel deed includes a legal easement right of way to the common areas (runways, taxiways, clear zones, etc) for the...
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Yeah but between my alcohol tolerance and my sober desire to fly everything, that means I’d probably end up in it! Scariest drinking...
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bmcj reacted to ScaleBirdsScott's post in the thread Regulatory question: Two tail position lights with Like.
We put a pair of white rear position lights on the vertical stab of the P-36, one on each side, as well as a pair of colored nav lights...
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