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    Scary ...

    Just to add a bit of data, my welded Camel fuselage from this manufacturer does have a cross member in the right place to take the lower wing spar compression loads, and a diagonal in each bay. I have no idea why the cross member was omitted in Scott’s example - it simply makes no sense, as...
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    Raptor NG Discussion

    He sure seems to have hitched his wagon to the idea that Ford is going to mass-produce these things out of aluminum. I'll let those who are better qualified point out the shortcomings(!) of the design and his delusional performance assumptions. But as someone who made a lot of technical project...
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    10/23 Raptor Video

    Yesterday it took the Raptor 10 minutes to climb from 1000 ft to 4000 ft. That is a sustained climb rate of 300 fpm. Where do you get 920 fpm @ 104 knots?
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    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    If that is so, wouldn't he actually be heating his coolant rather than cooling it?
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    Video series on TIG welding thin wall aircraft tubing

    This video series has changed my TIG welding from crap to pretty decent. I have a small amount of gas and MIG experience. I bought a TIG welder a few months ago and after a few sessions I became utterly frustrated. My practice welds looked like Scrapper's rusty old "worst case" weld. After...
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