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    The Last Rib

    Good work Jeff, last i talked to you you were just starting on the flaps. looking forward to seeing some pics. if they're too large to post up send me an email, i dont mind the download time! Leighton.
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    netural Stick position?

    what context are you reading "Neutral Stick Position" in? in Helicopter circles this translates to having the disc roughly flat when your at normal RRPM, so when you lift the collective you dont jump 30 ft to the right (i've seen this happen, its funny as all hell for us watching, but i'll...
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    Express-Aircraft purchased, finally

    **** CJ, with those specs even IM thinking about ordering up, and i hate composites! man, that things quite a looker too. would look **** good in my hangar
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    Cors-air Fm 345

    Hey Senna, here is a website that i had in amongst all my favourites, they have engines off all shapes and sizes. Could well be suited to your application, failing that, the 3 cyl Radial wins purely because it looks cool. http://www.compactradialengines.com/engines.html
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    Subrau Oil Cooler

    thats a really well written article. i especially like his testing approach, very sensible. I think what hes getting at is that his particular design negates the need for an oil cooler, rather than saying "you dont need one". do the Eggenfellner boys run an oil cooling system?
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    New kit lines

    Hey Orion, odd question, are you designing the plane or are you designing the Kit? i dont want to stand on my own d*** here but i wouldve thought it would be easier to design the plane and then find a way to turn it into a kit? (ala Van's) im sure you have rationale behind it... ps, am...
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    My Flying Boat

    pretty creative idea using Huey gearbox's, i like it. keep in mind that the Huey 90deg gearbox's also give a reduction of 2.6:1.
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    a good way to blow a few minutes

    that really is disturbing. 1146.2
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    a good way to blow a few minutes

    320.2, then a Sergent walked in so i had to stop. hehe p.s. craigs got nuthin! lol
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    helicopter contorl system

    Weight shift in a Helicopter Control system = BAD. Even though your aircraft is spinning its blades via tip jet propulsion, your still going to encounter all the problems that conventional helicopters come accross (except the Torque reaction i guess) so my advice to you is this... -Flag...
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    Plane Wants

    Lee, have you thought about using Vortex generators in place of leading edge flaps? i think the deag penalty would be minimal compared to the lift increase. seeing as i dont know the particulars of your wing design i cant really comment one way or the other, perhaps you could use both...
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    Another RV8 question

    hey Capt, i had me a wee looksee at the RV-8, pretty speccy looking airplane. Really like the look of it, have bought the Preview Plans and the token effort tourist package that Vans put out (The Vans story, info pack and DVD). you seem to be quite an advocate for Vans, what made you...
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    Comprehensive Engine Listing

    here is another that i found using google which is also an excellent engine directory... http://www.aviator.cc/engines.html
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    Another RV8 question

    those F1 rockets are sexual. i especially like the LCD screen setup. If you've got the cash, i rekon one of these would be cool in a vans... www.innodyn.com i was dead set on getting an RV-4 myself but a guy on the same airbase as myself has one, i went and had a look at it with him...
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    Interesting design - CX4

    man thats a sexy looking aircraft. it was being based purely on the "look cool" factor, this thing would have my vote. i also like the pricetag on it...
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    Jake, is this you?

    yeah thats true as well. i was more talking about the political argument that followed. how did that start anyway? there is no politics in that video. in amongst all the crap though there was a couple of decent posts, one of which was a guy that was around them at the time of the...
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    Jake, is this you?

    that clip has been around a while, good video. did you see some of the dribble written underneath it though?
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    Homemade rotor

    http://web.northstate.net/~emdeedee/page1propcopter.htm holy crap! i had not heard of a propcopter before, so i used the allknowing Google.com and the link above was the first site on the list. I must say, that looks incredably cool. Rotor RPM is dependent on the size of the blades...
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    Homemade rotor

    rotorblade design isnt something to be taken lightly my friend. metal blades normally consist of a front spar (shaped kinda like a D) a bunch of honeycomb, and sometimes a rear spar. Alternativly, they can be built kinda like an airplane wing, using "pockets" and whatnot. There are also...
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    3 or 4 place aircraft?

    Hey Bill, i just did a quick search to see what a Cessna 150 is roughly worth and the all knowing Google search pointed me to a couple of sites that were advertising the old girls for around the 20-30k mark. Have you thought about selling the 150 and buying a Piper Warrior or Archer...
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