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    Bulkheads

    This will probably not sound like the smartest question but I couldn't find a goods answer that was comprehensible to me. In an airplane fuselage what are the purposes of a bulkhead? I know they provide an attachment for heavily loaded parts like wings or landing gear. But I also see them...
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    Kitplanes Back Issues

    For those who remember Kitplanes did not have their back issues online. Something about a "warehouse fire" if I remember correctly. I emailed the editorial dept and they said since their 40th anniversary is coming it would probably force them to do it. For all the Tom Irwin and Bill Welch fans...
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    Kitplanes password reset

    Anybody had a problem getting their password reset? It keeps telling me my email is wrong
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    PGK Hirondelle Movie

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    LEXLD94SE poured transmission fluid into tubing. Isn't that corrosive?

    I was curious why you did this. Enquiring minds and the fact that when you do a project it really goes!
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    Russia Luna 25 Crash

    Does this sound like the timing was off when the thrusters fired to put it into orbit or the orbit they got was so bad it crashed? Russia used to be able to do a little better than this. Now they buy their drones from Iran.
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    Geodetic at Oshkosh

    I was going through Flickr and saw a geodetic fuselage bring restored. Is that one of the Oregon Outlaws or something else?
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    Blue P-51B at Oshkosh

    Is that a restoration or new build?
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    Triangular Load Distribution Diagram

    In both the Marske Design Manual (page G-2) and Hollmann's Modern Aircraft Design Volume One(page 74) there are descriptions of calculating airloads on a wing rib by using a triangle. The dimensions of this triangle are based on either wing loading or weight. I am looking for a better...
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    Dana Hyde Challenger 300

    The Washington Post reported today that Hyde death was the result of the airplane pitching violently after the stab trim was shut off. There were a number of other problems with this flight. I hope the NTSB puts a good report together because there are a lot of good examples of how not to...
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    X-Plane review by Peter Garrison

    I am posting this because it answers some questions that come up in design and I couldn't remember if I posted the link here. I imagine the newer versions of X-Plane are a little better but more complicated...
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    Looking for paper "Sweepback as a strategy for noise reduction of general aviation aircraft propellers"

    This was written as part of a contract grant by David Munro at MIT. He currently works at Lawrence LIvermore but when I contacted their reference librarian to see if they had the paper or could forward my email to him they said they could not. This is not on the NTRS site and MIT does not have...
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    MacDonald S-21 Plans Free

    http://macdonalds21.com/
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    No Bonanzas or Barons delivered this year

    https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/2022ShipmentReportQ3.pdf
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    Jim McDivitt

    Saw his obit on a few websites this morning. I believe he had been one of Ed Lesher's students too.
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    Cool Link! Aero Research Council

    https://reports.aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/discover Britain's NACA
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    Vertical Load on pin

    With apologies, if this is too obvious, here is a question: The second paragraph on page two of the attached article starts out by saying "Each pin must also provide a vertical load of 1182 pounds..." but he does not say how to get this. I've gone through a few of my references (Evans Design...
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    Wainfan "How to really design an Airplane" forum

    Does anyone know if this is online in either video or PowerPoint? Thanks
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    Parts For Sale Plans for sale

    Culling the herd. No warranty or guarantee of these being complete. These are all on paper; if there is a serial number, I mentioned it in the description. Prices do not include shipping costs. Teenie two. Serialized, latest revision mentioned on plans 6-7-94. Plans are stained but readable...
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    Bonanza Center Section Structural Test

    Comparison of structural analysis solutions with tests
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