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    Multimeter recommendation?

    3x CR2 sized lifepo4 spot welded in series makes a pretty awesome rechargeable slightly oversize leakproof 9v replacement.
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    Homemade tubing/pipe bender ?

    Some people are just too smart. Very intelligent use of extra parts laying around your garage.
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    Bradley Aerobat ?

    I have no personal experience with the craft, but I've seen a few messages about it on rec.aviation.homebuilt. The general consensus is that the performance figures for the plane are exaggerated.
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    2024 versus 6061 construction

    2024-T3 is the most common aluminum in commercial aircraft construction. Its a great material being very strong and can withstand bending loads like on wings of large aircraft. However, it is not as corrosion resistant as 6061-T6 if it gets scratched and the outer protective layer is...
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    5083 vs 6061

    5083 is the highest strength non-heat-treatable alloy in commercial use. It has good formability and weldability and retains excellent tensile strength in the weld zone by virtue of its as-rolled properties. It is used most often in structures requiring high weld efficiency and maximum weld...
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    25 of the most beautiful planes ever built

    I believe the most beautiful airplane is the XB-70. Only two were built and one crashed in testing. The other is on display at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Airforce Base in Dayton, Ohio. I have a good friend who was in on the development of the XB-70.
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    Malaysian airlines missing plane

    They might be ‘Went with the Wind’, and NOT ‘Gone with the Wind’, i.e. for example immigrated to another land. They might be the losers and/or the winners no one really knows.
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    Blackshape Prime

    Well the Blackshape Prime WAS/IS the Millenium Master. Blackshape just took the program over.
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    PAL-V Flying Car makes it's first flight

    Beautiful vehicle congrats! Not as good as my design but they have already built theirs and mine is still a design. This should do well selling as a city commuter and sports car with flying option. As oppossed to the Terrafugia alot more people are going to want one of these because it's...
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    Hello Everyone

    Hello Everyone, This is Anthony, newbie here. Nice to meet you all. Hope we'll get in touch. All the best.
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