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    Baby boomers flying high in light aircraft!

    . Of all the replies in this thread, the only one I consider well considered is the following quoted one by Bob K. Almost all the rest are yearnings about a time long gone and never to return by aging old farts with nothing to do but complain about how rotten kids are now. Thank you Bob...
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    A very clever trailer. It sure will inspire me.

    You don't know what that big box on the front (under the empennage) weighs. It look fairly massive. Also, no telling what else is in the box. The CG of the plane is somewhere near it's main wheels, so it's not that too far back on the trailer. The trailer probably weighs several times what...
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    HELP!! Hotwire Saw 12V adjustable amp Power Source....need assistance

    I realize you're probably replying to cblink.007 in post #19 but a GFCI will protect you like an isolation transformer but the hot wiring stops when tripped. Albeit with a potential mild shock as it trips if you're in the circuit. Is everyone's minds here stuck in the century BEFORE GFCI's...
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    HELP!! Hotwire Saw 12V adjustable amp Power Source....need assistance

    Nobody commented about my post: Starjar, I remember the Rutan zig-zagged method. I don't think you're a maniac, if you're reasonably careful. Can anyone dispute why a GFCI wouldn't protect you? If you're careless. A light bulb (incandescent type) in series to let you know if you've somehow...
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    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Do you mean the folks here are: "Nattering nabob of negativity" ? Answer: yup! -
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    HELP!! Hotwire Saw 12V adjustable amp Power Source....need assistance

    How about a GFCI in line with the plug, or just plugged into a GFCI protected outlet? A little faith in the GFCI not being being defective even if they have a test button.
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    ROM (Mark)

    I sent him an email shortly after your reply. Still no reply from Rom. -- Teri
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    ROM (Mark)

    Anyone know where ROM went? His last post was on April 21st, 2012. In particular I wonder what progress if any he made on his build as documented in his build journal The strip method or other? Thanks in advance. -- Teri
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    The Economics of the Airplane Hobby

    Understatement of the day! Actually all hobbyists (myself included) in general are cheapskates. Industry is only apparently willing to pay but it wants results.
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    Modern day "motorcycle of the air" aircraft class?

    Surprised no one has considered these creations of Craig Vetter with some wings, hanging an engine and prop. and this one Wind in your hair and face after a while can be tiring. The Vetter fairings of the 2nd would help a lot. Bicycle landing gear like the motorcycle with legs...
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    Another axial engine in development

    Re: Yet another axial engine I know this is an ancient thread but my favorite axial engine design that seems to have been consistently overlooked is the 7-litre Bristol axial engine of the mid-1930s, designed by Charles Redrup. Instead of wobble plates or cams, it uses a "Z" shaped...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Re: Composite skin wings Wsimpso1, I sent you a PM. -- Teri
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Re: Composite skin wings What you're saying is opposite of what a number of others are saying about cored skins and/or solid core wings. I'd like hear from the opposition camp. I'm not trolling. I want to have this debate so we (specifically myself) can reconcile the difference of opinions...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Re: Composite skin wings I'm a little book poor right now. I want to get Bruhn's book first. I may forgive him someday. Don't hold your breath. I have the memory of an elephant. He kept ignoring my corrections to his misunderstandings of what I said and then blurts out I'm a troll or Tunnels...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Re: Composite skin wings Did you really say coreless is lighter or did you really mean to say faster? Now you have me confused, what of the inferior buckling behavior of a coreless skin vs. the cored skins. My understanding is that skin buckling is the most likely primary failure mode of a...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Hi Norman, The wire sag is just one of the problems I anticipate with the hot wire method. Right now I'm trying to think of a (cheap and simple) method to accurately shape a slightly malformed hot wire core. I'm assuming the hot wire core was deliberately over-sized. My partially formed idea...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Hi Billski, Precisely my goal! Accurate forming of the airfoil and finish was the original goal with my simple mold proposal. I looked at your build log and I see your "simple molds" are rather similar to my proposed scheme. Can you describe the mold construction? I've come around to cored...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    Re: Composite skin wings "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" -- Marshall McLuhan There is always Better, satisfaction with "good enough" is for the mediocre mind. Although, sometimes time is of the essence and we have to accept "good enough" for the...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    I saw that video on cable while visiting a friend. I also saw one where they made a glider's wings. I should look that one up assuming they put up all their videos. When I said "Not knowing how they actually make the wings ..." I was referring to specifics not covered in the videos. The devil...
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    Wooden ribs and composite skin wings

    The big boys have autoclaves (big pressurized ovens) to cure the prepegs they typically use. Homebuilders have to use carefully catalyzed epoxy mixtures for composite fabrication. Prepegs are superior but impractical for us. We generally don't have big ovens (even non-pressurized) and large...
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