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  1. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    Well, hey! If this is the kind of stuff that he gets him excited, he's my kind of dude. Green guy for President of Mars!
  2. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    Is green guy devil horning? https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/woman-s-hand-giving-rock-roll-sign-devil-horns-gesture-78058521.jpg Rock ON! c.f. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns
  3. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    Such talent! Your little green man has it. I had been looking at the plans for some time before I saw your check marked solution in my tired brain . Only my elevator is wood. haha. Or will be when I finally choose the shape to make it in. Either way, I'll be laminating up a small pile of 1/8"...
  4. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    Bill, Thank you for your response. I apologize for not better defining my project design along with my question. I did leave that side of the Internet research open to those wishing to reply to my question, of which several people, including yourself, were very kind to do. I very much...
  5. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    I had to look and think about this too for some time. I had to do some thinking on this too. Instead of a conventional horn being actuated by a rod end inserted into a solid plug at the end of the tube there is this: A piece of rect alum 4"x2" tube cut about 2" long is mounted to the elev...
  6. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    Hah! I never even thought about resonance induced vibration!
  7. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    I can't see how to support the tube without introducing flexing as there will be some vertical movement with the changing position of the horn. Obviously the RW planes are UL or near UL so weight would be a consideration in the original design. With the light forces a long tube may suffice...
  8. ramjetwiebe

    Elev push pull tube support needed or not?

    In the just build the thing and most answers will come to you department, I finally have a fresh thought... I have completed 90% of the wood construction of Roger Mann's RW4,5,6,7 with about 90% to go. (I have tail feathers to complete and any fuse accoutrements beyond the elegant box.) I have...
  9. ramjetwiebe

    Users on line dropped

    I have found forums a great place to meet people. But I must confess that almost all subsequent communication is conducted off line. (by email, etc. and hopefully in person.) I just found out about Skypup ultralight. Now there's a craft that's got me tempted for my next project.
  10. ramjetwiebe

    Used Aircraft Market

    If you look at the new LSA market, the sub 100k market seems to be dead. I think a number of manufacturers have made similar claims. The popular new cublikes START in the 1/4 million++ dollar range. And there is nothing in the <50k realm. LSA Buyers: Dumping the Cirrus and the Baron...
  11. ramjetwiebe

    Hydroforming Pegazair parts

    I always wondered if you could cast a female mold out of hard concrete. If you're slow pressing, say 30 ribs total - rather than stamping them, I would think it might be durable enough. Every time I think maybe I should build a metal bird I get distracted by another (something something) made...
  12. ramjetwiebe

    Endoscope

    Under $20 direct from China on sale now for under six bucks. http://www.newfrog.com/p/6-led-5-5mm-lens-2in1-android-endoscope-waterproof-inspection-borescope-tu-130917.html I give these as gifts. I should add that we always have a couple of these about the shop now and we use them a couple...
  13. ramjetwiebe

    Ugliest Aircraft Ever Build

    Barling Bomber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witteman-Lewis_XNBL-1 In a marine survival course they taught us that the uglier the fish the more likely it was inedible; that is, some part will make you dead if ingested. Therefore, to my way of thinking, if it flies and don't kill you, it's not...
  14. ramjetwiebe

    Flying Rooster Kit Available?

    That's real art! (Not the pilot's name) Penguin theme for me, perhaps. I think it may have taken longer to paint than build.
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