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    Methylene Chloride to be Banned

    ****, I just used carb cleaner to get paint off my hands this weekend, the horror. Who can I sue for not warning me sooner? I feel woozy. Maybe I should pull my mask down occasionally... NO! Thats crazy talk.
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    Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Legislation Banning ‘Chemtrails’

    Space Aliens.
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    Scale sandwich composite Honda jet build condensed to 14 minutes

    A long time ago I heard of a technique that involves filling the cores with water, freezing it and then quickly doing the necessary machining. YMMV
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    Anyone Seen/heard of Peter Garrison's Melmoth2 lately?

    Somone asked about this, apparently I can't post in his thread. http://www.aerologic.com/M2website/texts/Progress.htm
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    Horrible news from Vans Aircraft

    As long as we are throwing these terms around, what you describe is more a swindle than a bet.
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    Horrible news from Vans Aircraft

    No. All the parts cut by laser have the kerf spatter until the ... evidence... is removed.
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    Horrible news from Vans Aircraft

    In 2008 everyone knew the country was coming to an end. Didn't happen. Those who bought on the dip made money. 2020 was a similar but opposite event. People with free time, and free gubmint money bought stuff like there was no tomorrow. It had to end. Those who pay attention know the way the...
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    Horrible news from Vans Aircraft

    Our company explained the situation to the customers, met the orders that they could, and did not change their business model. They lost out on some sales. They are still in business and will be for the foreseeable future, however.
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    Balloonist Charged After Being Ordered To Land In National Park

    A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.....
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    Balloonist Charged After Being Ordered To Land In National Park

    Because those people love exercising the power they worked their way into a position to have.
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    Stretched Quickie? Q4?

    https://flyingmag.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/flyingma/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30154855/httpswww.flyingmag.comsitesflyingmag.comfilesimport2011sitesallfiles_images201108fly0811_rutan7.jpg
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    Honda Powered BD-5

    http://web.archive.org/web/20060211003405/http://www.prime-mover.org/Engines/Torsional/contact1/contact1.html
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    Wing Exchange Considerations?

    What is your definition of high speed?
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    Is there any reason we do not see more energy absorbing / damping type landing gear on experimentals ?

    https://www.eaa.org/eaa/aircraft-building/builderresources/while-youre-building/building-articles/landing-gear-wheels-and-brakes/spring-steel-landing-gears
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    Is there any reason we do not see more energy absorbing / damping type landing gear on experimentals ?

    There is a British book on LG design that it appears Paz lifted some/most of his book from. What would have been volume 2 is in that book, the name of which escapes me at the moment. I do have a copy at home.
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    14 YO Girl Flies UL From SC to OSH

    You say that like it's a bad thing. These people are called "influencers", they are found in every activity imaginable, and have hundreds, or millions of followers waiting with bated breath for the next drop of content. They are the heroes of the current generation.
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    Torsional Vibration and Resonance - Basic Theory and Issues

    Anyone have any experience with these? It seems to be the only product that uses dynamic damping. https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/harmonic-balancers/product-line/tci-rattler-torsional-vibration-absorbers Also, thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread, it's...
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    Oceangate Sub Construction Details and Implosion

    Sapphire windows are made currently for some specialized optical applications. I used to design optical enclosures that used them, they come in surprisingly large sizes [and costs] , but not quite windshield dimensions yet.
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    Here we go...Synergy still NO FLY and lighter...

    I was just explaining today the submarine fiasco using synergy and other aviation boondoggles as an example.
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    What's Wrong with Flying Wings?

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