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  1. wktaylor

    A pilot’s fateful, career-altering flight under Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge

    My dad after many years of military flying and leadership, set in-place 2-absolute rules for my sister and I growing-up. 1. Never do something stupid on the spur of the moment. 2. IF we decided to do something stupid, then we could only risk our own limbs/lives and NEVER-EVER put another human...
  2. wktaylor

    Craig Cato's New Propellor Gave Us Insane Results! | Whisper Sling Prop Test

    OH, yeah... ref my post #7... and I also get turned-off when someone declares something or someone or some situation, etc is Greatest Of All Times [G.O.A.T.]. There is virtually no thing or no one who is the undisputed Greatest Of All Time. History constantly validates the truisms regarding...
  3. wktaylor

    Van's Aircraft Laser Cut Hole Fatigue Analysis

    RE the Van's Engineering... VAN’S ENGINEERING PRESENTATION: TESTING ANALYSIS AND RESULTS FOR LASER-CUT PARTS.. Oh God. Maybe I missed something in the 18-minute executive summary.... and have to look in great detail at the 2-hr presentation... which I don't have time for... just to see the...
  4. wktaylor

    Van's Aircraft Laser Cut Hole Fatigue Analysis

    New video updates what’s going on with Van’s Aircraft By General Aviation News Staff · April 16, 2024 · Leave a Comment https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/04/16/new-video-updates-whats-going-on-with-vans-aircraft/
  5. wktaylor

    Electric Aircraft Manufacturer Electron Secures Orders from Air2E, Hopscotch

    https://www.flyingmag.com/electric-aircraft-manufacturer-electron-secures-orders-from-air2e-hopscotch/ Pretty slick... especially if it meets customer's expectations...
  6. wktaylor

    Craig Cato's New Propellor Gave Us Insane Results! | Whisper Sling Prop Test

    I wonder what 'impact damage tolerance' is built into the leading edges, curved tips and faces... general FOD, sand/dust, gravel, rain, snow and Ice often take their toll on composite blades.
  7. wktaylor

    Craig Cato's New Propellor Gave Us Insane Results! | Whisper Sling Prop Test

    Any time a video title includes the words 'this is insane' or 'this is genius' I instantly walk away from the video and presume over-loaded-trash-sales-talk. Especially in aviation. Especially in anything technical.
  8. wktaylor

    Anti-ice for experimental.

    In addition to alcohol [ethyl/methyl] slingers and sprays for props and windshields... I have have specified 'RainX' for use on USAF glass windows subject to freezing wash/deice/rain. RainX tends to shed liquid water... even super-chilled-water... to minimize ice build-up. Only problem is that...
  9. wktaylor

    Electric Dreams... Pipistrel’s gift to general aviation.

    https://www.kitplanes.com/electric-dreams/ Pipistrel appears to be offering JAR/EU certified electric motor to GA and Homebuilders...?
  10. wktaylor

    New rotorcraft concepts

    Elaboration... Critical Airframe and engine-mounting bolts... single point of failure... in old days often call 'Jesus Bolts'. The point was in RE to the Chinese knock-off of Rotax 912........100 HP for $16k. 'You should get what you pay for. If You don't pay a fair price then don't expect a...
  11. wktaylor

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    I wonder what 'Smoke Jumpers' can encounter in their wild/wooly jumps in 'hot-fire zones' [true HOT LZs]?
  12. wktaylor

    New rotorcraft concepts

    RE: EzyBuildWing's video posting #510 CAUTION. "You deserve to get what you ask for: but if You don’t ask [pay] for very much, don’t expect to get very much.” --Fellow engineer summarizing his eye-opening experiences with poorly defined/low-cost 'safety-critical fasteners'.
  13. wktaylor

    "We just hit a Drone!" | Windshield Damaged on United B737 MAX at SFO

    As I recall in the 1970s and 1980s in So Cal, the biggest problems with low altitude collisions [takeoff, landing, pattern] were birds, kites and party balloons.
  14. wktaylor

    "We just hit a Drone!" | Windshield Damaged on United B737 MAX at SFO

    I live near an Air Force Base and work on the Base. The AFB fences have had the traditional 'MILITARY INSTALLATION DO NOT ENTER.. etc...' warnings posted about ~100-yds or so... in reflective official signage fastened to the reinforced wire fences. About 5-years ago... in between all of the...
  15. wktaylor

    Crashes in the News - Thread

    FYI... Fixed-wing, helos and parachutists bewary... NTSB Warns Pilots Of Dust Devil Dangers https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ntsb-warns-pilots-of-dust-devil-dangers/
  16. wktaylor

    Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Legislation Banning ‘Chemtrails’

    Ahhh... dreaded high altitude 'chem-trails' are made by insidious CO, CO2 and that nasty Di-Hydrogen Oxide [think about it].
  17. wktaylor

    Aeropoxy 6228

    The [attached ES6228 Metal Bonding Epoxy Adhesive Tech Data Sheet [TDS] had me scratching my head. I have NEVER heard of the company 'PTM&W'. RE: Aeropoxy line of adhesives... The AEROPOXY line of products by PTM&W Industries is a highly engineered group of composite materials and accessories...
  18. wktaylor

    Museums

    Also... many Air Bases and some NAS/MCAS have outdoor parks with aircraft on exhibit for walk-thru viewing. Kelly AFB TX was unique in that it had an F102, an F106 and a B-58... among others... on display. Also Warner Robins GA has a very fine museum detached from the AFB. Likewise March ARB...
  19. wktaylor

    remote controlled circuit breakers: ?what options exist

    I guess for a homebuilt tandem... flown solo or dual from a fixed seat... why the complexity of dual circuit breaker panels? IF concerned about EL power to the PAX seat simply have a primary cockpit specific 'MSTR' switch... for all... and a master switch for 'AUX-PAX' ?
  20. wktaylor

    remote controlled circuit breakers: ?what options exist

    FYI for starters MIL-PRF-83383 CIRCUIT BREAKERS, REMOTE CONTROL, THERMAL, TRIP FREE GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR MIL-STD-1498 CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SELECTION AND USE OF DOD-STD-35-30 AUTOMATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENT PREPARATION SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKERS FAA AD 2002-23-05 Overloading Of Certain Airplane...
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