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    Moldless Composites in the Modern Era

    Moderator Note: This thread was broken out of the thread, "Rutan Quickie / Q200, Q1, Q2" as it had diverged pretty strongly from the original topic, but is a good conversation in its own right. /end note -------------------------------- I'm comfortable with the idea of fiberglass over foam...
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    Quasi-lifting body sketch

    The result is actually has a wider fuselage than I intended, but I think it illustrates the general concept. Instead of tapering the fueselage in the horizontal direction, allow it to flare out to a "tail" of sorts that could be used as a control surface (or not). But the idea is that one could...
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    Open Source Trainer follow up

    Since the OST thread is gigantic, I thought I would start a derivative thread to discuss some of the sub-topics that had been brought up along the way: First, we are talking about the AMERICAN market (which is not a knock against the Europeans, or anyone else, you are our model, and I think...
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    New member who loves to sketch

    My background: I'm in my early 30's with a philosophy degree and about three years of engineering coursework. I love thinking about realistic possibilities, and as far as is possible with three young children, bringing those possibilities to fruition. Which is to say that I have about ten...
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    Driveshaft development

    Wondering if anyone has information on the implementation of the driveshaft systems for the Stemme S10 or the P39 Airacobra? How do they address the torsional vibration issues? I would presume that the Stemme can get away with being really light, but what about the Airacobra? It seems like that...
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