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About Marty_d
- Birthday 12/04/1972
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Zenith CH-701
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Tas
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Australia
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Marty_d started following Qantas A330 engine out - 25/3/24 , The impending 3G network shutdown , Unpowered cargo gliders on tow ropes promise 65% cheaper air freight and 1 other
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The impending 3G network shutdown
Marty_d replied to Freizeitpilot's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
We're in a mobile dead spot - a lot of the time my phone only connects to 3g. Which is a bugger, I really don't want to buy a new one. -
That wing folding mechanism looks complicated and heavy too. Cars and planes are different machines for different purposes. As Danny mentioned a rotorcraft is a different proposition but will never drive on the road in any case.
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That's what I was going to do, but I wanted to be able to leave the cradles on the wing and lift them onto the wing stands. The front supports are printed to the same profile as the leading edge (6mm bigger to allow for the foam rubber) so hopefully they won't impact the wing. It's certainly far easier to move the wings around on the cradle, even lifting them (ie not on the castored trolley) as you have somewhere to grip. They're only 20kg but without handholds they're bloody difficult to shift around, especially by yourself.
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This is something I should have done a long time ago, even before I built the wings. (Mind you I didn't have a 3d printer back then, but there'd be ways of doing it the old-fashioned wood way!) I've made 2 wooden cradles for the wings, which have printed plastic LE shape to support the LE of the wing and clamps at the back to keep the TE secure. On the bottom of the cradles are steel L's with a bolt through. The cradles and clamps have 6mm self adhesive foam rubber on all surfaces touching the wings. The cradles can be sat vertically, as shown in the pics, on a wheeled dolly which has a vertical post that the bolts go through. They can also be sat at the top of some wing stands that I've also made (haven't got a pic as they're stored under the plane at the moment) with the same bolts. These stands comprise some heavy duty tripod stands from a drum kit (from the tip shop) combined with 2" diameter aluminium tube.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-26/qantas-flight-lands-in-perth-after-engine-shut-down-bang-heard/103632442 Engine out on descent into Perth last night. Passengers report hearing a loud bang.
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Marty_d started following फाइटर (Fighter)
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Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Marty_d replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
You leave the net up, works the same way as an aircraft carrier... -
Marty_d started following An evenful Afternoon's Flying and Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
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Cirrus 22M Shelter Cove Airport, CA
Marty_d replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
End of the day, everybody lived. -
An evenful Afternoon's Flying
Marty_d replied to rodeagle's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
True, but it sounds like the other aircraft weren't being very communicative. -