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  1. which all goes back to my original reason.... its so damn cool. never underestimate the rule of cool
  2. Because its so damn cool. but my guess from wikipedia: Main spar location[edit] The aft location of the main wing spar would lead to a more efficient interior arrangement with more usable space. Inward spanwise flow[edit] Spanwise airflow over a forward-swept wing is the reverse of flow over a conventional swept wing. Air flowing over any swept wing tends to move spanwise towards the aftmost end of the wing. On a rearward-swept wing this is outwards towards the tip, while on a forward-swept wing it is inwards towards the root. As a result, the dangerous tip stall condition of a rearward-swept design becomes a safer and more controllable root stall on a forward-swept design. This allows full aileron control despite loss of lift, and also means that drag-inducing leading edge slots or other devices are not required. At transonic speeds, shockwaves build up first at the root rather than the tip, again helping ensure effective aileron control. With the air flowing inwards, wingtip vortices and the accompanying drag are reduced. Instead, the fuselage acts as a very large wing fence and, since wings are generally larger at the root, this raises the maximum lift coefficient allowing a smaller wing. As a result, maneuverability is improved, especially at high angles of attack.
  3. yep, absolutely useless if you need a runway the size of the space shuttles
  4. what is the landing distance? and what is the landing speed? cant exactly do a missed approach. I dont know of any urban gliding operations...
  5. All good, admittedly I did quote you, Just wanted to show my argument with events advertising to what is most effective with the target demographic. (i was raised in the church, so parables and examples are my go to with demonstrating a point) also completely agree with your point that this site's news and events are only as good as our posting. I imagine in this case most of us assumed it was common knowledge - so no one bothered to post it. and unlike a fly-in. this is "general public" event. so while its of interest to us, probably isn't the priority of the organizers team to post on a special interest group forum to advertise it.
  6. My post was aimed at Red750 and his comments
  7. I think it is a bigger event with a broader interest range. I Dont expect many here knew about it - as it wasn't relevant to them. and it was a different location. they were not the applicable market. It was pointed out that there was billboards on Eastlink - one of Melbourne's busiest roads (probably second to the monash) there is also live reads on the breakfast radio stations. there was talk of Facebook - and photos after the event. ... but were you subscribed to the page before the event. (I know the Aldinga airshow is coming up as I am subscribed to the Aldinga page) you cant whinge and complain about it not being advertised, just because its not in the Media you use - especially when you are outside the target demographic. I think we would all agree a full page ad in a newspaper would have little impact now compared to a decade ago.
  8. The lack of it on the media that the readers of this forum use... The Adelaide Motorsport festival was on yesterday, did anyone here know about it?
  9. Why so a dozen old men can attend? hate to break it to you, but not many - if any on this forum are the target demographic. we are not young families with kids.
  10. its as close as you can get to an old all-over field. there is 4 runways to choose from, none parallel there has been a few times ive been grounded from flying lessons, but the big risk was ground handling in the tail dragger. most of the time the nose wheelers were still okay Don't think we have gone up and called it a day due to crosswinds. Just re-adjust the circuit and swap to a more suitable runway. had a few days where the wind is between runways, but its still angled not directly across. Radio contact really important. been a lot getting used to the situational awareness. us taildraggers use the dirt. where as the other aircraft favor the sealed runway.... so can be several different circuits going on at the same time. making for interesting moments.
  11. spenaroo

    Sukhoi Su-24

    Under-rated aircraft IMO, I never saw the value in them till the Ukraine conflict
  12. I suspect its actually hung. looking at the "chandelier" where the "rotor" blades meet. not sure if that makes it more or less scary
  13. You cant travel to the USA without showing the visa at check-in. should be the same for travel to Australia - must make a customs decleration at check-in
  14. because one is sexy and makes good optics. the same reason why air forces are freely spending on fighter jets - but don't spend the same money on bombers.... (I bet you more bombs have been dropped then missiles fired in the last 30 years of warfare) Honestly it amazes me customs catches anything. every time I return from overseas its a self declare and walk on through. remember questioning about a timer frame painting I had. and they didn't care, just waved me past. never had a bag searched. unlike my experience with African countries, (remember the USA more concerned with finger prints and visa's - and walking through Italy without talking to anyone just scanned the passport) and then you have parcel and packages.....
  15. I have a memory of a flight where I purposely kept it stalled while descending. from memory it was power pulled to idle and pulling the stick back. and showing that the nose would always drop in this aircraft un-stalling it. I could be wrong, but it was part of the instructor getting me comfortable in the aircraft
  16. Probably for a veterans organization, I've seen a few examples online of helicopters fixed to trailers they can take around to shows etc. and have kids sit in
  17. I dont know, I get the "its only original once" argument, but its the same with restoring classic cars - its either going to rot away into ruin. or be displayed and enjoyed by many. https://www.thedrive.com/news/barn-find-maserati-restoration-sparks-online-anger-from-collectors we all know the story of the wreck - but I think in a generation or two it would be more appreciated as the complete aircraft. how many famous wrecks do you remember as opposed to complete aircraft?
  18. 1211 Threebond, its what we use on all the 2 stroke jetski motors, I know Ducati uses Threebond 1215 instead traditional gaskets in all their modern motors.
  19. Used to be quite a common conversion on Harleys and BMW. good torque for highway speeds, and had better carburetors for touring (altitude, humidity)
  20. Im not sure with Harry, I would think William is more deserving of the award for the work he did with flying medivac choppers. donating the wage to charity. But Harry as a person - well at some point you have to give up your extended family to focus on your own family - which is what I think he did. he had a kid and a wife. regardless of if the royal life was toxic, I think in his eyes he put his family first and didn't want to break that up. he gets some respect for that. the media stuff - I don't know, I guess it was a way to fund a lifestyle without any other income and well his "Royal duty" was over once William had his son be interesting to see the Royals survive going forward. William and Kate could keep it going - but will it survive in relevance till then.
  21. Am I the only one who thinks this isn't the worst option, good legroom
  22. wonder how much thrust is provided by the exhuast
  23. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C11PjB8v4Lv/?igsh=MXR0aWhrMWZ1d3lrMQ==
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