Gerryc
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- Birthday 16/09/1951
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Gerryc started following Besler Steam Plane , VW based engines. Pros and cons from users? , Getting simplicity back into the Jabiru engine and 2 others
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VW based engines. Pros and cons from users?
Gerryc replied to danny_galaga's topic in Engines and Props
Here is one done with a tube surrounding the manifold with 2 oil holes piped into oil cooler lines before cooler -
Getting simplicity back into the Jabiru engine
Gerryc replied to Old Koreelah's topic in Engines and Props
Also heat transfers more readily from a liquid to a solid because more molecules are in contact. Solid to air needs more area.Even with a radiator or an oil cooler there is a smooth fluid channel or tube and a finned outer surface in contact with the air. -
Learning about lift generation - a waste of time.
Gerryc replied to old man emu's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Angle of attack is to do with the angle of the airfoil to the relative wind.Until people understand where the relative wind is they will have trouble. I have just been reading Fly Better by Noel Kruse. What I got out of it is if you have your stick hard against your balls you are either stalled or about to. -
Still in production and now with a supercharged option. https://www.d-motor.eu/
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Gerryc scored 76% in a quiz: 1.1 An introduction to flight
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Electrical story. Electrician was up ladder with apprentice holding ladder.Electricians leg starts shaking around so apprentice kicks ladder out from under him dumping him on the ground. What the hell was that for the Electrician asked. I thought you were getting a shock the Apprentice replied. No I dropped a screw down inside my trousers and was shaking it out.
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I am retired and a full time builder of a Gazaile 2 2 seater low wing microlight.