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Everything posted by spacesailor
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They could have given the US , That Eiffel ltower ! As it was supposed to be for One exhibition only . spacesailor
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USA uses the French left hand-drive . As it was France the kicked England out of the America's It was France that changed , From the Right hand drive . And gave us ' metric time ' , 10 hour day ,100 minutes per hour , 100 seconds per minute. I still don't like it, do you ! . spacesailor
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" US or British units " . I believe they Don't us the ENGLISH. " BA " , SYSTEM. " British Association of screw threads ". AND England uses the French metric system . It was France that changed , From the Right hand drive . spacesailor
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METRIC. A French system. To rule the world . Removed the " Greenwich " meridian , the new meridian is Paris France. Removed the ' standard ' calender. The new " Republican calander 1793 " which stopped the Catholics finding their Sundays for " mass ". 10 hours a day , 100 minutes per hour 100 seconds per minute. Only three countries are imperial! . United States . Liberia & Burma. renamed Myanmar. SO Why does the USA call ' their System ' Imperial? . spacesailor
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AND IF YOU HAD ! . A large volume motor , wouldn't you wind it up a couple of times , just to see that 200 kmrs per hour on Your dial . Yippee Thanks, Australia for letting us revheads have ONE road . UNREGULATED FOR SPEED . Stuart highway NT It maybe restricted now to 130 klmrs p hour . SHAME ON THEM . Nò more ' expensive ' Bentley GT's going faster then light aircraft ! . ( 330 klmts p h ). spacesailor
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CASA require that I have a yearly heart stress test
spacesailor replied to Geoff_H's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
OR ,!!!! Work Against CASA's Bureaucrocrats. It may send a message ! . Or are they really ' that thick ' . I don't like Bureaucrocrats, & won't play with them . spacesailor -
CASA require that I have a yearly heart stress test
spacesailor replied to Geoff_H's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
SO , what IS the secret to immortality ? . When I was skinny they tried to Fatten me up. Now, I look Good at 95 klgms . The same people want me ' blooody ' skinny. I'm Not fat !. Just short , for that crook BMI . spacesailor -
CASA require that I have a yearly heart stress test
spacesailor replied to Geoff_H's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
I went to a ' heart specialist ' . When I asked ' if ' there was something wrong . They answered. It's all in the cloud. So I cancelled my next appointment, & I feel much better for it.( never had a heart test since). spacesailor -
Pitot - sourcing / making
spacesailor replied to Marty_d's topic in Instruments, Radios and Electronics
Why do most pitot's have the bent piping , If you use a straight pitot with a bent plastic elbow , shouldn't it work the same ? . Pipe- elbow , tubing , Instrument . I just thought about Mr King's H bird modification. Straight piece of alloy, That screwed into receptacle. spacesailor -
Pitot - sourcing / making
spacesailor replied to Marty_d's topic in Instruments, Radios and Electronics
I bought a ' simple ' static , from A S ,and like you say $ 16 for very light ' bent alloy tube ' , with $ 32 for postage . The post-packet weighed more than the ally tube . Yes , I tried unsuccessfully a lot of times to make that tube bend to it's 90 deg shape . I have seen a modified ' pito tube ' on 19- 1944 Hummel Bird . spacesailor -
Helmets that fit headseats underneath
spacesailor replied to Pat's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
All this ' helmet ' , argument's , IS THE SAME AS the 1960's argument. When England enforced all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet . OR, In my case, don't ride if it's so dangerous. spacesailor PS When Are they , going to outlaw , " passenger trailer's " . -
I have a ' phone-camera ' , but when photographing wild-life, they're gone before the pics in the bag , ( bag for removing old-style film ). So not as good as a " box brownie " . No set up and no focusing. spacesailor
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That's the worst of ' front-wheel ' drive , everything in the one place . spacesailor
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Talking of fore & after c g ! . A trijet lost elevator control , ( worn worm screw ) & only just made a landing. Could using ' pax ' to move C of G to enhance Flyability. It seems a little far-fetched that All those ' searbelted people ' would not help ' themselves ' to keep ' Their ' aircraft in a stable' flight configuration . spacesailor
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WELL !, There you are , And no " dashcam " to record it . Funny how those prolific cameras , are not there when needed. spacesailor
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OR They went smaller ! . Just DNA , chemicals AND the best ' AI ' ever , to bring a " humanoid " all seeing Godlike being to ' life ' , to gather ' intel ' .On our Animal world . spacesailor
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Mid-air collision at Caboolture - 28/07/2023
spacesailor replied to onetrack's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Same thing happens at the Oaks. Landing ' Camden ' aircraft over fly the Oaks runway. Trainees are told to keep their heads down & never go hight than the circuit hight . spacesailor -
Injection was on some small ' two cylinder, German, ,water-cooled- two-strokes ' . Possibly the forerunner of " Rotax " as it looked the same , a little under 600 cc. And with separate oil Injection , just like Rotax 582 is today . spacesailor
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But ! . No milk , for your tea and mostly no sugar. And not a lot of meat . That we Australians enjoy . spacesailor
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Australian Designed Disaster ! . The ' P 76 ' that would load a 44 gallon drum into the boot, " for the farmers " . Anyone tried to lift that drum out ( of the boot ) with your fingers. spacesailor
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more data- PULP98 and AVGAS and det and vapour lock
spacesailor replied to RFguy's topic in Engines and Props
IS, There such a thing as fully " electrical " injection , for a two cylinder motor . spacesailor -
BUT. There seems to be an awful lot of faults in these new car's. Looked up ' Ford ' egr , lots of angst there. Mazda electrical problems . Same sort of numbers . Had to replace ' seatbelts ' in a 4 y o . Mazda 3 ! , what a problem that was. Everything had to be removed from the back of the car. Seats, quarter- panels, & all the trim around the boot to get at all the plastic fasteners. Imagine the price from a " dealership ' , plus $ 1600 each belt . ' makes me dizzy ' LoL spacesailor
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Now that's wrong !. The longer your hose the smaller the Volume getting through. The smaller volume will have reduced pressure. Happens when paint spraying with extra long hoses. spacesailor
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more data- PULP98 and AVGAS and det and vapour lock
spacesailor replied to RFguy's topic in Engines and Props
Only have " icing " when there's " moisture ' in the sky . SO SAID my test paper ! . spacesailor