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Marty_d

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. There's a climate change thread over in Social Australia where denialists can have their say.
  4. The article says one option is to have the glider land with the plane, still on the tow rope! Sure...
  5. The Airbus Beluga was based on an existing A300. This looks like a completely new aircraft (there's certainly nothing in the world like it now) so you'd think there'd be a large amount of development work.
  6. Bit misleading - "delivers" implies that it is currently delivering, whereas "in the concept stage and may be flying in 5 years" should be described as "may deliver".
  7. 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.
  8. Top IAF aviators come together in the face of imminent danger, to form Air Dragons. Fighter unfolds their camaraderie, brotherhood and battles, internal and external.
  9. You leave the net up, works the same way as an aircraft carrier...
  10. True, but it sounds like the other aircraft weren't being very communicative.
  11. Got everything apart from a compass and intercom thanks Planey!
  12. Imagine finding the short in that lot.
  13. Because the chances are the build quality would be the same as piloted ones.
  14. Imagine the door coming off an SST at hypersonic speeds.
  15. I did think of calling the thread "Another passenger jet in the Hudson!" but thought that may be in poor taste.
  16. Might have been sanding with sand blasters. Who knows - as a static display the paintwork's not going to be going anywhere at mach 2.
  17. Must have been a sight for New Yorkers. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/concorde-completes-final-journey-along-hudson-river-in-new-york
  18. Looks like their starting bid for everything is $1000, including the "baggage trailer with accessories" which has bugger-all use for anything else.
  19. As a nature reserve, the best you can hope for is to find a tight seal.
  20. Is Bronnie Bishop still around? Maybe she ordered it to get to the bingo.
  21. Looks like it's a nature reserve. So the quarantine stations will be 2x 3m tinnies powered by Evinrude 3.5hp motors, parked either end. (Example on 1 end crudely drawn in).
  22. Just joking Nev. Of course we couldn't go it alone. We could become New Zealand's westernmost island though.
  23. Big enough to place passport control, when we secede...
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