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    Done. Something useful might come of it.
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    I'm not ofey with modern fighter development so why is this hard to take seriously willedoo?
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    Thanks for your suggestions Gents. Downunder, Won't work, mine's only 6.5 inch. OME Never seen Oomph but will look for it next time we shop. BTW, for how long have Kangaroos been wearing pants? PM, love your sense of safety first. Goodonya.
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    Can anyone tell me how to remove the reg numbers off my t84 boom. I thought they would peel off (assuming they're plastic) but I can't lift the edges enough to try peeling them off. Such a simple thing to ask, but I'm losing patience.
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    Hello

    Deskpilot replied to a topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Welcome Paul, you're never too old to learn. I didn't start flying until I was 64 so you have plenty of time to get hooked.....................................if you have the money, of course.
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    FWIW Link opened when I clicked on it in your quote OME. Strange things happen.
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    G'day and welcome Ranger. How about telling us what you fly and from where. Air photos of your area would be nice, if you have any.
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    My, that was a hard one to answer. Had to search back over a year but finally found the link. Try this e-bay page. There are several sellers but watch the price. RCI RCI8000S RCI HI-BACK SEAT BLACK POLY 20W X 33T | eBay PS, the cover comes separate and are quite expensive
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    Link doesn't open for me OMU
  10. Deskpilot
    A more equal flight/AoA sample. Sorry for the watermark but was the only version I could find.
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    Hi P47, I've just read your thread (no idea why I haven't before) and I have to congratulate you on your progress. Really nice work there. Now, it seems that you didn't get an answer to your question re the seat covers. Mine aren't quite the same but I bought the on e bay along with the matching rally seat. the seat is polypropylene and weighs 4 to 5 klg if memory serves me right.
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    Not a holiday by a long shot 80knts. Just had enough of overseas call centers so decided to change ip address. This in turn required a new phone number and email address. I think I've finally got it all working right so time will tell. Now, during the time I've been away, I tested the piece of Lycra/resin to breaking point. I found that the second coat of resin was not homogeneous with the first and on bending it 180degrees, it started to separate. Not good. Test piece 2 was initially coated with a thinned down resin, very lightly brushed on. Thinning resin isn't normally recommended. I let it cure for 3 hours and then brushed on another coat. My application wasn't very good but as you can see in the photograph, it appears to be a good bond. Although not recommended, spraying on the top coat would be the go over a large area. The finished piece is very strong (for a skin only, nothing structural) and should be impervious to UV rays, unlike Dacron which I'm about to replace. underside with no drip through resin. Had use flash as my workshop lighting isn't all that great. topside, showing poor brushmanship will wrap around just about all L/E shapes, I think. I can pull both side to touch (full circle) All comments recommended as usual.
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    I doubt that there are any photos of the original planes in flight. It was a secret mission after all. My dad worked with Barns Wallis on modifying the bomb racks to hold, spin and release the bombs. Later, they both moved on to Vickers Aircraft to take their separate careers forward.
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    Just letting you know that I will be off line for the next week. Thanks for your replies so far.
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    I'm considering using Lycra/resin in lieu of Dacron for my Thruster. In this application, it would not be a 'structural' element. I think that it will be stiff enough not to distort under pressure changes but should retain a nice smooth surface to provide the lift needed to fly. I'm not sure about UV effects but with a very light coat of paint (colour matching only) it should be better than Dacron (IMO) My sample dried over night and is quite firm but not rigid. I pushed the resin too hard in application so the finished surface shows the Lycra weave and is fairly rough. I will apply a second coat today hoping to achieve a smooth surface and a bit more rigidity.
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    OK, so here's how I did it. First, found an old photograph frame, cut some Lycra that I estimated would need about a 75% stretch to fit over the frame. Machined both sides to make a bag and then slipped that over the frame. Now, I realised that there might be problems with the thinned coat so I just covered the photo back card with clingfilm so that, if necessary, I had something to press on when working the resin in. Next I pulled the bag down to cover the bottom half of the frame and pinned it into place. Here are photos of the before and after applying the resin. You can see the clingfilm crinkled under the wet resin. I'm leaving it to dry and harden until tomorrow then I'l cut it off the frame for some bend tests. Now to get on with my engine which is a sorry picture. Note missing seals on all but one bearing. I think the remains of them are in the black sludge of the lower crank case. Any one ever refitted them, cause I need help.
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    I'm about to do some test pieces to see how how the resin penetrates the Lycra. Also want to find out just how much to stretch it before lay-up. Can resin be thinned at all, if so what with? Thinking two coats, one thin, one as it comes.
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    Interesting design Aero, could be an illusion but I think your empennage is too small. Might I also suggest, with all the work being necessary to build it, would it not be more user-friendly if it were a 2 seater?
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    Thanks for the confirmation Mike. Been considering a rally car helmet myself
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    G'day and welcome frank. If you can fly the 55, you can fly anything.
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    Thanks Peter, now I won't have to keep emptying my 'deleted files' folder.
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    This is probably the wrong forum but just how do I turn off new post notifications?
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    My 2 pence worth. To me, asymmetric flying on a one engine failure always seemed to be the most obvious reason to rule out twins. However, why not make a ruling on the width between engines to minimize the risk, or allow push pull systems. Twin, coaxial props should also be allowed, contra-rotating of course, on single engine types.
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    I have duckduck on my pc and it takes me here. http://www.youtube.com:watch%3Fv=7aZH1JzoyT0&feature=share.webloc at DuckDuckGo Opens a page of many blogs and comments but not your video.
  25. Deskpilot
    Ah, my un-asked question is answered...........SketchUp.
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