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  1. Bob Llewellyn
    and said, "that's too bad... buddy...", when Maggot heard Tubbso's cry from the nearby tent. He kicked at where Ratso's groin should have been, and shouted "April fool!".
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    Tubbso burst through the tent flap, and yelled "April fools! Show us yer ASIC!". Ben felled him with a right cross...
  3. Bob Llewellyn
    Great Wall looked up from Hy's recumbent body, and screamed, "his warranty is void, you PLICK!"; but Maggot didn't hear, as he staggered back in shock and replied reflexively, "I may have left it in my flight bag...". Ratso moved fowards ominously, being careful to keep his arse in the shade...
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    ...in full swing since Rat had earlier spiked the punch. "Waddaya reckon Ben?" asked Madge Jayco, "the lightwing flicks hard to the left, can we only do left rolls?" Ben tried to snort derisively, but snotted instead. "Pitts pilots don't know their left from their right anyway!" he asserted, then blushed inexplicably. Suddenly....
  5. Bob Llewellyn
    .the tent next to where they were judging "best board member outfit" behind "the hop skip and jump competition" which was in full swing since.........Ben had let off a can of "start ya bastard" in the men's room. At that point, the Rat dropped one paw on Maggot's shoulder and rasped, "let's see your ASIC, buddy!".
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    The front of the lowest-drag (incomressible flow) shape known - the teardrop - is a hemisphere; and the hemispherical nose on the hubs of Hamilton Standard props was actually very effective at keeping up the cooling air velocity. The Albatross solution put most of the hemisphere in the fuselage shape, but there's no reason you can't put more of it in front of the prop. It'll look a tad unconventional, but should add measurably to the prop thrust.
  7. Bob Llewellyn
    ..."sexy" said Don Quixote, who was still looking a little stunned from the slap given him by Major Maggott. "Rook!" cried Hy Undai, "pansy cockroaches!". With a noise like an O-360 hydraulic locking, Hy fell to the ground. Over him stood the red-faced, sweaty figure of Maggot; and over him loomed the cadaverous red-eyed visage of the rat returned. Don looked around in shock, while Madge...
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    A larger spinner will generally allow a broader speed range from a fixed pitch prop; and, provided it's not too sharp, reduces the overall fuselage drag quite a bit. The old Albatros biplanes (WW1) has pretty effective spinners, but since the jet age came along, people make spinners too sharp...
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    Ben Tley, who was standing in the shadow of a hangar, shuddering. Foam dribbled from his mouth, his face was slightly grey, and his fingers were twitching. "Undead!" screamed Madge. Ben smiled, and brought up one hand holding a can of...
  10. Bob Llewellyn
    Yup. I'm there... Daryl Greenamayer's F-104 was a homebuilt, wasn't it?
  11. Bob Llewellyn
    Statistics is not fun? I put it to the forum: the issue of regulation according to safety of third parties would be reasonable, is applied fairly. Now, on a D?L medical standard, I have a license that will allow me to drive a 20,000 litre (non-articulated in my case) petrol tanker through a major city. Potential energy in a crash/burn? Lots and lots. Therefore, RAAus certificate holders should not be allowed to fly anything with a total kinetic energy greater than... a P-51?
  12. Bob Llewellyn
    No, it would not be a viola...
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    Bennet, of Pathfinders fame, was "lent" a P-51 to orchestrate target marking on a night bombing raid. His first flight of a single-engined aeroplane more powerful than the Miles Master, was in a P-51, at night, over Germany, controlling a squadron of pathfinders whilst flying at low altitude through the flak over the target. He succeeded. He was not trained on an "easy" or "well-behaved" trainer. Now, I agree that a novice to flying should be eased in to the addiction; but to what degree a pilot's certificate is a professional qualification - as a Heavy Rigid d/l is - and to what degree it's a ticket to a pastime, is not so easy to define. One can't earn much money as an ultralight pilot; but the complexity of the task, and - here's the can of worms - the potential risk to third parties - makes it more similar to an HR licence than an ordinary D/L. I suggest that all newly-elected politicians be strapped into a single-seat P-51 and sent off - those that return, may govern until the next election...
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    Yup, hop out of an LSA-55 into a T-300 with the large wheel option... they land exactly the same... NOT! A lot of people who learned in Drifters had very high blood pressures when moving to a T-300 or T-500, because the Drifter's artificially enhanced stability tends to mask its adverse yaw, and the low ground angle makes aerodynamic bounce almost impossible. Does this make the Drifter a bad low-energy trainer? No. Do its ability to bounce, raw adverse yaw, and non-blown fin make the T-300/500 bad trainers? No. Provided the instructors managed to gauge the student's actual abilities and confidence levels accurately (not so easy, it seems!), either can be used to train a safe pilot; but the Drifter cannot be used to train a novice how to fly a Thruster; because they are not the same. After doing my U/L training in a T-500, I found the LSA-55 a pussycat - and it had brakes!
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    Statistical analysis of information can reveal more than is at first evident to the unassisted optic. Some of this revealed data may be true. If the data revealed by a statistical analysis can be verified, then it is valuable. Mathematicians are poor users of words, so many statistical terms are misleading. A great deal of the early use of statistics was in improving the average quality of Guiness Stout, which is a noble occupation for any mathematician. (Maybe the only worthwhile thing they've ever done? No, no, I'm sure they've done something else useful, or why would the species survive?)
  16. Bob Llewellyn
    ...tight little camp shorts squeeking as he walked. Don Quixote sidled up to him and said, "NICE shorts... a bit like Don Dunstan...:. Tubbso was trying to sneek behind the toilet block for a quick fag, when suddenly...
  17. Bob Llewellyn
    One dabs the rear brake ocassionally...
  18. Bob Llewellyn
    ...as one would. . Sight of Phil's avatar brought to my attention this fact: NO AN-2 has ever suffered an in-flight cabin depressurisation, even with a hull breach - and I can find no record of a cockpit oxygen fire, though perhaps Aeroflot could better inform us. Anyway, the vanishing Boeing surely informs us all to fly AN-2 - or don't go commercial!
  19. Bob Llewellyn
    ...dorsal region, though he assures me the pain is fading." At this point, the earth began to vibrate, and a dull growl overlain with a shrill whining noise like Bernie Ecclestone on heat began to echo off the hangars. Turbo shook his head and shoved at Ratso, which resulted in...
  20. Bob Llewellyn
    Normal distribution - I would argue that (1) a Dunnydore is the median mass vehicle on the road - or near as - and (2) a single-occupant Dunnydore is a reasonable representative of an average commuting vehicle in Australia. It follows that 200km on a GPz-900R is equivalent safety, of benefit to society via reduced emissions, and has a smaller road footprint for half the amount of time! S**t, us motorcyclists ought to get medals!
  21. Bob Llewellyn
    ...the fear normally inspired by his scarred and mis-shapen face had disappeared behind his new baboon's bum; he would have to resort to direct action. He spun around, crouched, and...
  22. Bob Llewellyn
    ...fell onto Great Wall, still in his Speed Hump identity. "Rook!" cried Hy Undai, "uuurgh, disgusting!", at which point the Rat's eyes narrowed...
  23. Bob Llewellyn
    ...because we're there for the little people, and aviators are all rich b*******ds, we'll consider setting up an Underpriviledged Worker in the Aviation Sector Union, or UWASU". As soon as he said the word "UWASU", there was a strange sound, and....
  24. Bob Llewellyn
    ...so don't ride over 200kph, easy peasy... just ease off with the right wrist, thaaat's right... the SV650 doesn't have that pronlem, at least...
  25. Bob Llewellyn
    ta... just had a school conveyancing meeting, I'll muck around with this tomorrow. Cheers, Bob
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