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Marty_d

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  • Birthday 12/04/1972

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    Zenith CH-701
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    Tas
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    Australia

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  1. That wing folding mechanism looks complicated and heavy too. Cars and planes are different machines for different purposes. As Danny mentioned a rotorcraft is a different proposition but will never drive on the road in any case.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. There's a climate change thread over in Social Australia where denialists can have their say.
  5. The article says one option is to have the glider land with the plane, still on the tow rope! Sure...
  6. 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.
  7. 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".
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. You leave the net up, works the same way as an aircraft carrier...
  11. True, but it sounds like the other aircraft weren't being very communicative.
  12. Got everything apart from a compass and intercom thanks Planey!
  13. Imagine finding the short in that lot.
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