The XPB Stage 1 underway.

[bexrbetter]

For those interested, have been moving to another factory, hence silence.

 

But designing at night.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Is that a good thing?

 

 

[bexrbetter]

Is that a good thing?

Well usually you should design something first, beats just throwing a bunch of stuff together.

 

 

[onetrack]

So .. does this mean, the design should now be renamed, "The Midnight Design Special"? Let's hope the components are not being sourced from "Midnight Spares".

 

 

[bexrbetter]

Let's hope the components are not being sourced from "Midnight Spares".

Well, you wanted a cheap plane .....

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

What I ment was is the shift to a new factory a good thing or was there a problem with where you were?

 

 

[Marty_d]

I just hope the new factory has lights.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

I was told once that the sun shone from my ass. I could hire myself out as a lamp for the cost of an air ticket and a veggiemite sandwich.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Seriously I hope it was for a good reason and not bad.

 

 

[PA.]

Fly by Night Aeronautics.

 

 

[bexrbetter]

What I ment was is the shift to a new factory a good thing or was there a problem with where you were?

Yes I know what you meant, I was been intentionally obtuse

 

Large factory for free for a few years courtesy of the Local government.

 

 

 

It doesn't leak, have been cleaning it out for a few days. Note the broom, group of branches tied together, they grow them for the purpose, they work surprisingly well.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Score!!!!!

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

I told you the sun shone from my but

[onetrack]

I trust the new shed resembles this, in dimensions? ....

 

You don't want to run yourself short on working area - and you just know, that every shed you end up in, is always just a whisker too small ....

 

 

 

[Marty_d]

Yes I know what you meant, I was been intentionally obtuse Large factory for free for a few years courtesy of the Local government.

 

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It doesn't leak, have been cleaning it out for a few days. Note the broom, group of branches tied together, they grow them for the purpose, they work surprisingly well.

Those X-shaped ladders are an interesting design. When you get to the junction do you squeeze through the rung to keep going, or do you go up the outside hanging by your hands?

 

 

[Downunder]

Ok, So the advantages of the gullwing are?

 

Higher wing tips for those gusty days on landing?

 

Shorter (meaning stronger) landing gear?

 

Improves the compactness with wings folded?

 

 

[onetrack]

Large factory for free for a few years courtesy of the Local government.

:drool:Complete with overhead travelling crane???

O.K. Just let us know, what the compensation agreements are, that are part of getting this deal??

 

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I mean to say ... a FEW YEARS ... for FREE??

 

I think I can now begin to understand why you're operating out of China. I've heard of the number of Chinese "ghost cities" - but I had no idea that also included ghost factories.

 

The local boat builders tried to score an Austral Fisheries boat-building contract. They wanted rent relief from the State Govt, for the area of industrial land they intended to expand onto - a miserable AU$4.9M in rent forgone over 5 years.

 

The State Govt refused. The contract went to Madagascar instead. No wonder we don't make anything here any more.

 

 

[bexrbetter]

O.K. Just let us know, what the compensation agreements are, that are part of getting this deal??

Election 2016

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Have you worn out that broom yet?

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

If you don't mind me asking, what's your normal day job Bex and what's the story behind your username?

 

 

[hihosland]

As the add said in the '50s

 

A good lie down with Bex is the way to go

 

just don't for get the cup a tea

 

 

[bexrbetter]

Ok, So the advantages of the gullwing are?Higher wing tips for those gusty days on landing?

Shorter (meaning stronger) landing gear?

 

Improves the compactness with wings folded?

Looks good and, more importantly, suits common off the shelf material sizings better. There is supposed to be aero advantages, I don't believe that at this level of build just as long as there's no disadvantages.

 

I tried to take some pictures today of the proto trial fitment but the sun was so darn bright I couldn't see the phone's screen properly so you get what you get ...

 

 

 

 

[onetrack]

How many joins in that wing section, Bex? How are the joins made? Doesn't every added join weaken the member? Isn't it better to have one complete, untouched member for the section, for strength?

 

Most importantly, we can't see how the flapping mechanism actually operates.

 

 

[pylon500]

I guess the 'gull wing' gives you that bit of being different, but a structure still needs to be 'arranged' correctly.

 

To that end, the inner lightening holes are in the wrong place.

 

Usually they would run along the centreline of the beam, as that is the neutral point along the shear plane.

 

Technically, as sheet structures will resist tensile loads better than compressive loads, the lightening holes would more correctly taper down towards the lower cap, keeping more material in the compressive area of the shear web.

 

Just saying...

 

 

[bexrbetter]

How many joins in that wing section, Bex? How are the joins made? Doesn't every added join weaken the member? Isn't it better to have one complete, untouched member for the section, for strength?