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    Yeah I read that today and agree with everyone - totally uninspiring and unconvincing pile of horse dung. You expect actual representatives of a government body - whose job it is - to attempt, no matter how half heartedly, to justify the policies they're paid to implement. You don't expect it from an academic.
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    How do you decide what angle to set the blades at? I've heard that WOT on the 912 is meant to be 5800 (I think).
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    Excellent idea Bob. The instructions talk about a wooden stick but the laser pointer sounds far easier.
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    Glad no-one took that bet then!
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    It's back in the box for a while Peter... no point putting it on until I'm ready to adjust it, it'd just suffer hangar rash. I had to keep them away from the kids... they took one look at the blades and yelled "light sabre practice!!". Yeah, nah.
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    Finally opened my birthday present!
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    There's not much to it when you look at how he's done it. Underside of the fuselage pod is triangular section, those tail booms (which look like boxy air intakes but actually separate from the fuse pod) appear to be almost 2-dimensional, ie very thin. I'd almost be tempted to call that wing "swept back" rather than delta (despite the straight TE) as it's got a reasonable span vs chord. The front strakes appear to be flat too. Willing to bet it's mostly out of thin aluminium, 0.016" or 0.020" at the max.
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    You could always shoehorn a 912 in it. Might need a short 5-bladed prop to clear the tailbooms though.
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    haha - probably the same way you know who he is!
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    If anyone's a beaver expert, I reckon this bloke is.
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    Hi Mike, I don't, but found it on the web. https://www.kitplanes.com/diy-firewall-boots/ Thanks! Good idea.
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    Why didn't the judge just ask his colleagues if he was handcuffed at the time or not?
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    Would have been a lot harder to watch if he missed the net!
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    Reading that article, I'd rather attempt that stunt than what one of the pilots has done previously... in 2016, he jumped out of a plane at 25,000 ft (7,620 m) with neither a parachute nor a wingsuit on, free-falling all the way down before being caught in a 100-by-100-ft (30-by-30-m) Dyneema net.
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    It's only going to go in circles unless they get that port wing back on.
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    Solved the axle problem - good suggestion @fallowdeer, I bought a Savannah Tundra axle from Peter at Aerokits which is exactly the right size for the big Zenith fork. I think the bigger donuts look good and it's raised the plane 110mm - prop centreline to ground is now 1150mm, which is 50 more than the plans.
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    Hi all, What do you use for the top of your dashboard/instrument panel? Looking at 4-way stretchable car carpet, 350g/m2. Not sure if that's a bit heavy.
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    Is there anything complicated about it? Might be cheaper to get one welded up here.
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    There are no gentlemen, but there are innocent civilians, and they're the ones being attacked by an invasion force. There's no way Putin can justify this. It's a territory grab, pure and simple. I'm really hoping someone close to him puts a bullet in his head, because I can't see this ending well any other way.
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    You're doing a great job, Don, I always enjoy seeing your progress.
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    I decided not to. They sound great but they are soooo narrow and light - I worry about long term strength. Probably not going to be a problem but in terms of aircraft, if nothing else, I'm a bit conservative.
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    Hard mount points

    Marty_d replied to lee-wave's topic in Jabiru

    Careful, if we're going to attack any country with a psychopathic leader, UK's on the list, US just left it, and we're not far off being on it.
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    Thanks for checking OT!
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    It's a 701, Peter. The only thing that'll make it go faster is a tailwind.
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    Windscreen

    Marty_d replied to Siso's topic in Thruster

    Polycarb is the go. Bends as tight as you want and reasonably cheap.
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