Marty_d
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You scared me there Planey, I went and checked. It's not a ding, just the rivet line in the skin. Camera makes it look worse than it is.
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In the last week of my holidays I got a bit of fibreglassing done. Think I've finished now (although there's always that last little divot you don't see)... So the bits I needed to add were: - Top cowl: a blister to give the port side carby and throttle body a bit of room, throttle was binding on the cowl. This is because the engine is offset 3 degrees so the back end of it is closer to the cowl on the port side. - Bottom cowl: - a shaped outlet which follows the curve of the exhaust pipe from the muffler - a blister on the opposite side to accommodate the other side of the muffler.
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Batman was around in 1925?
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Wrong shape for electric. Similar to the 701, it's got a built in headwind.
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You look ready for your scene with Katee Sackhoff! -
Jeez, you could grow tomatoes in that greenhouse.
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Fantastic work Mark. Hey with your fuel splitter, looks like you have 2 joined blocks. I thought only 1 x 5 point block was needed (fuel in, carb x 2, tank return, fuel pressure) - interested in why you have more?
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The loom came with a set of steam instruments I bought. They'd come with a Savanah kit but the owner wanted a glass panel.
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Massive "Thank you!" today to @nomadpete who generously offered his time and expertise. He spent the afternoon working out my instrument panel wiring. Still a bit to go but a lot further than I would have got on my own. Really appreciate the help Peter!
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With the shedroom finished (we moved in Boxing day) I've been clearing out stuff in the rest of the shed. Today with the help of my 12yo son, we performed a 60-point turn with the plane (along with some sideways lifting) to get it around the corner in the L shaped space. She's now backed up to the roller door and today for the first time, her shapely behind got some sun! 😁
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Well no wonder it was unsuccessful - they forgot the rear fuselage and horizontal stabilizer, pointed the engines the wrong way and mounted the tail upside down.
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WTF?? The damn thing was on the ground and upright, and almost stopped. Why did he eject instead of just switching off and walking away?
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It looks very unstable with the engines that far above the rest of it. Shouldn't the thrust line be as close to the longitudinal centreline as possible??
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Vive la France, Nev.
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Service ceiling: 16 ft. Love it. At that altitude the top of the tail is 5x higher than the service ceiling.
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No.
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Looks like a Tiger Moth stuck in a drainpipe!
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According to the CASA register it was manufactured in 2001 but first registered in Australia last year.
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This was on ABC radio today, but couldn't find it on their website. SMH has it. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/pilot-escapes-injury-after-plane-crashes-into-fence-car-at-bankstown-20221119-p5bzmo.html No injuries which is good, but the owner of that Mazda might be a bit annoyed.
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I resemble that remark.
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I don't think it'd take millions. I'll do it for half a million, OME.
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That seems a little wasteful, besides the risk of taking your tail off, I can't imagine many of the discarded wings tumbling down were able to be reused!
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Spotted what looked like a small aircraft carrier tied up at the wharf in Hobart. Turns out it's the USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship, with a complement of F35's and Ospreys. All the F35's were below deck but there was an Osprey sitting on top. Didn't take any photos but this ABC news article has a few. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/us-navy-uss-tripoli-visits-hobart/101632206
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I liked the photo from the PPRUNE thread but it leads to a dilemma... if you removed them before flight, would you still fly?
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Are they lining that up to launch it at another one of their own apartment blocks?
