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.........copy artist, even to the point of donning a Captains hat, and starting to relate stories of frightening sailing and prawning tales, which led all those in the vicinity to cease their conversations and........

The bottom line is, no matter how much anyone claims the Bristell is a perfect machine with zero faults, its safety record shows otherwise. And at this point, we have another crashed Bristell, to add to the list of crashed Bristells here - and we have no knowledge of what happened, and are not likely to find out. But the bottom line is, a virtually new factory-built aircraft, piloted by a gentleman with excellent piloting skills, left an airstrip with zero communication of any kind (in itself, utterly baffling) and totally disappeared without a trace. And no-one has discovered what happened with the Bristell that crashed and burnt right out at Redesdale in Victoria. Finally, we are only currently talking about Bristell crashes in Australia, there have been a serious number of Bristell crashes in other countries.

Well, it's highly likely now, with moves such as the one below, that we're going to see a lot more Western technological design appear in Chinese high-tech equipment. But nothing is really changing, this is how China gets its technological ideas. I saw an article several years ago where the writer stated that there's just 200,000 Western-educated and Western-trained China-born technological experts, who are behind all of China's technological and manufacturing gains. They are Chinese-born, they go to the West to acquire their high-tech skills, then return to China to advance the country technologically, because they're loyal to the country. Zhou Ming, top engineer involved in Boeing 787 and A380 design, leaves US for China | South China Morning Post WWW.SCMP.COM The industrial software specialist is joining the newly established Eastern Institute of Technology as dean of its engineering college.

I bet that's one border collie that will never be persuaded to get into an aeroplane, ever again!! That pilot is lucky to get out with just a knee fracture, that aircraft is a mess.

Nev, they use powdered titanium, and it's melted with a laser as it's laid on the preceding layer of material. There's nothing surer than the fact that 3D printing techniques are developing at great speed. However, for aviation use, consistency of product, so that it can meet certification is going to be the major hurdle to overcome. Applications of 3D Printing in Modern Military Operations BIGREP.COM Explore military applications of 3D printing, from field repairs to custom gear, that are boosting readiness, speed, and operational agility.

There's only one thing with all the latest Chinese whizz-ban weaponry and aircraft - and that is, that none of it has actually been war-zone tested - as against virtually all the U.S. weaponry and aircraft, that have. I would like to see how 3D-printed titanium stands up to the rigours of actual combat.

Yes, the durability of the ETFE pillows under a major hail attack has been tested, and found wanting. The Zurich Zoo has a large structure called the Masoala Rainforest building, which was built in 2002 with an ETFE pillow roof. Within a week of being completed, the MR building was hit with a massive hailstorm, comprising odd knobby hailstones up to 70mm in diameter! The roof was destroyed, and had to be replaced. When it was replaced, a redesign was introduced, with another separate ETFE membrane (also inflated) positioned above the main roof. A second major hailstorm hit the MR building again in 2004, and the protection membrane worked, and no damage was done to the main roof pillows - although the protective membrane was perforated in some places. It was not replaced, so I guess it was simply patched (they use adhesive tape to seal holes). It appears both the original roof, and the protective membrane of the MR building, are still in place. https://iibec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2007-Flueler.pdf

And once you get to Kimba, you'll know you're exactly halfway across Australia! - and then all you have to do, is watch out for galahs! 😄

This is an interesting exercise by Air NZ, they've built the Southern Hemisphere's biggest hangar, 98 metres wide - capable of taking a B777, a B787, or two A320/321's, side by side - and it's almost entirely made of timber. The hangar frame is constructed from Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) and Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) with minimal amounts of steel (just steel baseplates, and a steel frame to support the massive wooden door), and the roof is clad with ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) cushions (or pillows) that are inflated at a low pressure. This unique structure has the major advantage of being able to flex up to 300mm so it can cope with seismic events (and high wind forces, too, I guess). I'm guessing termites pose no problem in NZ! I find it interesting that no construction cost has been mentioned in the article, and especially no comparison to the cost of a steel-frame and steel-clad structure. I would imagine that a lower cost differential for the wooden frame - if any - would come back to the fact that NZ has enormous supplies of timber, which would quite likely be much lower cost than imported steel. However, I did note that the CLT came from Australia! I find that a bit surprising, but it may be, that NZ doesn't have the necessary manufacturing facilities for CLT yet. The interest part about CLT and LVL is that they're both a lot more fire resistant than regular timber. The glues used in them don't support combustion, and the two products resist fire taking hold because of their design, and they only char on the outside, when set on fire. Air NZ's Record-Breaking Timber Hangar is Ready to Take Full Flight WOODCENTRAL.COM.AU Air New Zealand's Hangar 4 has reached a major milestone following the installation of its 27-metre-high and 80-metre-wide hangar door. Engineered by Finnish ma ETFE Material Guide | Building Materials for Modern Design FABRITECTURE.COM Learn about ETFE material, its uses, benefits, and applications in modern building design. Discover why ETFE is a top choice for sustainable architecture projects.

How do you plan to attack Spencer Gulf? Fly over its middle reaches or deviate around it, and avoid flying over it completely? 🧩

.....pineapples. Not too many people know that Cappy Cook VIII was the driving force and majority landowner behind the Tahitian pineapple plantations. Just as the Mafia in Sicily control the Italian tomato trade, so does Cappy Cook VIII get a sizeable kickback on every Tahitian pineapple produced, eaten or juiced. In fact, so invasive is Cappy Cook VIII's control of the pineapple industry in the country, that Tahitian slang today is, "Do you want a Cappy?", whenever someone asks if they want a pineapple, or even a pineapple juice. The Tahitian slang has even extended to, "get the rough end of a Cappy", for description of the poor treatment of someone, such as the way the Tahitian equivalent of CASA, the DACPF, treats Tahitian aircraft owners. However, when the DACPF approaches Cappy about some aviation transgression he's committed (and believe me, he's committed plenty of transgressions, and not just aviation transgressions, either), then they slip on the kid gloves, and approach him with extreme care, such is his fearful reputation - so much so, that........

He's not exactly an RA-Aus candidate though, is he? - with an IFR DA40NG? Kind of like saying you're going on an economy-style drive in the latest Bentley.

.....NES contributors, who are unaware of bulls makeup, and accordingly, are all too likely to tread carelessly on him, thus creating........ (OT is in awe of bulls last posting, where he ensures NES contributors are made aware of the difference between Bull the Man, and bull the Legend. bull's legacy is one that few men can copy - terroriser of prawns, terroriser of boat crew, and terroriser of anyone who steps on him. There will shortly be a lucrative offer from Hollywood moguls, all fighting for the right to make the blockbuster film of bulls life, which will make Indiana Jones look like a small grey accountant).

"White collar crime" in its various forms (abusive and destructive corporate behaviour, right through to outright fraud), is rarely viewed as truly criminal behaviour, but just "corporate shenanigans", all done in the name of "robust business activities". If you really want to see untouchable criminals, take a look at banking and financial institution criminality, which regularly involves abuse of power, straight-out fraud, and destruction of bank customers wealth and assets, all done to protect and enhance their own privileged positions. And not one major managerial figure in one of the above mentioned, has ever been charged with any crime, or done time in jail, even though Royal Commissions have uncovered a litany of illegal behaviour.

I reckon the bloke who fell down the embankment whilst running to help, might have done more damage to himself, than the blokes in the Cherokee!

You can fix Google Maps by right clicking on a road and select "report a data problem". You then get a number of choices set by Google to alter the map information. You can advise them a section of road is closed.

The topic is already listed in this forum, Red. https://www.recreationalflying.com/forums/topic/40857-engine-failure-over-mona-vale-golf-course-170825/#comment-584628

Two injured after plane crash on golf course WWW.PERTHNOW.COM.AU Two men have escaped serious injuries after their light plane made a dramatic emergency landing on a golf course in a major city on Sunday afternoon. SMH story - Light plane makes emergency landing on Mona Vale golf course WWW.SMH.COM.AU The pilot and a passenger managed to step out of the light plane with only minor injuries after it landed on the fairway in front of the clubhouse.

I've seen a conveyor belt on a gold mine jammed and stopped in its tracks, and when the jamming was investigated, it was found a 42 ounce nugget had jammed the belt! I've also seen a prospector roll up to the Kalgoorlie Battery with a wheelbarrow load of specimen quartz, that had chunks of visible gold in every piece of rock one picked up. The load of stone was too rich to put through the Battery stamps, so the Battery crushed it in the Berdan (bur-dan) Pan in the Battery. The wheelbarrow load yielded around 250 ounces of gold!

She was a pretty old Cherokee, a 1967 model. I wonder how many times the engine had been reconditioned?

Yep - Quote from the ATSB crash report below.... "The Bristell exhibits different handling characteristics to the other aircraft type the student pilot had previously operated. Specifically, instructors reported that it is less docile and has a stronger tendency to pitch up when engine power is applied for a go-around. The instructors also reported that the Bristell has less elevator authority to counter the nose-up effect and a greater tendency to drop a wing (usually the left) during a stall." Loss of control and collision with terrain involving BRM Aero Bristell S-LSA aircraft, VH-YVF, Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, on 12 December 2019 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU Another quote from a different ATSB crash report below.... "Following a number of fatal accidents involving Bristell aircraft entering into and not recovering from spins in Australia and overseas, CASA assessed the Bristell LSA self-certification testing documentation against the ASTM certification test standards. CASA found that there was insufficient information in the initial test data to provide assurance that the aircraft type met the ASTM standards for spin recovery. As a result, CASA requested more certification testing data from the manufacturer. The manufacturer conducted further certification flight tests in the Bristell LSA and provided that data, including video recordings of each flight sequence to CASA. CASA’s assessment of the new flight testing data and further information supplied by the manufacturer was that it still did not confirm that the aircraft met the required ASTM standard for spin recovery." https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/5778172/ao-2018-066_final.pdf

That was good work on the behalf of that pilot! Good to see no serious injuries, and that they missed the golfers.

.......right through the red flag that bull was waving outside the cockpit. The crowd went wild, and shouts and cries of "¡Olé!!" and "¡Viva España!!!" rang out loudly and repeatedly, thus reminding bull he was in the wrong country. He'd been wondering why the countryside didn't look quite right for Tasmania, it was flatter and drier, and he'd been wondering why there were a lot of olive groves and cork tree plantations - and now he knew. At that point, bull deeply regretted not spending more time on his cross-country navigation lessons, instead of partying all night at the Bone B&S balls. But he was sure he'd be able to navigate his way back to Australia, just as soon as the cries of cries of "¡Olé!!" and "¡Viva España!!!" died down, and he could find someone who spoke English (or even Tasmanian!). However, as these thoughts spun through bulls active mind, the through-bolt finally broke with a "TWANG", making bull yell out, "WTF was THAT NOISE??", and next second..........

I can well understand why the Moulton Flying Car never got into full time production, it's an idea that just can't ever merge car design and manner of use, with the totally different design and manner of use, of an aircraft. The machine would become immediately unusable the instant you left it in a car park, with the way others slam things into parked cars - and imagine hitting an animal running across the road? Plus, I'd be concerned about the wear on critical components that are being moved from air use to road use on a daily basis, and the possibility of damage or misalignment being caused by rough road surfaces. All the photos, film and other images only show flying cars being driven on wide, top-class concrete or bitumen highways. Imagine some switched-off idiot running into the back of your flying car on the highway? That'd ruin your whole day.

Wow! Talk about ancient historic thread revival! Is this some kind of record? 😄 Good information, John - thanks for the advice.