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    For Sale Lot For Sale $6800 firm

    IMPRESSIVE!!! You can compete with most hobby shops!
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    New Theory on Missing Flight

    So the story narrowed down to a search area with a radius of 30km, which is a little over 30,000,000,000 square feet The 777 is about 64m long with a wingspread of about 61m. Roughly converting to feet and approximating the aircraft as a circle with a radius of 80' (yes, this is a weird...
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    Converting motor N-S to Joules

    Not certain if this is the right forum - maybe it actually belongs in the restricted area. Someone at work asked me this question knowing I'm involved in rocketry.... Our company is involved with aircraft electrification. There is a requirement to use an enclosure with appropriate coatings to...
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    Best laid plans

    I have a bit of a collection of kits that I have to store. Most are in my basement in totes or on shelves. But some are too big for most totes and are not in boxes making it difficult to put on a shelf. Plus for kits with cardboard tubes, I prefer to store upright to avoid ovaling of the...
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    What did you do rocket wise today?

    It is the "flight probe" for the Tie Fighter. The front "wagon wheel" is removed, the black "finless" piece is installed. The Tie Fighter acts as the fins for the combined unit. Only way it would fly stable
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    Another Pointless Poll

    Early in my life, being in a house that had a cat got me wheezing. Touching the cat sent me to the ER So I became a dog person. My allergies have subsided so I can now handle cats, but I still prefer dogs
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    What did you do rocket wise today?

    Dang it - you know you're coming up with another kit I will need to buy...........
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    For real go around?

    I flew into SF ONCE - and had a go around... Because they had no indication the nose wheel had deployed. Flew past the tower so they could do a visual inspection. Copilot also went down to perform a visual inspection The good news - the nose gear was down The bad news - there was no way to...
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    Post a pic that makes you LOL

    Another way to look at it is per the old saying (not necessarily PC, but .....) In every project, there come the time to shoot the Engineer and begin production"
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    Come on, Boeing.

    I recall a different incident and different aircraft, but the windshield "fell off" in flight due to maintenance used the wrong bolts (too short). The internal pressure blew the windshield off and the pilot was mostly sucked out. This is from around 1990. But the failure mode could exist for...
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    What Would Be Your Next Pick For An Automobile?

    I've owned many Hyundai Sonatas over the years. At one point we actually had 3 in the family for me, my daughter, and son. I purchased a new 2020, the Sel + line. Boy, do I regret it. Based on this one, it will probably be my last.......
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    Post a pic that makes you LOL

    At work, our techs were reassembling a test stand that had been delivered to us. Another engineer and I were in the lab to provide support if needed. We noticed the desk for the stand needed to be assembled, so we grabbed some tools and started working on it. While we were working on it, our...
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    That time I gave a toaster an exorcism.

    Not a toaster but.... There was a piece of equipment we were developing that required an amplifier to boost and audio signal to a speaker. So - just an audio amp - no receiver But the techs working on the equipment found they could listen to a local AM radio station that was just down the...
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    Post A Pic That Makes You Go "NO! NO!! NO!!!"

    Isn't tomato sauce a form of ketchup? Both start with tomatoes... Or do you only use Alfredo sauce????
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    Post A Pic That Makes You Go "NO! NO!! NO!!!"

    Lamb fries are great too!
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    To fill those spirals or not fill those spirals…THAT IS THE QUESTION!

    I hate to think the number of hours I've spent filling spirals, but I do it. Typically using Elmer's Fill and Finish
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    Thoughts and Comments on Current Russian,Ukrainian Conflict/War

    Unless you are a Ukrainian farmer with a tractor that came across a Russian tank...........
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