I've been trying to find some of the things I wrote here over the past how-many years. Google lets you search by thread name, but the way things drift... Or by author. But not by any contents of the messages. Anyone have a way to search form date to date for messages containing an indetifying...

I can't decide. Did this really happen? Or is it doctored? Too much important stuff happens off screen, and the landing doesn't look real.

Does anybody here have a set of plans for the Tuholer that they might part with? -- Richard (remove the X to email)

Wikipedia has a list of the X planes, and quite a bit of information on many of them. These are the airplanes that took bold leaps forward in the state of the art of aviation.... But a few might take you by surprise... Like the Air Force X-25, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bensen_X-25

When Jason Petroelje first scanned the plans for the Italian World War I fighter plane he hoped to build, this is what greeted him: "Idrovolante a scafo e galleggiantini laterali, biplano, monomotre, monoposto ..." Petroelje is Frisian, not Italian. And although he spent a couple of years in...

Regarding the Lycoming O-235, O-290D and O-290D2... Lycoming says the engine is 29.06 inches long. But does that include the mags? Or just to the accessory case? Does someone have one handy that they might check on that? Appreciate it.

like the title said...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5633410 -- Richard (remove the X to email)

Awesome! Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUj6rmgku10 Especially like the video of the tufted wing at stall! Beautiful video! Part 2

Personally, I've never enjoyed anything as much as the act of creating a flying machine. Well, ok, there was sex back in my young and dumb days. But for me - it's the act of creation. I suspect others may have different thoughts. Anybody care to share? Richard

I figure there is enough expertise in this group to successfully tackle this challenge... Now all it takes is money! http://blogs.abcnews.com/scienceandsociety/2007/12/moon-20.html The latest version of the X Prize is backed by Google: $20 million to

Back to bolts... My point was that an super strong bolt can overtress the attached structure without any indication that it has happened - until a fitting breaks or something like that. This fellow comes to a different conclusion than I usually do. THe last line "When in doubt make it stout"...

WoW Looks like gold peaked at about $1033/ounce this morning in Australia. http://kitco.com/images/live/gold.gif

This link lets you send a note directly to the Senate. http://capwiz.com/military/issues/alert/?alertid=11007971 They have been generous in voting themselves raises. Isn't it about time we insisted that they care for veterans as well? Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans'...

If a fee people would take the trouble to forward these unwanted messages to http://groups.google.com, they WILL stop showing up. Please include full headers in the forwarded message so google can propeerly backtrack them. Richard -- (remove the X to email)

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http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Feds_May_Tighten_Small_Airport_Security_021009 Forwarded from the Bearhawk group. Read this. If you fly for recreation, you may not be doing that much longer. ========================= I apologize for the length of this but wanted people to realize what...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/29/business/main4977507.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories Cessna Cuts 2,300 Jobs, Closes Plant (CBS/AP) Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation's largest builder of corporate jets, is laying off 2,300 workers and closing its Oregon plant as it tries to restructure its...

Does anyone know if Temperfoam can be hot wired? Or is it considered a polyurethane - and should not be burned? Richard

I cam across this site by happenstance and offer it for your edification and entertainment. Might even be some education happening there. http://www.vectorsite.net/indexav.html -- Richard Lamb