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Space Homebuilts
It's an age-old story. A man gets disgusted with commercially-produced aircraft. They've been out of production too long, parts aren't available, and he's looking for a hobby to distract him from some world-size problems. So, heck, he decides to build his *own* plane. His neighbors laugh, but he whips out his drawing board and welding torch and goes to work. He scrounges old parts, and digs up a surplus engine. Some aspects are too much for him, but various other friends show up to help him hook up the avionics and other systems. He ignores the conventional metal-skin approach, and covers his bird with high-tech carbon fiber. And when it comes time to fly...the pilot with the largest cojones steps up and straps it on. Not only is this homebuilt airplane *faster* than the rest, but it out-maneuvers them as well. Yep, it's an age-old story, all right. And last night, it was a major subplot of the new-production "Battlestar Galactica" science fiction series on the SciFi network.... Homebuilders rule! :-) Ron "And, technically speaking, the pilot didn't *have* cojones" Wanttaja |
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