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The point is there is very little american wood in alaska, not deeded wood obligated to foreign nations. I know there
are a lot of trees standing. -- Dan D. .. "Ron Webb" wrote in message ... If what I hear is true, there is very little american wood left in Alaska Son...you haven't got a clue! And you have been listening to NPR for too long ;^{ The loggable area in the Tongass ALONE is the size on Conneticut, and the hoopla is over a few square miles... Look at the following text copied from one of the environmentalist web sites. "" A surprising amount of the Tongass National Forest isn't forest at all. Actually, two-thirds of the 17-million acre Tongass is rock, ice, muskeg (wetlands), and scrub timber. While one-third of the Tongass is considered commercial forest, the biggest stands of old-growth forest make up only 4% of the National Forest. These lush valley-bottom and beach fringe areas are most in demand--they provide critical habitat for fish and wildlife and are the most lucrative forest for logging. In the past 50 years, over half of this habitat has been clearcut. " Has 17 million acres been clearcut? Well No... Has 30% (the part covered with huge trees) been cut? Well no... Has 4% been cut? Well No... Has 2% been cut? Yea, OK - But that took 50 years! And that's using THEIR numbers. When I was in engineering school, we had a whole semester on "engineering economics". The last half turned into a course on "How to LIE with statistics". These people seem to have used most of the methods. |
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"RU ok" wrote in message I could break spruce wingtip bows on 235 hp
Pawnees with relative ease. However, since it was not good for business, I eventually ceased the unprofitable behavior. You quit landing? D. (couldn't resist) |
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Blah, blah, logging, blah... getting back to the point of this thread...
Wow! Ron, the flybaby seems to have taken a very serious hit. I'd say the pilot was lucky to get out like he did. Stall-turn or turn-stall? I've been watching videos of a friend-of-mine's Wright gliders flying at Jockey's Ridge. (Still waiting on funds for my own trip up there with my 1902.) His glider seems to flex about the same way mine does when it smacks something. Almost like its made of rubber! I've had a few moments over the past two years that "should" have broken a spar, but never did. Here's an interesting side-note though. Many of the undercarrage parts, and certainly all of the wingtips on Wright machines are made of laminated white ash. The early gliders also used steam-bent white ash ribs. This wood is extremely strong, but also very heavy. Fortunately for me, its fairly cheap! I havn't tried laminating any speuce yet. Could it be used to make 4" radius bends when ripped into 1" wide x 3/32" thick strips? Early Wright wingtips have a nearly rectangular " [ " shape. I'm also currently debating the constructon material used in the hip-cradle of the '02. I used a 2 piece design made from laminated ash. Since then, I've descovered that this design is prone to failure and should have been laminated into a 1-piece shape. Harry |
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"Capt.Doug" wrote: "RU ok" wrote in message I could break spruce wingtip bows on 235 hp Pawnees with relative ease. However, since it was not good for business, I eventually ceased the unprofitable behavior. You quit landing? D. (couldn't resist) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yep.... along with Pawnee take-offs. Barnyard BOb |
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