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Forum: Kit Building

01-22-2023, 04:49 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

That's amazing...!! Our Young People [post Baby...

That's amazing...!!
Our Young People [post Baby Boomers] have been brainwashed by [[[THE GLOBALISTS]]] into rejecting AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM...but they were deliberately never taught in school...

Forum: Kit Building

01-22-2023, 09:04 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

I'll give Greg's Planes a look..! ...

I'll give Greg's Planes a look..!

https://youtu.be/nf7n40UiEko

Forum: Kit Building

01-21-2023, 10:12 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

That's what I've heard.... Here is a lump sum ...

That's what I've heard....
Here is a lump sum collection of WWII aviation facts......Horrific WWII Statistics (pippaettore.com) (http://pippaettore.com/Horrific_WWII_Statistics.html)

Forum: Kit Building

01-21-2023, 01:12 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

Amazing to think that the military used to be...

Amazing to think that the military used to be where the most advanced medical care could be had.
My first wife was born with a birth defect inside her ears [1956] and the military hospital is where...

Forum: Kit Building

01-20-2023, 11:13 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

I have a hard time watching ASPIRING DARWIN AWARD...

I have a hard time watching ASPIRING DARWIN AWARD RECIPIENTS
I looked up average life expectancies through the ages and before penicilin it was really low.
Our parents generation would NOT have...

Forum: Kit Building

01-20-2023, 11:03 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

When it came time to reroof my barn I had a...

When it came time to reroof my barn I had a stroke of genius.
This was right after the stock market tanked in 2009 and building supplies were cheap.
I bought about sixty 2 x 6s for beams and joists...

Forum: Kit Building

01-19-2023, 04:15 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

Did you see the [PBS?] documentary about the...

Did you see the [PBS?] documentary about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge..?
There was a "homeless camp" set up nearby full of men looking for work who were waiting in line for someone to...

Forum: Kit Building

01-19-2023, 04:10 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

YES. This is actually a very "EDGY REPLY" that...

YES. This is actually a very "EDGY REPLY" that those rat faced, beady eyed, rodent-like lawyers are now calling HATE SPEECH.

Forum: Kit Building

01-19-2023, 02:36 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

well I don't know...people back then didn't need...

well I don't know...people back then didn't need to call "TECH SUPPORT" to figure out how to pop a turkey in the oven, or how to change a flat tire, or how to glue wing panel A to wing panel...

Forum: Kit Building

01-19-2023, 10:05 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

I did not know that.... That's a great...

I did not know that....
That's a great photo..!!
Once all the people crammed into the stands I wonder how many realized that if one of those flying contraptions went out of control they would be...

Forum: Kit Building

01-18-2023, 10:33 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

Forgotten Aviation Pioneer: California's Own John...

Forgotten Aviation Pioneer: California's Own John J. Montgomery (militarymuseum.org) (https://www.militarymuseum.org/Montgomery.html)
"In 1905, Montgomery demonstrated his famous "tandem-wing"...

Forum: Kit Building

01-18-2023, 09:24 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

I did not know that. There's also...

I did not know that.
There's also this......during their experimentation with Wright Gliders the Wrights figured out wing warping before they switched from a fixed vertical fin to a rudder. They ...

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 11:52 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

When they were running up the engines before...

When they were running up the engines before takeoff you could see the wings straining.

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 11:27 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

that's very clever..!

that's very clever..!

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 11:22 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

We used to drive around in circles to flatten out...

We used to drive around in circles to flatten out a little spot, then throw a tarp down.
Flying .049 powered RC combat..... most crashes never reached the ground...you could sometimes find your...

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 11:19 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

The thought that enters my head when watching...

The thought that enters my head when watching those 6 thirsty engines is how did they find enough room for the fuel tanks...?
What an awesome machine.
I don't know how the pilots could ever get...

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 11:01 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

LOL...one of the most insane contest venues I've...

LOL...one of the most insane contest venues I've ever see was Portland Oregon Delta Park......it sits right next to the most busy freeway on the west coast.
We had so many "flyaways" one year at a...

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 10:42 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

I'm racking my brain right now trying to figure...

I'm racking my brain right now trying to figure out what RMP is in engineering talk so that I can come up with an intelligent reply...[let's see what Google says].....
OK got it ...
My Risk...

Forum: Kit Building

01-17-2023, 10:15 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

That's the problem with ideas...99% of them come...

That's the problem with ideas...99% of them come with a weight penalty......:)

Forum: Kit Building

01-16-2023, 06:24 PM

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Posted By combatpigg

WOW..~~~ ! you used up all your luck for that...

WOW..~~~ !
you used up all your luck for that year...!!
What you mention for flight trim can perform miracles...simply balancing an underpowered plane to a very refined level.
I was using "Drone...

Forum: Kit Building

01-14-2023, 11:45 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

Thanks. The joke back when this project ...

Thanks.
The joke back when this project finally broke ground was that at about 1/12 scale the 30 feet that it flew was almost AN EXACT SCALE RECREATION of the original flight...:)
IIRC there are...

Forum: Kit Building

01-14-2023, 08:42 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

This subject comes up from time to time. For...

This subject comes up from time to time.
For narurally aspirated engines 2 HP per cubic inch is considered the max but 1.5 is still pretty extreme [like getting 500 hp from a 350]
I'll see if I can...

Forum: Kit Building

01-14-2023, 08:26 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

What's amazing are the 100s of screaming runs...

What's amazing are the 100s of screaming runs you'll get out of these engines.
40,000 rpm with a 4.2 x 4 prop will get you about 150 mph on a clean model.
They use Nelson Glow Plugs which is a...

Forum: Kit Building

01-14-2023, 08:12 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

I use a small starter called "The Hornet" by...

I use a small starter called "The Hornet" by Sullivan that makes them more friendly ...:mad:..!!!
The other thing is to add an ounce [or 2] of castor per quart of typical commercial store bought...

Forum: Kit Building

01-14-2023, 07:35 AM

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Posted By combatpigg

The powerplant for the Wright Flyer was a...

The powerplant for the Wright Flyer was a juggling match between pulley diameters, prop sizes, weight, belt drag on the engine, lack of cooling for the engine..but in the end I got what I think was...

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