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  1. What do you have going for you that others who...

    What do you have going for you that others who have tried this in the past didn't? With few exceptions, all have failed the test of time. Either the market wasn't there or they had some serious...
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    Actually some of you have it exactly backwards!...

    Actually some of you have it exactly backwards! You should NOT use stainless steel wire brushes. Use carbon steel on aluminum.

    You want to be as close as possible to the other material on the...
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    Goodyear F2G?

    Goodyear F2G?
  4. You might want to ask EAA first. I was wandering...

    You might want to ask EAA first. I was wandering around outside in the "public" area outside the fenced off warbirds area taking night shots of Rudy Frasca's Spitfire and was chased away by some...
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    Why doesn't someone just look up the...

    Why doesn't someone just look up the environmental impact report from when they were buried? :-)
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    Good post Bill! Does a corporate chalet really...

    Good post Bill!

    Does a corporate chalet really encourage grassroots aviation? I think the goal should be primarily to make aviation more affordable. The whole reason the expirimental amateur built...
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    My point is that the magazine was tending towards...

    My point is that the magazine was tending towards stories about flying to some airport and discussing what the restaurant was like. I have no problem reading about stories of a design or building...
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    I would expect an engine crate to be built more...

    I would expect an engine crate to be built more stoutly than an aircraft crate. An engine is much more dense than an entire aircraft. I don't think that standard metal sea containers were used back...
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    I don't have the answer to any of this, but I...

    I don't have the answer to any of this, but I stopped getting Sport Aviation years ago. I also stopped going to Oshkosh years ago too, it isn't worth the trip. I've just lost interest in how large...
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    I find it hard to believe that any crate would...

    I find it hard to believe that any crate would survive having all that dirt piled on it. It isn't like they were put in a tunnel that was mostly self supporting. My guess is that they were crushed...
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    So much discussion here on so many interesting...

    So much discussion here on so many interesting topics, it is hard for me to collect my thoughts!Tool drop (and for the most part hail) is not a problem with a thick enough laminate. Two plies over...
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    If you want to learn about the crash worthiness...

    If you want to learn about the crash worthiness of composites, look to Formula 1 race cars. This is likely the only place where crash worthiness has been a primary design consideration. Some...
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