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    Mine is liquid from roughly May to...

    Mine is liquid from roughly May to November...still works fine. I keep it in the garage beverage fridge unless I'm using it, and that helps a bit.
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    Garmin has several products with a touchscreen. ...

    Garmin has several products with a touchscreen.

    Perhaps I need a few more hours with them, but I have found operating them in the C172 I fly to be a bit difficult in turbulence, i.e. lots of wrong...
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    Context and precision of terms is important here when there are two similar but very different quantities being discussed here that contain the same word.

    Torque = force * distance, and "Moment"...
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    Design is done (build too) but I'm not sure my...

    Design is done (build too) but I'm not sure my models are really in good condition to put out for all to see, or if I want the whole world to be able to download them. Some aspects were only modeled...
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    Bill, I have a pretty similar setup to you. I...

    Bill, I have a pretty similar setup to you. I don't know how big of models you are planning on working with, but I had to double my RAM from 8 to 16 GB about halfway through designing a glider...
  6. "Highly accurate models"...okay. How are you...

    "Highly accurate models"...okay. How are you validating them? How do you know they are "Highly Accurate?" From what I've seen in your thread here so far, you are leaning heavily (entirely?) on CFD...
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    So this morning I turned off the internet and...

    So this morning I turned off the internet and tried this again, and...it worked. :eek: Not sure what happened the other time I tried this.

    Usually repeating the same thing more than once and...
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    So in other words, you have no experience with...

    So in other words, you have no experience with this particular situation, yet I'm "wrong". :confused: That link is "STANDALONE product activation FAQ's" (emphasis mine). Obviously a standalone...
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    This contradicts my experience. I had temporarily...

    This contradicts my experience. I had temporarily moved my desktop to another room in my house to connect it up to a TV to do a 'design review' of sorts with some people, and it wasn't connected to...
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    So how would one go about converting their...

    So how would one go about converting their license to a standard one that doesn't need an internet connection? I don't recall this being an option when I installed SW.
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    Yes, it phones home to verify the license every...

    Yes, it phones home to verify the license every time you open the software, unfortunately.
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    If you have no engineering background, you have a...

    If you have no engineering background, you have a lot of learning and research to do. There is far more to designing an airplane than drawing pictures and stress analysis. A good start would be...
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    Clarification: By paint, I meant "Topcoat". My...

    Clarification: By paint, I meant "Topcoat". My friend had to do a repair on his bird that is finished with Stewart Systems, and I'm 99% sure he used MEK to strip the topcoat off. Unless they changed...
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    +1 for Jeff's advice...the chemicals in...

    +1 for Jeff's advice...the chemicals in Poly-Fiber will likely readily dissolve the Stewart Systems paint.
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    Holes cut by a waterjet also have a rough surface...

    Holes cut by a waterjet also have a rough surface finish and taper slightly, especially if the material is thick. Be sure to leave enough material to ream the hole to final size.
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    What's wrong with scotchbrite? Lots of...

    What's wrong with scotchbrite? Lots of factory-built airplanes have parts roughed up with scotchbrite wheels before primer is applied.
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    AN fittings are the standard for aircraft in the...

    AN fittings are the standard for aircraft in the U.S. You won't find many people here using metric fittings.
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    I don't know of too many aircraft manufacturers...

    I don't know of too many aircraft manufacturers using Pro-E; in fact, I can't think of any. CATIA is pretty much the industry standard at this point.
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    I am not aware of any STC that lets you put Imron...

    I am not aware of any STC that lets you put Imron over fabric, and that paint is likely part of your problem. It gets very hard and brittle after some years, which is not a problem on a car body...
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    Is the mechanic that does your annuals...

    Is the mechanic that does your annuals comfortable with you using a non-approved paint and/or process on your certificated airplane?
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    What is the condition of the fabric? Does it...

    What is the condition of the fabric? Does it still pass a tension test? If it were mine, I would recover it. Otherwise, you'll spend all this time fixing the paint on one area, only to have another...
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    Here is their STC, which includes a list of the aircraft it covers. Many Taylorcraft variants are included. If it is not, they can probably add it.
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    Strictly a wild guess, but I'd say the short wire...

    Strictly a wild guess, but I'd say the short wire is the ground since there'd probably be a lot of things nearby to connect it to wherever it gets mounted in the aircraft, and the fact that the...
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    In my area, aluminum scrap is currently 35-75...

    In my area, aluminum scrap is currently 35-75 cents/lb. If it is all one alloy, you should get a higher rate (also alloy dependent).

    At any rate, you'll get more money than you would by throwing...
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    I would not use blind rivets on a wing spar or...

    I would not use blind rivets on a wing spar or any other highly-stressed structural member unless the aircraft was designed that way. The fatigue quality of a joint riveted with blind rivets is...
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