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Posted: 1/24/2022 10:27:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By raffi383: How much of the clear plastic tubes will be sticking out the back of the plane? What if you put a fan in the forward end of each tube to blow the fibers around inside the tubes? The fibers would blow straight back and maybe move around a little. Fans could turn on and off as often as you want. Include jet engine sound too.  I'm starting to believe you and one of my team leaders are conversing behind my back.  There will be no working fans in the tubes!!!!! The fibers are too heavy to be affected by anything that we would have hooked up in there even if we entertained this idea.  They still want to put blow up fans for Christmas decorations in there with plastic santa material blowing.  |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 10:31:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AeroE: The basic rule for the edges of the chevrons on doors is that they are parallel to some other edge. The leading and trailing edges set the basic angles. The next criteria is the length of the edges, but that is not important on this project. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/348/F-22_3_view_USAF-2246685.jpg For example, the wing leading edges are parallel to the outboard trailing edges at the wing tips. That same theme is repeated all over the airframe in every cover, door, and vent. Note the projected angle of the vertical tails in the top view, and the alignments of the inlet, wing, vertical, and horizontal tails. Also note the alignment in the front view. This is a feature of low observable airplanes that affects the reflected radar signal. The feature is called "planform alignment". Good info, and I'm passing this on to our team members. We are trying to follow as closely as we can without causing this project to get bogged down to the point of not finishing.  I'm hoping panel lines from out skin can be lessened in their obviousness, and we emphasize the lines more obvious in photographs and our 1/48 scale model. There are differences in those two also. We've had to make a few calls on how obvious some lines should be compared to others, based on the photos we have on hand. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 10:43:05 AM EDT
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Update 1/24
A new week begins. Let it be easier and smoother than last week. We are expecting a visit from Senator Barrasso (R-WY) this Friday. Hopefully he gets a tour of some of our displays. Update on our failed canopy...... we found a use for it! There will be splashes of water added to this. Turning out pretty cool. The one end almost perfectly lined up with where the beaver was "diving in".  We are almost ready for airbrushing the black and gray here.  Our nose getting one last coat of paper mache to blend out one line, and emphasize the trailing edge a bit. We tried just cutting a line though the skin and then paper mache, but the skin started to deform in some areas. Too much structural integrity was compromised so we had to just add the 1/2" trim to define the line. It's a trade off that we have to make some times.  Robotics is making headway on our door actuator arms.  You can see how much we expect the tubes to stick out the back here.  I think we have ditched the polyfill idea at this point. We don't like how that is looking, and how much it would block some of the light when added.  We are playing with this idea. This is stained glass spray paint. It's difficult to apply to a curved surface as it needs to be added pretty thick to achieve the right results.  We had a little problem on Friday, but I'm hoping we can make this turn out decently. I think the idea is solid. Hopefully application doesn't get too mucked up.  |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 11:09:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I'm starting to believe you and one of my team leaders are conversing behind my back. There will be no working fans in the tubes!!!!! The fibers are too heavy to be affected by anything that we would have hooked up in there even if we entertained this idea. They still want to put blow up fans for Christmas decorations in there with plastic santa material blowing. Too funny |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 11:50:39 AM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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 It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place.  The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened.  I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years.  
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Posted: 1/24/2022 1:21:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg That sucks. I hate vandals. Vandals are why my High School’s mens rooms didn’t have stall doors, and why the High School in my current town had to take out all of the soap dispensers. Someone was urinating in them as part of some TikTok thing. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 1:53:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg Sounds like the vandal could use some off-site wall-to-wall counseling. 
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Posted: 1/24/2022 2:07:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 3:06:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 4:27:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: brass]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Update 1/24 A new week begins. Let it be easier and smoother than last week. We are expecting a visit from Senator Barrasso (R-WY) this Friday. Hopefully he gets a tour of some of our displays. Update on our failed canopy...... we found a use for it! There will be splashes of water added to this. Turning out pretty cool. The one end almost perfectly lined up with where the beaver was "diving in". https://i.imgur.com/7D58Bwd.jpg We are almost ready for airbrushing the black and gray here. https://i.imgur.com/jMH97ya.jpg Our nose getting one last coat of paper mache to blend out one line, and emphasize the trailing edge a bit. We tried just cutting a line though the skin and then paper mache, but the skin started to deform in some areas. Too much structural integrity was compromised so we had to just add the 1/2" trim to define the line. It's a trade off that we have to make some times. https://i.imgur.com/rhFEKEq.jpg Robotics is making headway on our door actuator arms. https://i.imgur.com/KWH4EAn.jpg You can see how much we expect the tubes to stick out the back here. https://i.imgur.com/p7ioYfn.jpg I think we have ditched the polyfill idea at this point. We don't like how that is looking, and how much it would block some of the light when added. https://i.imgur.com/uXL3z83.jpg We are playing with this idea. This is stained glass spray paint. It's difficult to apply to a curved surface as it needs to be added pretty thick to achieve the right results. https://i.imgur.com/U6hUp3v.jpg We had a little problem on Friday, but I'm hoping we can make this turn out decently. I think the idea is solid. Hopefully application doesn't get too mucked up. https://i.imgur.com/J4siMmZ.jpg For the jets/tail, maybe a VERY wispy polyfill with a light blue misting on them to go into the tube (like a few wisps of fiber barely holding it together, if you cannot see through it pull it apart more)? Leave the lights as the orange and then have the super faint light blue mach diamonds between. That one tuft you have in the tube that is currently red should be enough to pad both tubes with some very wispy mach diamonds with a right , tight translucent blue to them. You can get model spray paint in translucent/transparent. Need to fall in love with translucent paint rather than the "one coat coverage' as that one coat opacity is just too much sometimes, even when applied sparingly. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0000WRZYC While at it, add these next two to the canopy having a light grey background and a black silhouette of the pilot https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000P9B9XI https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01HP2HXAK (Though I'd just suggest getting auto paint and some reducer and use that well under the fume hood) It's all partially transparent and opaque after 3-5 coats depending on how much reducer you mix. Very Cool on the beaver, clever recycling. I suppose next we need to add security systems to identify the moron that has to break stuff Something like a stock to put hands and head through for people to throw rotten food at would be fair. I don't think we need to rush into drawing and quartering, but if that first bit doesn't get the attention, maybe that would. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 8:00:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg Vandals deserve something that is against the CoC. I hope it was just an accident. Sorry that some POS messed with you and your students art in the past, even more sorry nothing came of it.
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Posted: 1/24/2022 8:12:25 PM EDT
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Just wait until the hydraulic pump goes out on that Genie GS1930
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Posted: 1/24/2022 8:39:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg You might point out to the Administration that inaction puts the vandal's safety at risk. Artists are known to be short tempered and do things like cut off ears and send them through the mail. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 9:00:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg I wonder if this clown knows just how many people are "invested" in your projects...maybe some people with black suits, dark glasses, and earpieces should visit... |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 9:19:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: I wonder if this clown knows just how many people are "invested" in your projects...maybe some people with black suits, dark glasses, and earpieces should visit... Careful, bud. The Feebs like to investigate people around schools these days. If the Administration doesn't handle it, the students will, I'm sure. The last people I would ever want to screw with would be student taxidermists. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 9:26:41 PM EDT
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 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: The last people I would ever want to screw with would be student taxidermists. Man...if that isn't made into an Art Support T-shirt, I'm going to be very disappointed! |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 9:57:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AeroE]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Good info, and I'm passing this on to our team members. We are trying to follow as closely as we can without causing this project to get bogged down to the point of not finishing. I'm hoping panel lines from out skin can be lessened in their obviousness, and we emphasize the lines more obvious in photographs and our 1/48 scale model. There are differences in those two also. We've had to make a few calls on how obvious some lines should be compared to others, based on the photos we have on hand. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By AeroE: The basic rule for the edges of the chevrons on doors is that they are parallel to some other edge. The leading and trailing edges set the basic angles. The next criteria is the length of the edges, but that is not important on this project. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/348/F-22_3_view_USAF-2246685.jpg For example, the wing leading edges are parallel to the outboard trailing edges at the wing tips. That same theme is repeated all over the airframe in every cover, door, and vent. Note the projected angle of the vertical tails in the top view, and the alignments of the inlet, wing, vertical, and horizontal tails. Also note the alignment in the front view. This is a feature of low observable airplanes that affects the reflected radar signal. The feature is called "planform alignment". Good info, and I'm passing this on to our team members. We are trying to follow as closely as we can without causing this project to get bogged down to the point of not finishing. I'm hoping panel lines from out skin can be lessened in their obviousness, and we emphasize the lines more obvious in photographs and our 1/48 scale model. There are differences in those two also. We've had to make a few calls on how obvious some lines should be compared to others, based on the photos we have on hand. The low observables guys would love to have the frames and their fasteners through the outer moldlines aligned, but they have to compromise on that. The model will be fine, hardly anyone will know. |
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Posted: 1/24/2022 10:55:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Careful, bud. The Feebs like to investigate people around schools these days. If the Administration doesn't handle it, the students will, I'm sure. The last people I would ever want to screw with would be student taxidermists. Those WOULD be Feebs...:) And taxidermists can make sure they stay a stuffed shirt.
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Posted: 1/24/2022 11:23:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: That sucks. I hate vandals. Vandals are why my High School’s mens rooms didn’t have stall doors, and why the High School in my current town had to take out all of the soap dispensers. Someone was urinating in them as part of some TikTok thing. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: Originally Posted By guns762: It might have just gotten bumped....but this was there Friday and now it's missing. We had a threat of vandalism to our project earlier in the year. I'm really hoping this is not what took place. The same student(non art student) vandalized our Mission To Mars project several times last year, but even with witness's confirming the actions, nothing happened. I hope it was simply knocked off by accident, but we can't find it anywhere. Accidents happen, but the vandalism is something very new the last two years. https://i.imgur.com/HBssk2b.jpg That sucks. I hate vandals. Vandals are why my High School’s mens rooms didn’t have stall doors, and why the High School in my current town had to take out all of the soap dispensers. Someone was urinating in them as part of some TikTok thing. Vandalism is one of the most cowardly attacks you can do. Ruin someone else's work, or car, or home, and be out of the area when they find out. At leadt if you punch someone in the mouth you see their reaction to it. |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 7:45:39 AM EDT
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Ok the vandal issue has been well covered. Let's get back on track. I'd hate to see someone take something said here to heart and do it. It would end very badly for the school, art class and possibly this forum.
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Posted: 1/25/2022 9:02:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EBR666: Ok the vandal issue has been well covered. Let's get back on track. I'd hate to see someone take something said here to heart and do it. It would end very badly for the school, art class and possibly this forum. EBR Yup. Lets move on. Nothing known for sure, and nothing that can be done anyway. It was a good lesson to teach to students, even with the frustration it brought. Hopefully they will talk to their classmates and vandalism, in general, won't be tolerated socially. |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 10:27:48 AM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Update 1/25
We are so close to being able to put some paint on the bottom of the fuselage, and yet, we keep finding things we need to touch up before that happens. This was a first attmept at the little pyramid shape between the thrust vectoring nozzles. It wasn't quite long enough when done, so it came off and we will try for another today.  The wing tip edges started to get shaped yesterday afternoon.   This is looking much better. A little sanding to knock off the glue texture a bit and we should be ready for paint.  We are closer to finishing up our center-line adjustment here. A bit more sanding, and some paper mache to cover.  Wing root bondo is almost done too.  I kept looking over at my artist when she was working on this, and I kept getting, "Quit looking at it! It will be fine!" I have faith.  I keep thinking, I want to pull the fiber, clean off the glue as best we can, paint it flat, then roll it and rework from there. It might be the best choice. Ugg. She won't be happy. 
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Posted: 1/25/2022 10:42:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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More positive news.
Our Robotics teacher says work on our Control Tower sound system is good, and we may have it working by the end of the week. There should be several lines from "Top Gun" set to random. If you have other lines/tracks from that or other movies you'd like to see added, post them! "This is Ghostrider 117 requesting a flyby.....Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full," will of course be one. "No Mav, this is not a good idea......Sorry Goose, it's time to buzz the tower," is another we are considering. Our canopy splash got a bit more detail yesterday.  |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 11:41:50 AM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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New student today. He's coming to us from elsewhere in the Basin. We are almost finished with our current project in the beginning class that he is signed up for, so he gets to step in first day to work on the F-22. His eyes lit up when I asked him if he would be willing to help out.
As you can see we are disassembling our mach tube....  New student on the right. 
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Posted: 1/25/2022 2:42:14 PM EDT
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This is looking a little better. We hopefully get it back in a tube this afternoon.
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Posted: 1/25/2022 3:20:51 PM EDT
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Nitrile gloves + Acetone > Bare skin + Acetone
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Posted: 1/25/2022 3:50:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xanadu: Nitrile gloves + Acetone > Bare skin + Acetone Very true. Luckily, it was quick and little acetone was used. |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 3:52:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xanadu: Nitrile gloves + Acetone > Bare skin + Acetone Bare skin + Acetone = Educational. I guarantee a lesson would be learned.
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Posted: 1/25/2022 7:57:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By redoubt: Bare skin + Acetone = Educational. I guarantee a lesson would be learned. Acetone + no exhaust fan = Lung Transplant. And Don't even ask me how I know. 4 years six months ago. |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 8:22:21 PM EDT
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COCKPIT TO TOWER Coms
Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!" Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees." TWA 2341: "Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?" Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound." United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got the little Fokker in sight." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked". Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "The dreaded seven-engine approach." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?" The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one." EBR |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 9:01:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EBR666: Acetone + no exhaust fan = Lung Transplant. And Don't even ask me how I know. 4 years six months ago. I'll make sure to share your experience. |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 10:04:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: brass]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I'll make sure to share your experience. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By EBR666: Acetone + no exhaust fan = Lung Transplant. And Don't even ask me how I know. 4 years six months ago. I'll make sure to share your experience. Also liver damage. You'll want full carbon respirators and under fume hood. The worse is MEK which is in some cleaners and thinners, you know you have that when it melts the plastic faster than you can wipe it off. Wear gloves, both Acetone and MEK and all the other lighter hydrocarbons seep through the skin directly into the bloodstream where you liver/kidneys have to deal with it, so always wear the decent nitrile gloves that don't melt (the black ones can handle the blue/green gloves just dissolve).. Had great luck with these: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004BR8KB4 And these at minimum for masks (THROW AWAY AFTER EACH USE, cheap enough, change to new one as soon as you can smell the fumes through the mask): Safe for light hydrocarbon/paint solvents https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B008MCV5ZM For less swapping of filters, get one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00IF7RBS4 With a few packs of these which will hold for 4 hours of use in toxic environments. (Not Cheap Though, go with hood and the cheaper single use carbon impregnated N95 masks) The N95 masks as used for Covid DO NOT Provide protection from the solvents. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00BT2SWTE |
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Posted: 1/25/2022 10:04:49 PM EDT
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I'd say right after the "Negative Ghostrider" line should come a flyby sound, a yell and "I want some butt!" If you can get away with that, or "I want some (squelch noise)!"
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Posted: 1/26/2022 7:36:04 AM EDT
[Last Edit: hoosierhick]
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It's not a track from a movie, but the audio starting at about 58 seconds into this video would be good.
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Posted: 1/26/2022 2:47:50 PM EDT
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Update 1/26
More work on our mach tubes....... We think this is going to look better. We need to get the fiber glued back in and spread out.   These are being fabricated to hold our tubes in place.   Our Team Leader/Senate Page's last day is today. He flies out Friday, but won't be here tomorrow. We cracked the paint so he could put the first brush strokes down.   We still have too much texture from our glue, so we have to do some sanding and some caulking work to get it knocked down before further painting can happen. Not liking the texture showing under the paint right now.   |
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Posted: 1/26/2022 5:50:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThe splash looks fantastic! I don’t suppose you took pics of the steps to do it? 
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Posted: 1/26/2022 6:36:59 PM EDT
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Hello New Student! Welcome to a class where you learn cool stuff while being watched by complete strangers across the globe.
No pressure.  Good luck to Team Leader on his new political path! I’m sure he’ll come back with stories ....and I hope you pass them along to us here at arfcom. 
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Posted: 1/27/2022 10:52:22 AM EDT
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Update 1/27
We started adding black to our napalm. Little airbrushing along the bottom, then we will begin working up a bit. Horizontal stabilizers getting their edge.  He wanted to go out swinging......painting..... I think we may need to go back and do this in the lighter gray, but I'll have to look more at the pictures of the bottom. It's hard to see what color pattern is being done on the bottom. On top, it seems there is more of the lightest value, with medium and dark added for the camo pattern.   We moved the light box around a bit yesterday, giving us a bit easier install of the bundles, and maybe a bit more fiber in the tube. Brackets are in progress. 
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Posted: 1/27/2022 11:12:00 AM EDT
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That napalm is going to look awesome when it's complete. I like how the lights create "hot spots" where the polyfill is thinner.
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Posted: 1/28/2022 6:12:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Update 1/28
Senator Barrasso gave a nice speech to the student body today. I did get a chance to say hello to him, as he knows my dad. He mentioned that he did see the article in the paper about our F22. I don't think he had time to see any of the displays. These appeared yesterday morning.  I was shown they are also active and live.  This was a test fit for a 3D printed arm attachment.  Testing went well, so more were printed.  The bracket to hold our mach tube is coming together.   We managed to skin over where we will attach the bracket for the tubes, so that had to come back off. Oops.   We continued to detail and paint the underside of the wings, and clean up problem areas on the skin.   Planning the landing gear panel lines. We decided we need to remove these for now, so we can have easier access to the wing mounts. We will cover them back up when the wings are on and it's in the air.  
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Posted: 1/28/2022 6:17:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ashraam: That napalm is going to look awesome when it's complete. I like how the lights create "hot spots" where the polyfill is thinner. I showed her your comment today. We are also excited with how well this part is turning out.
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Posted: 1/28/2022 6:21:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Update 1/28 --SNIP-- These appeared yesterday morning. I was shown they are also active and live. --SNIP-- Getting the custodian on board with these projects really is paying dividends, isn't it? |
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Posted: 1/28/2022 6:25:07 PM EDT
[#43]
I feel a good ass beating would have paid more dividends in the long run than normalizing surveillance, but at least now you can do a stop motion montage of your projects taking shape.
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Posted: 1/28/2022 6:56:13 PM EDT
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[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: I feel a good ass beating would have paid more dividends in the long run than normalizing surveillance, but at least now you can do a stop motion montage of your projects taking shape. The cameras have been in the works for years. There have been a few installed in the Commons area, but they finally got around to the breakout pod areas. I hate that they are needed, but they do tend to dissuade problem behavior. Kids noticed them right off the bat. The stop motion thing is a great idea.
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Posted: 1/28/2022 6:59:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By redoubt: Getting the custodian on board with these projects really is paying dividends, isn't it? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By redoubt: Originally Posted By guns762: Update 1/28 --SNIP-- These appeared yesterday morning. I was shown they are also active and live. https://i.imgur.com/SJfgW0T.jpg --SNIP-- Getting the custodian on board with these projects really is paying dividends, isn't it? These are above our pay grades. IT dept and admin are where these come from. |
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Posted: 1/28/2022 9:12:02 PM EDT
[#46]
I'm thinking a variation of the SR71 ground speed check would be cool on your tower coms.
You could do some cool stuff with the call signs for your various planes to date, the Soptwith, the BF109, could even do the Space shuttle. https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blackbird-speed-check-story  Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) SR-71 Blackbird 'Speed Check' |
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Posted: 1/29/2022 9:56:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16: I'm thinking a variation of the SR71 ground speed check would be cool on your tower coms. You could do some cool stuff with the call signs for your various planes to date, the Soptwith, the BF109, could even do the Space shuttle. https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blackbird-speed-check-story  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0I think we are going to have to keep the tracks pretty short, but I like that idea. :) Your avatar......  |
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Posted: 1/29/2022 10:13:21 AM EDT
[#48]
I am loving the napalm. Whoever is painting it has a good eye for light and shading.
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Posted: 1/29/2022 10:20:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JCoop: I am loving the napalm. Whoever is painting it has a good eye for light and shading. I'll make sure to pass along your comment. I didn't get a chance to get an updated photo yesterday. She's got some black on the upper side, and a bit more black filled in below. She's definitely figured out how to capture the reference photo she is using.
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Posted: 1/29/2022 3:07:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I'll make sure to pass along your comment. I didn't get a chance to get an updated photo yesterday. She's got some black on the upper side, and a bit more black filled in below. She's definitely figured out how to capture the reference photo she is using. I’ll second the motion, the napalm is looking good! |
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