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Link Posted: 12/3/2021 10:19:34 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/4/2021 9:18:24 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:

Fishing in is 60lb.   We have plastic tubing in the weight and in the wood to help keep it from wearing.  

Steel cable was not working.  It just is too stiff.  We tried some very light cable.  

If it fails we have set it up to be replaceable.
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What about steel coated fishing leader? It's pretty flexible and less susceptible to wear then monofilament fishing line.
Link Posted: 12/4/2021 9:37:19 PM EDT
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So about them T-shirts, guns…
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I'm concerned that the fishing line will stretch over time - sounds like you have a replacement figgered out, but steel wire cables would stretch much less - albeit would require pulleys to make corner transitions, as they would saw right through your PVC pipe line guides.
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I assume the stabilizers or tail fins are made to be easily removable?  Because uh... that ain't fitting through a doorway.  
Link Posted: 12/7/2021 12:51:35 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:
Update 12/7

Windowed walls going up on our control tower.
https://i.imgur.com/Ol7dLZf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FO4Vdfl.jpg

We have to have access holes in the top of the fuselage to attach the wings when they go on.  
https://i.imgur.com/YjPRCQe.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/UTr9dR4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/b9dUh4j.jpg

I was told the glazing putty was a "game changer".   Thanks @Desertshark76239  We very much appreciate the gift.    
https://i.imgur.com/kEIP88k.jpg

Almost done with the tail fin structure.
https://i.imgur.com/8vaN1tF.jpg

Posters went up this morning.
https://i.imgur.com/GCTBBzz.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/myq6xHY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yRg77Ce.jpg

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The posters are a nice touch.
Link Posted: 12/7/2021 1:42:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sgwlower] [#16]
@guns762, if you have not yet--follow @markfingar on Instagram--not only is he an employee of Larue, but he is also friends with Cabo---the lead pilot of the F-22 flight demo team. He posts a ton of F-22 content.

If this has already been mentioned before--my apologies--I am late hopping on this one.
Link Posted: 12/7/2021 3:45:49 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:

WAIT.....WHAT....!!!!!!   ????????????????   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    OH........SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
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Originally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By Ashraam:
I assume the stabilizers or tail fins are made to be easily removable?  Because uh... that ain't fitting through a doorway.  

WAIT.....WHAT....!!!!!!   ????????????????   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    OH........SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

I mean, it wouldn't be the first time you forgot that key detail.  
Link Posted: 12/7/2021 3:48:21 PM EDT
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Hope the posters are a hit, sorry, didn't know the blue was going to print out like that.

That is looking nice, and hey, now you can have two projects - the plane building team and the construction team who will learn basic techniques by widening and then restoring the doorways, eh?
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Posted by a retired A-10 pilot I follow on Twitter.

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Every time I see "Cowboy" on the wall, I think, "Wasn't that the art that started the whole thing?"

Good job, crew, the investors seems to be pleased. (Especially when that whole "Will it fit" thing got sorted out.)
Link Posted: 12/8/2021 2:54:04 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/9/2021 12:36:20 AM EDT
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Holy crap!  You managed a clear canopy & didn't tell us!
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 11:38:50 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:

Thanks,

We will have to make patches that fit over the top of our access holes, and when we do, we will follow those guidelines.  I told them this advice was from an Aero Engineer.....they said you should come build it then.  
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Engineers design.
Fabricators construct.
ExecutivesInvestors take the credit.
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 5:36:43 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:

Thanks,

We will have to make patches that fit over the top of our access holes, and when we do, we will follow those guidelines.  I told them this advice was from an Aero Engineer.....they said you should come build it then.  
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Originally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By AeroE:
The cutouts should have parallel edges, and be parallel with a major feature such as the wing leading edge or the upper edge of the inlet.

Same idea for every door and access panel.  Studying overall photos will reveal which edge to follow.

This is called, "planform alignment".  Don't build a Chinese F-22 with features pointing every which direction.

Thanks,

We will have to make patches that fit over the top of our access holes, and when we do, we will follow those guidelines.  I told them this advice was from an Aero Engineer.....they said you should come build it then.  


That's typical...engineer says it needs to be done a certain way and fab says "screw you, I'm doing it my way."
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 6:00:33 PM EDT
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Hi, Students! Keep up the good work!
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 6:49:51 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Mak_380:

Hi, Students! Keep up the good work!
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Hi y'all- best investments I've made in a long time.

Keep it up!
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 7:24:22 PM EDT
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You guys rock.
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 7:30:17 PM EDT
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Hey, y'all. Now quit reading comments and get back to doing what you're supposed to be doing.
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 7:33:08 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/9/2021 7:57:57 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:
Everyone say "Hi" to the students.....they are here today pulling pictures for their digital portfolios.  
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Keep up the great work guys and gals!
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 7:59:45 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By guns762:

Thanks,

We will have to make patches that fit over the top of our access holes, and when we do, we will follow those guidelines.  I told them this advice was from an Aero Engineer.....they said you should come build it then.  
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Originally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By AeroE:
The cutouts should have parallel edges, and be parallel with a major feature such as the wing leading edge or the upper edge of the inlet.

Same idea for every door and access panel.  Studying overall photos will reveal which edge to follow.

This is called, "planform alignment".  Don't build a Chinese F-22 with features pointing every which direction.

Thanks,

We will have to make patches that fit over the top of our access holes, and when we do, we will follow those guidelines.  I told them this advice was from an Aero Engineer.....they said you should come build it then.  
So... GoFundMe for airfare and hotel?



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Link Posted: 12/9/2021 10:43:34 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By AeroE:
Heck, that would work.  I've been pining for a trip to Wyoming, and there's nothing to stop me.
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Originally Posted By AeroE:
Originally Posted By AZNetEng:
Originally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By AeroE:
The cutouts should have parallel edges, and be parallel with a major feature such as the wing leading edge or the upper edge of the inlet.

Same idea for every door and access panel.  Studying overall photos will reveal which edge to follow.

This is called, "planform alignment".  Don't build a Chinese F-22 with features pointing every which direction.

Thanks,

We will have to make patches that fit over the top of our access holes, and when we do, we will follow those guidelines.  I told them this advice was from an Aero Engineer.....they said you should come build it then.  
So... GoFundMe for airfare and hotel?



Heck, that would work.  I've been pining for a trip to Wyoming, and there's nothing to stop me.

Link Posted: 12/9/2021 11:03:31 PM EDT
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Hello to the imaginary people on the internet that have entirely replaced my wardrobe w/ awesome t-shirts that raise a lot of questions among my friends.

Why does your t-shirt say Doorgunner?  You were a door gunner?

I can neither confirm nor deny there was ever a Space Shuttle named Wyoming...
Link Posted: 12/9/2021 11:04:34 PM EDT
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Love these threads
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Love these threads
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These are the best of ARF.
Link Posted: 12/10/2021 12:32:33 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/10/2021 6:08:21 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By backbencher:n
I can neither confirm nor deny there was ever a Space Shuttle named Wyoming...
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I had A LOT of fun with a couple guys one day when they asked " The space shuttle had a door gunner?"

I related my answer back to Pres. Regan's star wars project. It went that the Skunk Works developed a shuttle with high power lasers and the Operators would sit at a console located next to a door with a window to run the laser guns to shoot the missiles in flight.

Hook-line-and-sinker man Hook-line-and-sinker

I still wonder if they still believe the story.

EBR
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