Hye Mike On yourwebsite, you speak about Sundog (a beautiful rigid, but how can it turn ? with aileron or moving gravity center ?) and the Litewing. What's...
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ms_7525
Oct 7, 2005 10:46 pm
... Hello François, I'm not doing any hang gliding now, just airchairs, and only airchair drawings. Be sure to read the text of the XGliders page for the...
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Sam
samr90us
Oct 11, 2005 3:34 am
Hi I am thinking of building a Goat. I am interested in the diference between the two. Goat 1 has struts and seems to the uneducated observer to be a bit ...
I have found a free CAD program that allows viewing and printing. It is acalled Voloview 2.01 by Autodesk, I believe. __________________________________ Start...
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RMW
foxbat_99
Oct 13, 2005 9:16 pm
Bentley View has been the best I've used. You can fined it here: http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/Bentley+View/...
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Gary Gower
triker_mx
Oct 16, 2005 11:04 pm
Hello Sam, I have been following the development of the Bugs and Goat airchair for som time... The Goat2 is lighter, but probably near the same performance as...
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markjamestracy
Oct 20, 2005 10:56 pm
Hello, Has anybody except Mike and Floyd built one of these?...
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Sean Ross
volksplaner
Oct 28, 2005 9:51 pm
Well the votes are coming in and I want to extend to all in the Group especially the Georgia Area that I will be setting up Home base for the SPPA as soon as...
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ms_7525
Oct 30, 2005 7:26 pm
Recently I mixed some aluminum powder (canned, made for this) in some non-tautening clear butyrate dope and brushed several coats of it onto the top of a Goat...
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Terry Kenney
terry0192
Oct 30, 2005 7:58 pm
Mike mixing to much alum to dope is just going to add weight and will peel off after a short time as the more alum you add the less flexible it will be. I've...
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a926wolf
Oct 31, 2005 7:22 am
who can tell me the differance between 6060-t5 and 6061-t6 ali tube...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Oct 31, 2005 11:55 am
google for material properties, aluminum alloy, tempering , age hardening of metals etc. I believe the T in T5 and T6 stands for temperature used in the ...
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Brian Vasseur
ultralightgu...
Oct 31, 2005 1:03 pm
The only reference i was able to find was this link below. I know that the Aircraft Spruce catalog I had gave a breakdown of all the aluminum types and what...
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Michael Nesbitt
mrnesbitt33
Oct 31, 2005 2:58 pm
Here are the specs of both materials - cut from Alcan website....
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a926wolf
Nov 1, 2005 11:35 am
... subject=Unsubscribe> ... of...
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Michael Nesbitt
mrnesbitt33
Nov 1, 2005 1:54 pm
6060T5 is basically 6063 alloy with a slightly higher level of iron (impurity). The main alloying elements are Mg and Si - around the 0.5% level. Most data for...
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a926wolf
Nov 1, 2005 7:06 pm
Ok then thanks for all the information now comes question 2. Down here in australia we dont seem to have 6061 stocked by any of the supply houses. so what...
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Michael Nesbitt
mrnesbitt33
Nov 1, 2005 8:10 pm
The critial points on the structure which would need substantiating will be the outboard unbraced sections of the wings (bending - G positive pull up) You...
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ms_7525
Nov 1, 2005 10:00 pm
The Goat2 Materials & Parts List is done and posted on my Basic Ultralight Glider Webpage (found by searching for "Basic Ultralight Glider"). The list is web...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Nov 1, 2005 10:56 pm
Why would the lifespan be limited to 5 yrs ? Are you planning to crash :-) ? Scott...
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a926wolf
Nov 2, 2005 7:28 am
... Down here ... supply ... metal. I ... wire and ... it ... of say ... 10/21/05 ... years! just as a thought what is the average lifespan of a weight shift...
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a926wolf
Nov 2, 2005 7:42 am
... substantiating will ... positive ... any ... UTS of ... Down here ... supply ... metal. I ... wire and ... it ... of say ... subject=Unsubscribe> ... of ...
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ms_7525
Nov 2, 2005 2:35 pm
Thanks for the advice on UV blocking. You've got me thinking about different ways to preserve the fabric. As an alternative to a half dozen coats of aluminum...
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Hendrik Maroske
hmaroske
Nov 2, 2005 9:15 pm
... hey take it easy... there _are_ hang gliders built in Australia, even today. Check your local magazines for addresses or contact Airborne or their...
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a926wolf
Nov 3, 2005 11:58 am
... i ... smaller ... is ... capral ... even ... gliding ... that is a good idea thanks its good to talk thru problems Dave...
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a926wolf
Nov 5, 2005 7:23 am
after intesive searching there are no suppliers of 6061 t6 tube in australia. Seems the main reason is the suppliers do not want litigation if the products are...
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red
redatxmission
Nov 5, 2005 2:37 pm
A926wolf, All I know about these planes will be what's on their web sites. Tempest (Australia) is aluminium and fabric, delivered complete. Monarch (USA) is...
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Vladislav Bjelic
vladislav_bj...
Nov 5, 2005 3:09 pm
... I would like to see Goat approaching design / performance of Tempest. Mike announced performance Goat design and I can't wait to see this (new) design (for...
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Dennis Mingear
dennismingear
Nov 5, 2005 5:10 pm
It's an idea that I've given a considerable amount of thought and some actual work. Don Santee has mentioned the virtues of the SkyPup, particularly its method...
