Would it possible or easier to adapt strut/shocks from something else with a known spring rate instead of building them from scratch? It seems what you built...
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flyasuperseven
Nov 2, 2006 12:13 am
I think I have my wife convinced that we need to start teaching our kids aircraft building skills and then teach them the fundamentals of flying and that an...
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Dirk Breitenbach
dirk_sailplane
Nov 2, 2006 7:42 am
Just a question to you: How do you make calculations for stability of your airchairs? From where do you know wich diameter and wallthickness you need eg. for...
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SydUlvick@...
sydulvick
Nov 2, 2006 3:17 pm
I like BullyGoat. Syd (215#) ... From: flyasuperseven@... To: Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 7:10 PM Subject: [Airchairgroup] BiGoat...
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flyasuperseven
Nov 2, 2006 6:09 pm
Ok, since you're the only one to reply the "Bully" it is. I'll leave the GOAT as an acronymn for Glider Or Aircraft Trainer per Sandlin's great title. That...
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flyasuperseven
Nov 2, 2006 11:26 pm
I really like the monoplane look and performance. Bipes are just so WWI. :) Joa...
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Percy Wood
pwood2128h
Nov 3, 2006 5:16 am
Having dined with you and your lovely family at the EFG, Joa, I sure hope you keep us on the Airchair list appraised of your progress. An occasional picture...
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flyasuperseven
Nov 3, 2006 6:46 am
We're able to grade the wagon roads pretty well now, much better than it use to be, so bringing in tubing should be fine. The UPS guys are still pretty leary...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Nov 3, 2006 1:07 pm
This is a milestone in technology. For a few years there has been easy to use 3D drawing software but the cost was several thousand dollars and finally the...
4703
augusthahn
hummerbird2006
Nov 3, 2006 4:17 pm
Dam and I went and spent $60 on Brava! ... From: Scott Perkins Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:09 AM Subject: [Airchairgroup] free new 3D design tool fm...
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Dean Sigler
deansigler1
Nov 4, 2006 7:06 am
Thank you, Scott! With the tutorials, I might actually be able do something with this. Dean Sigler augusthahn <augusthahn@...> wrote: Dam and I went...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Nov 4, 2006 1:56 pm
From: pyves girouard Hy Scott We put wheels on only for taxy purpose. We tried to take off sitting and rolling but the angle of attack was too low and it...
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Anthony McDonald
machinedesig...
Nov 4, 2006 2:06 pm
Hi Scott Is this Google 3d program Parametric like Solidworks? I hope it is as that would really be something. Cheers Mac Perth Australia...
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augusthahn
hummerbird2006
Nov 4, 2006 4:50 pm
Downloaded program Thanks Scott,this is really increable! wonder if something like Mikes DFX drawings could be done useing this program? ... From: Anthony...
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kmatti2001
Nov 5, 2006 4:10 am
From the moderator to Rex, Don't stop!!! Airchairs can be supersized and powered, too. We need your input and I for one enjoy reading your posts. Also, if...
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Percy Wood
pwood2128h
Nov 5, 2006 4:12 am
Butterfly Aero is still located in SW Washington state. I visited them once. Mike Kimbrell's latest design is the Banty. I got the plans and feel they are a...
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rwehba
Nov 5, 2006 4:42 pm
hi new here was looking at the drawings and opened them with deltacad, tried to print them several ways, but am getting a really small print out any ideas?...
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Justinas Pleikys
justinas_ple...
Nov 5, 2006 4:56 pm
hello, try this http://www.progecad.com/...
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red
redatxmission
Nov 5, 2006 5:48 pm
Ron, Try TurboCAD Learning Edition (free 15Meg download), with free manuals as .PDFs. http://www.al-ki.com/tcad/download.php -- If there is an "A" in my email...
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ms_7525
Nov 6, 2006 3:25 pm
Thanks to all my enthusiastic fans who have been urging me along, Goat3 drawings are almost done. They look good, and I expect to have them on the BUG Website...
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yystark
Nov 6, 2006 4:37 pm
Dear Mike, I am able to open your files (goat plans) in Illustrator 10 and also in TurboCad (www.turbocad.com)...
hi mike I tried to use deltacad it will open fine but when you enlarge to print it ,it prints VERY small, so don't know how to get them to print out so as to...
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Kenneth Cook
kcook_99
Nov 7, 2006 2:42 am
Hi I was cleaning up a friends yard this weekend and there under the leaves an idea struck me for shocks....... Pogo Sticks......Don't know if they would work...
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Dirk Breitenbach
dirk_sailplane
Nov 7, 2006 7:36 am
Hi Mike! I open them with Google Sketchup (Free Version) by importing them into a new project. With this i can print it or save as JPEG file. rgds, Dirk...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Nov 7, 2006 1:24 pm
I once found a lot of info doing google from companies making all kinds of springs and I think they are called "die" springs. It seems steel springs are linear...
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red
redatxmission
Nov 7, 2006 3:26 pm
Rex, Have you considered an air shock from a car or bike? Shock absorbing, light weight, progressive rates (progressively harder to "bottom-out" as it is...
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LES WARD
lsl_wrd
Nov 7, 2006 4:46 pm
I would start out, at a motorcycle wrecking yard. Front forks, rear swing arm. with the new style unishock, which has a preload adjustment. You could easily...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Nov 7, 2006 5:42 pm
The problem with autos is they nearly all weigh at least 750 pounds per wheel and hitting a pothole at 40 a few hundred times over its lifetime is a lot worse...
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ms_7525
Nov 7, 2006 10:02 pm
Adobe Illustrator or Turbocad should be good openers for my DXF drawings. Now, questions: can you look close up at the details, and does the paper print look...
