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("Denny" wrote)
Who/what the hell are "Gilmore Girls"? http://www.gilmoregirls.org/images/group/12.jpg TV show on the WB about a mother and a daughter raising each other, in a small town - the daughter being the adult of the two. http://www.gilmoregirls.org/images/group/66.jpg Another pic http://www.gilmoregirls.org/group.html The show's rapid-fire dialogue, mostly between mom and daughter, became its trademark. http://www.gilmoregirls.org/images/group/159.jpg TV Guide: The Best Show You're Not Watching Montblack |
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On 7 Feb 2007 14:47:50 -0800, "Lou" wrote:
Has anyone seen the show "How It's Made"? It's on the Discovery Channel. They had a segment on Diamond Aircraft. It was quite interesting to show the fiberglass and carbon sections being made and then assembled. They also showed the engine install and some avionics. Unfortunatly it was extremly short. Now I know I've been doing it wrong. They just proved it only takes about 8 minutes to build a plane. Lou Well, it's not on TV but pictures of my visit to Aviat Aviation (home of the Husky and Pitts) in AFton Wyoming last summer are at: http://neme-s.org/Western_Trip_2006/...t_Aviation.htm Errol Groff EAA 60159 |
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On Feb 7, 7:31 pm, "J.Kahn" wrote:
Lou wrote: Has anyone seen the show "How It's Made"? It's on the Discovery Channel. They had a segment on Diamond Aircraft. It was quite interesting to show the fiberglass and carbon sections being made and then assembled. They also showed the engine install and some avionics. Unfortunatly it was extremly short. Now I know I've been doing it wrong. They just proved it only takes about 8 minutes to build a plane. Lou I know several people who've gone to work at Diamond in London, Ontario and moved on after a while. It has a rep as a tough place to work with a fairly high turnover. They push their engineering staff really hard. 50-60 hour weeks with no overtime during on the Djet development program. On the other hand there is a great employee flying club where you can rent the company products cheap. John John, I think that is pretty endemic in the GA industry. Lower pay than other industries (including commercial and military aircraft/avionics companies) and longer hours. Margins are pretty thin in GA, and companies also tend to take advantage of individuals who are enthusiastic about aviation and being part of something that they think is cool. Eventually, those people burn out and lose that enthusiasm. After that, they realize that they can do better financially and work-life balance-wise doing something else, so they move on... Dean |
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On Feb 9, 4:22 am, "Denny" wrote:
"How It's Made" is so superficial that if they showed a segment on how 'they' make a program it would be 3 milliseconds long... I disagree, at least as regards this episode. I thought they covered the basic processes of composite aircraft manufacturing very well, considering the inherent limitations of the medium. I learned a bunch of neat shmoo and squeegee techniques from watching, and I've been doing it for a while. Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24 |
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"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 9, 4:22 am, "Denny" wrote: "How It's Made" is so superficial that if they showed a segment on how 'they' make a program it would be 3 milliseconds long... I disagree, at least as regards this episode. I thought they covered the basic processes of composite aircraft manufacturing very well, considering the inherent limitations of the medium. I learned a bunch of neat shmoo and squeegee techniques from watching, and I've been doing it for a while. Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24 Bob, This is off the subject; however, I was looking at your recent HP-24 updates and want to complement you of the "gear overcenter + uplock" system. It is a major improvement to Schreder's original design. Are you also planning to use the incorporate your gas-spring kit in the HP-24? (http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Co.../18-1110-A.pdf) Wayne HP-14 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder |
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On Feb 10, 5:18 am, "Wayne Paul" wrote:
This is off the subject; however, I was looking at your recent HP-24 updates and want to complement you of the "gear overcenter + uplock" system. It is a major improvement to Schreder's original design. Are you also planning to use the incorporate your gas-spring kit in the HP-24? (http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Co.../18-1110-A.pdf) Wayne HP-14 "6F"http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder Thanks! I'm not sure I consider it a major improvement over the Schreder original, since it does add a few more parts to break. But I do think it's a tradeoff more in line with what modern pilots expect and demand. Yes, I'll be incorporating the gas spring I developed for the HP-18, pretty much intact. The only difference is that I'll be putting it in the left side gear well, since the retract drive and other bits are in the way on the right. Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24 |
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"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 10, 5:18 am, "Wayne Paul" wrote: This is off the subject; however, I was looking at your recent HP-24 updates and want to complement you of the "gear overcenter + uplock" system. It is a major improvement to Schreder's original design. Are you also planning to use the incorporate your gas-spring kit in the HP-24? (http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Co.../18-1110-A.pdf) Wayne HP-14 "6F"http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder Thanks! I'm not sure I consider it a major improvement over the Schreder original, since it does add a few more parts to break. But I do think it's a tradeoff more in line with what modern pilots expect and demand. Yes, I'll be incorporating the gas spring I developed for the HP-18, pretty much intact. The only difference is that I'll be putting it in the left side gear well, since the retract drive and other bits are in the way on the right. The gas spring is on the port (left) side of my HP-14 for the same reason. http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Co...Gas_Spring.htm I have found that this system opporates smoother than any of the factory built sailplanes (ASW-27, ASW-20, LS-6, 1-35) flying out of Nampa. Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com |
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