I want to build the most EVIL plane EVER !!!

"Smitty Two" wrote

By whose authority do you speak for everyone else in the group?

Whatever, smitty two. You need to take yourself and me a bit less
seriously. I do.

I have a hard time taking any nameless person seriously, anyway. Far as I
am concerned, you are just another nameless, paranoid little person with
something to hide, or some other personality issues.

Oh, by the way, on what authority do you speak for me, and the rest of the
group, with this quote?

Sarcasm, rudeness, disrespect, arrogance, snottiness, and all the other
exhibits of hostility that permeate both sides of this discussion - and
so many others here - may bring self-righteous snickers to the
like-minded, but do *nothing* to persuade your opponents or the neutral
lurkers.

Self-righteous snickers to the like-minded? Seems like you are speaking for
the group, here.

.....do *nothing* to persuade your opponents or the neutral lurkers? By what
right do you stipulate the state of mind and reaction, of the group?

Pot kettle black, and plonk.
--
Jim in NC

You are totally missing the extreme emotions associated with this issue.
People have had friend's lives snuffed out, in their eyes, due to this man's
kit. There is no logic that can be associated in this discussion, and
nobody involved really gives a sh*t whether you or others have a warm fuzzy
feeling about the thread. Get it?

Come on, Morgans !!!

I'm ultra logical about discussing the Mini-500.
If you don't believe it, just axe me. ;-)

In fact, I have even observed one that flew over
100 hours before a bearing froze.. knocking it out of the sky.

It was just dumb luck and a measure of skill that saved the pilot
from serious injury or possible death, IMO. No B.S.

This incident took place at Grain Valley Airport
umpteen years ago. The pilot never ever again took
a Mini-500 on another cross country... or out of hover.

I'm dyin' if I'm lyin'.

- Barnyard BOb -

"City Father" wrote

I'm ultra logical about discussing the Mini-500.
If you don't believe it, just axe me. ;-)

In fact, I have even observed one that flew over
100 hours before a bearing froze.. knocking it out of the sky.

It was just dumb luck and a measure of skill that saved the pilot
from serious injury or possible death, IMO. No B.S.

oH gOd! Here we go again. Dennis will surely pop up and defend his
fabulous flying machine, now!

You really need to keep up. Throw the salt on the wounds (or bearings) in a
more timely manner, almost real time, even. Now we have to hear it all
again! g

The only possible good that could come out of this, is that bAdWaTeR BiLL
might come out of his hole and take a couple shots. I might almost pay
money for that! ;-)

The only thing that could have saved the mini, is if it had been powered by
Corvair. It would have been a great machine, then.

Jim (is there a limit on how many hooks I can set on this line?) in NC

The only thing that could have saved the mini, is if it had been powered by
Corvair. It would have been a great machine, then.


Interesting that you mention a Corvair. I used to work with an ex-Army
guy that bought a complete (-engine) Korean-era Bell helicopter in a
crates, packed for long-term storage. He wasn't a pilot, but was a
pretty good mechanic. He built the helicopter, took a lesson, put on a
football helmet, and then crashed it in the trees. He's lucky he didn't
kill himself.

"anon" wrote

Interesting that you mention a Corvair. I used to work with an ex-Army
guy that bought a complete (-engine) Korean-era Bell helicopter in a
crates, packed for long-term storage.

And that relates to Corvair, how?

I didn't follow.
--
Jim in NC

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"Morgans" wrote:

"anon" wrote

Interesting that you mention a Corvair. I used to work with an ex-Army
guy that bought a complete (-engine) Korean-era Bell helicopter in a
crates, packed for long-term storage.

And that relates to Corvair, how?

I'll take a guess...
"UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED", by Ralph Nader

Morgans wrote:
"anon" wrote

Interesting that you mention a Corvair. I used to work with an ex-Army
guy that bought a complete (-engine) Korean-era Bell helicopter in a
crates, packed for long-term storage.

And that relates to Corvair, how?

I didn't follow.

He installed a modified Corvair engine in his old warbird.

"anon" wrote in

He installed a modified Corvair engine in his old warbird.

Ahh, that part was left out, eh?

From the sounds of it, the engine had no fault in the crash; just a stupid
pilot trick. :-(
--
Jim in NC

"john smith" wrote

I'll take a guess...
"UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED", by Ralph Nader

I knew that was coming.

What people do not widely know, is that he printed a retraction, saying that
the problems were fixed, '63 and later. It had to do with the fact that the
rear axles only had one U-joint, at the transaxle. After they put in two
per side, and made the wheels travel straight up and down, they were fine.

Bonus points. What rear engine air cooled engine car never put the two
extra U-joints per side in, and in some parts of the world, are still
produced that way?
--
Jim in NC

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"Morgans" wrote:

"john smith" wrote

I'll take a guess...
"UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED", by Ralph Nader

I knew that was coming.

What people do not widely know, is that he printed a retraction, saying that
the problems were fixed, '63 and later. It had to do with the fact that the
rear axles only had one U-joint, at the transaxle. After they put in two
per side, and made the wheels travel straight up and down, they were fine.

Bonus points. What rear engine air cooled engine car never put the two
extra U-joints per side in, and in some parts of the world, are still
produced that way?

The situation is more complicated than you make it sound.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."