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Ethanol Powered Aircraft
Jay Honeck wrote: For those who think ethanol is a fuel that can't be made to work in aircraft, I present the following: I still would not feel safe with ethanol. Materials compatibility aside (and that is a big issue all by itself), ethanol is hydrophilic. It attracts and absorbs water, increasing the chance of fuel contamination. Airplane fuel tends to be stored a lot longer than automobile fuel anyway. I know that ethanol advocates claim that ethanol has a storage life equivalent to that of gasoline, but ethanol advocates claim a lot of other things, too. So far, no hard data on storage life, but anecdotal evidence indicates that ethanol has a much shorter storage life than claimed. You can bet that if it really was as good as gasoline that the ethanol advocates would have published hard data showing it a long time ago. In a car, the worst ethanol can do is ruin your engine. In an airplane it could kill you. |
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In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote: -- Vice President Dick Cheney eufemistic title -- Eduardo K. | http://www.carfun.cl | Freedom's just another word http://e.nn.cl | for nothing left to lose. | |
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POL Ethanol Powered Aircraft
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:49:29 GMT, Jose
wrote: I said that the average individual's idea of success oriented was [...] She had a bit of a problem keeping a straight face, but then proceeded to explain to the rest of the class the definition of "success oriented". Seems the question is being begged here. You can define "success oriented" and then discuss whether people fit or don't fit it, or you can state that people fit it, and discuss what "success oriented" means to different folks. Success or goal oriented (they are pretty much the same) is well defined. But to do both at the same time is oiling an eel. Becoming a success at one goal is not goal oriented by any stretch. Goal/success oriented people are constantly setting new goals. They reach one and set the next, or set the next before even reaching the first. They may have a series laid out and just add to it as they continually succeed at reaching new goals. There is a big difference between succeeding at something and being success oriented. snip Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:35:41 +0000 (UTC), Eduardo K.
wrote in : In article , Larry Dighera wrote: -- Vice President Dick Cheney eufemistic title [euphemistic?] Oh. Right. That title is more accurately applicable to Karl Rove, the un-elected co-leader of our noble nation. :-( |
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POL Ethanol Powered Aircraft
Success or goal oriented (they are pretty much the same) is well
defined. Well, it's a definition (thank you) of which I was not aware, and I doubt I'm unique in that respect. The OP has expired on my server, so I no longer have the context ("I said that the average individual's idea of success oriented was...") but it seems all you're saying there is "people have a mistaken notion of what X is". But in terms of your definition (keep setting new goals), I don't think the country was ever "success oriented", and I don't think "success orientation" is necessarily a good thing. Jose -- The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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POL Ethanol Powered Aircraft
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:54:04 GMT, Jose
wrote: Success or goal oriented (they are pretty much the same) is well defined. Well, it's a definition (thank you) of which I was not aware, and I doubt I'm unique in that respect. Not by a long shot.. The OP has expired on my server, so I This is more than a little thread drift and the OP was probably well over a month ago. This is a thread that is an off spring of a thread that is an offspring of a thread...etc... IF you are willing to wade through that much it should be available by doing a google search on Ethanol Powered Aircraft. There have been at least three threads since the original including at least one or more with the same name some of which are due to the posters actually posting instead of replying which of course starts a new thread and who knows which one goes where. no longer have the context ("I said that the average individual's idea of success oriented was...") but it seems all you're saying there is "people have a mistaken notion of what X is". Actually it's most people compared to what the sociologists use for a definition. But in terms of your definition (keep setting new goals), I don't think the country was ever "success oriented", and I don't think "success As I recall it was phrased that we are no longer as success oriented as we used to be, or at least that was the intent. Many are success oriented without even knowing it. Most of us set small goals each day, or week, or month. For some it's learning and particularly with adult education and the retired. The paragraph below is paraphrased from Cannon and Boglarsky (Wayne State) The goal setting is more related to a strong work ethic. Generally these people are called "achievers", have a strong work ethic, are family oriented, and have a strong sense of self worth. IOW they believe in themselves, do their best, and strive to keep improving "their station" in life. orientation" is necessarily a good thing. Extremism, even addiction, exists for most anything including Conservatism, Liberalism, religion, sex, and .. well... you name it. Some people are just not cut out for the psychological effort required of goal setting. Others set goals too far in advance and end up discouraged, or depressed while others become obsessed by it. None of this is good. Jose Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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POL Ethanol Powered Aircraft
Actually it's most people compared to what the sociologists use for a
definition. So you're saying most people misuse a technical term that resembles a plain English expression. No surprise there. Many are success oriented without even knowing it. Most of us set small goals each day, or week, or month. What would make them "goal oriented" or not, IMHO (and using the technical term as best I can) would be whether =having= the goal is important in itself (it doesn't matter what it is), or whether achieving a particular result is important (which implies having that result as a goal). It's hard to achieve anything meaningful without setting (it as) a goal. However, it is easy to set goals without achieving anything meaningful. That said, having goals helps focus a person, or a nation, and focus is important to achieving something. Goals are not the only way to focus - having enemies allows one to focus hatred, and that is a very common political tactic. This focus then reduces the field of viable goals to be the ones that fit that hatred. I would not call such a situation "goal oriented" or "success oriented". Jose -- The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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