... [to:] ... Exactly the tack we've taken with the nArrow project guys, our 1" CDS lightweight steel frame just supports the bodywork (complete BMW K1100...
... Good idea Alex, though I always expect anything to do with airplanes to be hopelessly expensive! Mind you boats are no better.... I love the idea of...
... Later mention of rotomolding suggests you mean UK kayak too. (I've made composite kayaks, but only rolled fibreglass in polyester resin, not vacuum bagged...
Alan - shut up. =) Eskimos use kayaks indigenous tribes farther south use canoes all other scientific approaches only confuse the reader. in my view paddling...
... airplanes ... maybe one should build a model and have your trusty tailor cover it with cloth, and "develop" the perfect pattern for the mats. I (my mind...
... Where "drench" means "wet with the minimum amount possible". Extra resin adds weight, but not strength. Anyone know about laser or waterjet cutting of...
... have ... negatives ... ;) like in "slamming" a plane to the ground on landing. where "slamming" means flying an aircraft to a minimal distance above the...
Hi everyone, Check out these boats and think what the builders might do with color and laminate of a Tilting Trike : http://www.webbcustom.co.uk/squirt.htm The...
Hi Alex, Roy and All, ... There is another option, racing boat builders who normally use higher tech technics, lower weight processes. Especially multihull...
Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that there's a new photo up on the homepage of : HyPhy, Mitch Casto, Doug Milliken and Al Fonda . this was taken by a...
... From: Mitch Casto <mitchcasto@...> ... In that whole list, I found only one, unfortutately broken, link to some possible best advice. In this area...
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... [Vacuum bagging links] Thanks for that Mitch - all good stuff. I think I just broke the Photos section again trying to upload a new nArrow picture - sorry....
... My first tilter(hpv) was of the "gyro" persuasion. It's elegent and simple but a bump on one side of the paired wheels makes the vehicle woble to the side...
Hi everyone, the photos section keeps getting too full and then no one else can even view it ( I think ). This problem will only get worse because more and...
sorry for being good few days behind the group's posts, I must admit I like the stuff I read (in particular Jerry Dycus "if BMW is doing well the way they're ...
Hi Gary and All, ... . ... It does get your attention ;-)). But easy to get use to and doesn't seem to effect handling. On the 84 it's worse than the 85S model...
[snip all] ah, mitch, you are as always an enrichment! that's exactly the intrasiciplinary spirit of cross-linking abilities and knowledge to enhance modern...
... only at low speeds (around walking) where counter-steering balancing won't provide enough accuracy. i.e. like a motorcycle, where the rider drops a leg to...
... new ... ahh, you're not the only one, mate. i killed the photos by erroneously uploading a cc pic which was a tad bit large =(, need to get it out of there...
Hello, A 'dumb question' post A 1F2R tlter using a Calleja-style rear end. The most complicated bit would appear to result of driving the 2 wheels -...
I think some have ran into issues of where to host the images. I use www.photobucket.com for all my images. Its free and easy. You can even invite people to...
... Interesting to consider the implications. As the rear wheels are equally loaded vertically, there is half the grip available on each. Assuming you have...
Hello, all. I read with glee Gary's comments regarding a Gyro, and its amazing cost-benefit positioning. I now own two ( a partially mud-guarded plastic blue...
Hey Alex, could you help us find more about Trautwein ? He has Tilting patents and actually built them, his designs look promising. Some of us spent many hours...
Hi everyone, not mad at anyone about the photos. I really wish we could keep them all, but 30 Megs is only 30 Megs ... So, if you need to move some photos out,...
Hi everyone, I haven't tried this, but it looks like you can put photos in your own Yahoo accounts under " My Briefcase " in " My Yahoo ". Here where " My...