I perfer an 48 Desoto Woodie...
Posted on 02/25/2008 10:21:59 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
ping
Splinter...exactly what it does if wrecked.
Like, *PING*, dude.
Give me the number of the 787 print that calls out Maple, Plywood, or MDF, for a structural part and I'll wire you a fat load of cash! I like the GP-4 but it is neither certified nor has it ever been in production commercially. It is labor intensive to build and could be made more efficient with a more modern type of construction. The kit says it comes with "all the metal parts prefabbed." Needless to say it is a good example of why most kit builders select a different type of construction.
They need to get working on the wooden windshield, tires, and engine.
Also, maybe a genetically engineered tree that grows cars instead of fruit.
I perfer an 48 Desoto Woodie...
Reading this article gives me wood.
Well, I'm sure that, if they could talk, trees would wholly disagree that wood cars are eco-friendly, and I would certainly NOT want to be wreck one, with thousands of razor sharp splinters flying in all directions.
Wow. Nice creds. Maybe we work together. My point was not that wood is comparable to CFRP etc, it was simply that wood is one of many composite products available that have different qualities and applications. IMHO, as an astronaut/jillionaire/male-model/tycoon/FBI Fighter pilot Evaluator/syndicated cartoonist/semi-pro nose-tweeker.
All of that is true, except I'm not Batman, I try not to be evil, and my basement workshop is not secret. My company makes some pretty cool space-age sandwich panel stuff, too bad I can't say much more about that.
Anyway, since I've got big balls of steel I'll say a thing or two to try to keep Joe from killing himself when his car cracks up. Even if he's using FEA it will not properly simulate the odd directional strength properties of wood and how bond failures propagate under vibratory and cyclic loading. I know my FEA says it does, but it is only as good as what you know. So if you don't know the answer before you run the simulation then you don't know if it computed things right. He needs to drop back and choose the best material for each part and not just stick to organic composites. Otherwise his wooden bearings are really going to suck, and creosote is not the same as a firewall. If he would settle for 50% of the structure being wooden or something like that I could take his venture a little more seriously. I like what he's doing, I just don't think he's smart enough to keep from being a danger to himself and others with this current project.
I hear you, but I just can’t imagine the loads on this guy’s car being more extreme than those of the Mosquito. When you talk vibration, I can’t help but recall the wooden tail rotor blades of the Kaman SH-2 SeaSprite. Anyway, I think we both know what we’re both saying. You wore me out. But, since you have the screen nic, I have to ask—didja see the REAL Me-262 that was recently built and flown up here in WA? Pretty neat. If you got the right presidents on your bills you can buy one of the five I think they are building to sell. I seem to recall it being something on the order of maybe 3-Mil.
‘Til we meet again, Batman,
Redquill
I’ve only seen videos of the ME-262 flying. At this point in time most of my coins have Honest Abe on them. I work in aviation remember. My money train is just around the corner and chugging my way. I got my fingers crossed. My ME-262 will need room for the wife and two babies also or she won’t let me buy it. I’ll have to bring this deficiency up with Willy Messerschmitt if I see him.
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