X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop: No license found, only first 5 messages were scanned Return-Path: Received: from pop-gadwall.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.195.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.1) with ESMTP id 1202936 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:49:33 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.69.195.61; envelope-from=mldsub@earthlink.net Received: from fl-69-69-143-40.dyn.sprint-hsd.net ([69.69.143.40] helo=michaelef362bc) by pop-gadwall.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #10) id 1Ftamv-0007OA-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:48:50 -0400 From: "Michael" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Build your own airplane (too wierd not to share) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:48:52 -0400 Message-ID: <012b01c69667$2ed22640$6701a8c0@michaelef362bc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_012C_01C69645.A7C2F740" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_012C_01C69645.A7C2F740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark R Steitle Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:55 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Build your own airplane (too wierd not to share) =20 Ran across this on Strangecosmos.com and couldn't resist "sharing" it. =20 =20 Oh Yeah! I built several fly powered airplanes in the early seventies = from plans in a model magazine. Single fly power and a real, but tiny airfoil and tail feathers. The wing spar and fuselage were made from thin strips of balsa, much = smaller and more delicate than the illustration in the link. The airfoil was shaped from the tissue like material used for model planes. IIRC the tissue = was sprayed with a white glue mixture thinned with lots of water. This was = to stiffen the material. The tail feathers where also paper. Airmail = paper I believe. (You young guys won't know what that is). =20 The big end of summer flys were caught in a mason jar baited with food and a funnel taped to the mouth. The flys became sluggish when placed in the fridge and could then be glued too the nose of the plane. The = flys could drag the plane into the air but they soon tired. The smart ones learned that, for the first time in their short life, that they could actually glide. Mom wasn't happy. Imagine what PITA woulda thunk. Great fun! =20 --Michael =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_012C_01C69645.A7C2F740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

-----Original = Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark R Steitle
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:55 = PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Build your own airplane (too wierd not to share)

Ran across this on = Strangecosmos.com and couldn’t resist “sharing” it. =

Oh Yeah! I built several fly = powered airplanes in the early seventies from plans in a

model magazine. Single fly = power and a real, but tiny airfoil and tail feathers.

The wing spar and fuselage were = made from thin strips of balsa, much smaller

and more delicate than the = illustration in the link. The airfoil was shaped

from the tissue like material used = for model planes. IIRC the tissue was

sprayed with a white glue mixture = thinned with lots of water. This was to

stiffen the material. The = tail feathers where also paper. Airmail paper I

believe. (You young guys = won’t know what that is).

The big end of summer flys were = caught in a mason jar baited with food

and a funnel taped to the = mouth. The flys became sluggish when placed

in the fridge and could then be = glued too the nose of the plane. The flys

could drag the plane into the air = but they soon tired. The smart ones learned

that, for the first time in their = short life, that they could actually glide. Mom

wasn’t happy. Imagine = what PITA woulda thunk. Great fun!

--Michael

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