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 rwcrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.192.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.1) with ESMTP id 1203016 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:34:06 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.192.84; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from rmailcenter20.comcast.net ([204.127.197.130]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc14) with SMTP id <20060623033322m14000jaroe>; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:33:22 +0000 Received: from [24.11.214.194] by rmailcenter20.comcast.net; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:33:21 +0000 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Build your own airplane (too wierd not to share) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:33:21 +0000 Message-Id: <062320060333.10790.449B610100069E9500002A262206999735CE970E990E9C9D9A0108@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Apr 11 2006) X-Authenticated-Sender: aG91cnNhd2F5MUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_10790_1151033601_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_10790_1151033601_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit HEY; I'm a member of PETA ( People for Eating of Tasty Animals ). -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Michael" -----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 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_10790_1151033601_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
HEY;   I'm a member of  PETA   ( People  for Eating  of  Tasty  Animals ).
 
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-----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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