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Why Virgin Galactic’s recent crash is not a setback
Virgin Galactic has suffered a seemingly crippling blow in confidence because of last weeks accident. As unpleasant as it may be, it is also part of the vision that Burt Rutan (the inventor and designer of all the gadgets Virgin … Continue reading
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Paddling Waterfalls, and the mysteries of life
Well, it seems I’m back. I’ve had a long break to think about the meaning of life (even if we know that the answer is 42). To find things that I am truly passionate about, and to write about them, … Continue reading
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Religion, spiritualism, life and reality
At heart I am an engineer, a scientist; I require, perhaps not proof, but consistency to a supposition. If you say that you can believe enough to make something happen (special or mundane) then you should be able to produce … Continue reading
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Perfectly Amazing English and a grand day out
Perfectly Amazing English There is a short speech, delivered by movie character, in which I am amazed at the authors command of the language. The speech delivers, in a satirizing manner, a short, sharp political message that is the core … Continue reading
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It Makes Me Feel Really Safe
To know that the SA government and police have spent a great deal of time and energy in getting all of the legally registered firearms properly re-registered, so that criminal activity with firearms can be limited and controlled. It took … Continue reading
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Compression Tests and Throttle Mixer
It turns out that the compression is just fine; my methodology was wrong! Now I have learnt a bit more; to perform a proper compression test you need to do the following: Take out ALL the spark plugs- that is, … Continue reading
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A BMW Engined Aircraft
For the last while I have been working on a weight shift microlight aircraft that will be using a 1200cc BMW motorbike engine to drive the propeller. In the picture below is the injector body and its K&N filter. Its … Continue reading
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What’s in a lyric?
To the start I’ll attempt to quote a few lines from John Steinbecks opening paragraphs of his book ‘Cannery Row’. “Its inhabitants are, as the man once said, ‘whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches’, by which he meant Everybody.” … Continue reading
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Is flying dangerous? Is death hard?
In the last few years I have watched a mate of mine die, watched a colleague do the same and had to hear the news of the deaths of three other pilots whom I knew. It is a certainty that … Continue reading
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Progress on the Tundra.
The engine performance continues to plague… After solving the oil leaks and the throttle position I am back to trying to get the engine to run well- well enough that one feels confident enough to fly it that is. The … Continue reading
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