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[KnezBP]

the first ones were poop i left b4 the next gen came
(sure itsa dog not a b?)

Interesting.

And thank you. I was only brave enough for RAF cadets.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

i was in them at school and flew a tigermoth solo and did jump training with the RAF proper years l8tr
(me mum nearly throttled me dad for signing the disclaimer)

 

[KnezBP]

i was in them at school and flew a tigermoth solo

Nice.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

i wanna fly a mandalay for credits next (i like to doodle with ms paint )

 

[Codger]

Here's a picture of one of my dogs. We're doing dogs, right?

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

of course dog fighting is on topic after all
along with the canary's too which is named after dogs not birds

its a canis major thread its sirius business dogs pioneered space travel
even cats are welcome but bulls not so much

and besides dogs are great for finding stuff

 

[0threeleven]

Here's Peanut, she knows it's chow time.

 

[K Olley]

I love your dog. I'm jealous. What's he/she called?

He is called Diesel, that was the name that the original owner gave him and I did not change it.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

packen fass braver hund

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Now, I'm no structural engineer or, indeed, an engineer of any kind so I'm kind of curious. The rear landing feet on the Mandalay are "toed in". I can't think why - wouldn't it make more sense to be paralel to the fuselage?

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

they are skidded too

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

they are skidded too

Skidded?

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

the front is curved up so any debris on a forward momentum approach is not scooped think of a pair of parallel ski's when skiing
structurally it make;s little sense to me either
further to this if toed in the aircraft would pitch down and crash skiers transfer there weight by leaning right back when toeing in to rapidly slow down
skidz or skids are parallel on choppers for a good reason which is to skid forward with little resistance

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

the front is curved up so any debris on a forward momentum approach is not scooped think of a pair of parallel ski's when skiing

Ah! I see! Ta.

 

[Codger]

Here are all 3 of my dogs, Chloe, Monty, and Boswell. They keep me company in the black. And in the yard. And on the couch.

Meanwhile I'm still headed core-ward. I think I just want to experience the sky with really dense stars. It's been a while for me.

 

[aRJay]

Now, I'm no structural engineer or, indeed, an engineer of any kind so I'm kind of curious. The rear landing feet on the Mandalay are "toed in". I can't think why - wouldn't it make more sense to be paralel to the fuselage?

It is usually done on the rear to reduce oversteer and improve high speed stability, though that probably works better for wheels.
With ski like devices it can reduce speed and increase control, again probably doesn’t apply here.
A style choice brought on by the person working on that near the deadline really wanted to go to the little designers room.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

Well, sad day for me. I just learned that my real life vessel wouldn't make it past the next MOT test.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Well, sad day for me. I just learned that my real life vessel wouldn't make it past the next MOT test.

Oof!

 

[Codger]

Well, sad day for me. I just learned that my real life vessel wouldn't make it past the next MOT test.

Wow, they must be pretty stringent rules, I take it? The most I've had to deal with in the US is exhaust pollution testing, and that's only for older cars. I haven't had to actual test a car in years.

Good luck.

 

[0threeleven]

Well, sad day for me. I just learned that my real life vessel wouldn't make it past the next MOT test.

Is it gas, diesel, electric?