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Originally posted by OKCGene:
Forget the plane. I want to see pics of the stewardesses.

I'm doing interviews...

What were we talking about again?

Not now, I'm in the dark room... developing...

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One prop assembled, only 7 to go.

We're gonna go big. Big, I tell ya...

Been a long day.

Off to bed.

With eight props of that size you must be challenging the legacy of the Spruce Goose and wanting to leave no doubt that yours is bigger and better.

Just think, if you incorporate VTOL technology like the Osprey, not only could you park it more easily, you could also contract your services for blowing out forest fires.

One mission is Hurricane killer.

Might give that forest fire thing some thought.

That reminds me, got to get the cabin finished...

Your company slogan could be "We blow all your problems away!"

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Why is there a door and handholds on your prop hub?

So you can change the pitch of the blade in flight depending on the barometric pressure and bomb load temperature over the target zone.

that's a secret...

By crawling out on the prop hubs while in flight?

Bold move.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

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Originally posted by mbinky:

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
Why is there a door and handholds on your prop hub?

So you can change the pitch of the blade in flight depending on the barometric pressure and bomb load temperature over the target zone.

that's a secret...

By crawling out on the prop hubs while in flight?

Bold move.

nah. it's access for the greasemonkey.

Forget about the plane. I wanna see the runway!

The Trunk Monkey would be a great addition.

The Overhead Bin Monkey?

Great for unruly passengers, or ones carrying in way too much luggage. Just have the Monkey toss them.

And if you need a passenger removed, we'll let's say United won't compare.

No inflight meals, just banana daiquiris.

I like it.

Is the landing gear going to be beefed up enough to survive carrier landings?

Forget the landing gear -- I want to see the Carrier that will withstand a landing by a plane big enough to use eight of those muthas!

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Forget the landing gear -- I want to see the Carrier that will withstand a landing by a plane big enough to use eight of those muthas!

This is the prototype.

The full-size will have a longer runway, but will be much slower.

I'm in negotiations to buy Greenland.



Meanwhile, here is a peek at some of the smaller hydraulic lines undergoing field testing.

Mr Monkey Engineer Man, you're going to need a heckuva credit card with a ginormous limit to fill the fuel tanks on that big honker.

Bitcoin

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
Mr Monkey Engineer Man, you're going to need a heckuva credit card with a ginormous limit to fill the fuel tanks on that big honker.

My FICO is 847, and I had a relative who recently died and was a major crude oil contractor with the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola of Angola, so I have a large sum of money I am working on transferring to my bank by Barrister Rotimi Adams.

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With 100mph tape, of course.

Gorilla Tape, by the same company that brought the world Gorilla Glue, works better in this application.

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Originally posted by mbinky:

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
Why is there a door and handholds on your prop hub?

So you can change the pitch of the blade in flight depending on the barometric pressure and bomb load temperature over the target zone.

Minor thread drift: Was it the B-36 or the Spruce Goose where they could shut down an engine and change (or maybe just add) oil?

Is this a single seater?

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Minor thread drift: Was it the B-36 or the Spruce Goose where they could shut down an engine and change (or maybe just add) oil?

No need to shut it down, as the oil tank is external; simply pump oil to the appropriate tank. Bear in mind that with a large radial, the oil tank is 40-70 gallons, and it's burning 4+ gallons of oil per hour.