Hello Apex1, Thank You for your response. I;m hot sure about the 'Marble' reference- not mine. The original intent was simply to stress that the...
To Portacruise, Most interesting, if a little short on detail mechanics. In examining the photogaph it appears that this concept is an...
Back in the early 60's the Johnsons, contributors to Nat Geo. built their new boat it was constructed of COR10 steel (old spec A242 cortenA now...
MR. Harris, I understand the need for power w/drive vs. finer pitch for speed w/ generation. Could that not be done with a variation on a...
To Marshmat The Kreigsmarine used a winch system for their Flettner(yes the guy who gave use the rotorship)282 Helicopter being flown off a...
If you wanted to go smaller scale, you could try an ultralight aircraft . Hell, fhey only weigh about 450lb all up and stall at no more than...
I suspect the gimbel, on the roll axis would work. Caviats...ONE person, berth axis through body axis, dampener against incomplete motion, no...
A quick question . Some years back I remember seeing a report about a Japanese bicycle firm working on an up/down pedal motion. It might also have...
To Congoriver, Depending on how the poly bag opens, could two frames (one at source, one at delivery point) be provided? The bag is tied in...
Apologies. I certainly did not mean to suggest that one meter sq. windows should even be contemplated. I meerly refered to a filmed test of the...
Having worked with plexyglas (oldetyme perspex) and the newer acrylics my take on it is forget plex. It's lifetime is dangerously short. A...
If gooseneck rides in luff slot, boom can be portion of demountable canvas tent, providing cover man tall and outboard of rubrails at max. Can be...
Getting your brick to plane is certainly ano go. Altho...maybe with an Alison craned in...I find the idea of watersking behind a giant shoebox...
Hi Adrien, Obviously you wish to be able to demount and disassemble the mast for storage. I assume the trailing edge of the mast has either a...
Hi TMG, I'm a newby here myself. That having been said, I would pose a few questions. If memory serves,l the C.C. barrelbacks were round chine...
