Way back in A&P school, we had a project where we cut 4130 steel tubing in to various shaped pieces. We then flattened and welded the pieces together to form...
From a Web Search: hexagons and pentagons will create a soccer "ball". I believe this is how the first A Bomb was fashioned. Steps 1. 1Draw a large circle....
Thanks to all those who responded a while back to my request for information on fairings. The forum is a great resource for Tailwind builders. I'm not very...
Yep, I know how to make a soccer ball in this fashion, but these instructions were on how to cut tubing in to pieces that would make the ball. If I remember...
Just divide how many cuts you want by the 360 circumference....   Just like Duct work.... . .    Simple enough.... 4 pieces.... 90 degree each...  5...
Now, I remember how it was done... Cut a piece of 1" tubing with two opposing 45 degree cuts so that the short side is 3 7/8 long (mathematically this is...
This is a interesting project but when you put air into it be careful, using high pressure [ 150 psi ] would be like a hand grenade going off in your hand if a...
I agree with what Jim said. In my younger years I had a motorcycle that was laid down. The fuel tank was bent by a knee! I was told that a little bit of air...
The way his "Test" sounds....   There's not going to be any "Volume" of air.....   Yes, be careful....  But it's not like it's a Tank or even the size...
The shrapnel is the problem. ... From: Mike & "Jaz" To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [TailwindForum] Re:...
Hi Jim I think that would make a great YouTube Video, just use some safety precautions and then let her rip. Luc ________________________________ From: Jim...
Be careful when I was in the Army we used to blow covers off missile containers with 4 Lb. of air. They would go the width of the hard stand about 30 ft. Ken ...
THAT is a big volume of air.... Â Â quite a bit of difference from the golf ball sized... . . Â Â Â Â Â Â Gotta Fly... . . Â Buttercup - STOL - Aircraft ...
I can see it now...................."Hey dude! watch this"................and they "build airplanes"Â Â Â Â Â :) ________________________________ From: Luc H...
Hey guys, I'd just like to point out that a lot of the photos we've posted on this group have been sort of hijacked and put on flickr. At this point in time...
If you are going to put any high pressure inside of it I suggest that you fill the container with water. This way there will be less space for the compressive...
It comes out to a decent sized ball. I think it was about the size of a softball. We used a bicycle pump to pump them up to about 10 psi while they sat in a...
John, They (we, it's all relative), have plenty of ideas, but few of them are productive and educational. Most are just insanely stupid and dangerous. :) ...
Doug, I have seen truck tires on fire on occasion, sure wouldn't want them filled with oxygen, nitrogen is now being use, as it adds nothing to combustion. If...
Did you guys ever stop to consider what negative effect these recommendations of caution will have on the number of entrants for the Darwin Awards? I mean,...
In a message dated 3/1/2010 6:01:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, johnhaedtler@... writes: I agree with what Jim said. In my younger years I had a motorcycle...
Marc, my granddaughter who graduated with a 6 point grade average from high school (started college in the 5th grade) and now a Sophomore at Florida State lost...
John Mea Culpa, I was attempting, by way of humor - and reference to the stupidity and/or ignorance portrayed by the "Darwin Awards", to reinforce safety...
I suspect he is a Tailwind/Buttercup enthusiast--flattery in the form of copying the pictures and the text that relates to them. I don't think he broke any...
