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  1. thruthefence

    Lotus going down the tubes?

    Anyone from the UK have any information? http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/problems-at-lotus-2012-9-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoing
  2. thruthefence

    The use of 400hz electrical components in aircraft

    Can someone enlighten me how the 400hz power common in transport aircraft came to be chosen?
  3. thruthefence

    Proper nomenclature for control cable

    Can someone help me with the proper nomenclature (or vendor) of a component? There is a flexible cable scheme (think Teleflex) that instead of a simple push-pull operation, drives a sort of pinion gear, the cable itself having a spiral-wound wire that acts as the "rack". If you are a British...
  4. thruthefence

    Avgas storage concerns

    I have a question about the long term storage of avgas, specifically 100LL. My employer recently purchased an aircraft hangar with two fuel farms, One Jet Fuel, and one avgas. The capacity of the avgas tank is 3000 gallons. The hangar was built, and the avgas tank was serviced to capacity in...
  5. thruthefence

    Linking a spreadsheet to calendar dates

    Is there a way to link an excel spreadsheet to a calendar date? For example, have a cell turn red on a specific date? Or even better, turn yellow five days BEFORE the "red" date? I'm thinking of recurring tool calibration cycles.
  6. thruthefence

    latest miracle aircraft

    Clever folks, those Austrians. http://tinyurl.com/5rc6urm
  7. thruthefence

    Lotus Twin Cam .120" oil orifice...pinging Rod;

    Examination of the illustrations in the David Bean catalog shows an oil restrictor, #1710 with an orifice of 0.120". A friend of mine over on the Europa board, is having low oil pressure problems on a fresh Twin Cam overhaul, clutching at straws now; but is anyone familiar with the placement of...
  8. thruthefence

    DPDT relay

    I have to do a quick lash-up and I need a dpdt relay, which I do not have, but I do have a bunch of spdt common 5 pin Bosch relays that I will gang a couple together. My question, can the field coils be wired in series, or should they be in parallel? does it make any difference electrically? If...
  9. thruthefence

    1936 Henderson Inline four

    1936 Henderson inline four custom. Not to everyone's taste, I'm sure. http://2experts.net/automotive-design/motorcycles-design/2010/07/19/awesome-custom-motorcycle-1930-art-deco-henderson/
  10. thruthefence

    Lugged joint failure

    Can someone knowledgeable comment on the photos posted on this link? http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=46317
  11. thruthefence

    Motorcycle Engineering

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swJZMuKjAFA&feature=player_embedded
  12. thruthefence

    Power to drive R134 Freon compressor

    Can someone estimate the power required to drive a modern, everyday automobile air conditioner compressor, R134, assuming a 90 degree F ambient temperature. Ball Park figures welcomed. thanks
  13. thruthefence

    Sizing cold air intake

    I hope I'm not breaking any rules, I posted this to "Automotive body" in error. thruthefence (Aerospace) Aug 31, 2010 I'm interested in providing a 'fresh air' inlet for my Lotus Europa Toyota engine conversion. The engine is a twin cam four cylinder 1500 CC, mid engine configuration,winds...
  14. thruthefence

    NACA duct as 'Exaust' ??

    http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/nacaducts/ Scroll down to near the bottom of the page. (the aircraft is upside down) Is there any validity to the use of these submerged ducts (installed 'backwards') as vents, or exits for cooling air, such as an oil cooler? Or exhaust augmenters as these...
  15. thruthefence

    panther shape shifting motorcycle

    http://panthermotorcycle.com/Home.html comments, please.
  16. thruthefence

    New Tech Motorcycle or BS

    The traffic on this forum is much better then the Motorcycle one http://panthermotorcycle.com/Home.html so far, nothing but CG pics, no metal cut comments
  17. thruthefence

    Bosche type fuel injection return line

    I'm converting a 'carb' car to EFI (Toyota) and need to add the fuel return line to the tank. Every one I have seen has entered from the top of the tank (along with the fuel pump line & fuel qty wiring). This may be an 'ease of manufacture' feature I suppose. Any reason I cannot enter the tank...
  18. thruthefence

    Lotus Twin cam ..........pinging evelrod

    Any guidance for this guy? http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f120/73-europa-tc-backfiring-86638/#post1438836
  19. thruthefence

    WWII Torpedo computer

    Manual for the MK3 torpedo aiming computer. http://www.hnsa.org/doc/tdc/index.htm
  20. thruthefence

    Recent Eurocopter crash

    From AIN Alerts "Blade Separation Preceded EC135 Crash Preliminary indications are that blade failure played a role in the fatal crash of a 2000 American Eurocopter EC135T1 near Cave Creek, Ariz., on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses on the ground reported hearing a popping sound and then seeing...

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