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  1. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Tug... WWII was 'won' at a terrible price. The captured technology [documents/knowledge] and experienced-personnel... scientists, engineers, techs, etc [aero, rocket, weapons, etc]... were never going to be simply discarded... 'because' of being a Nazi rank-and-file party member, ONLY... unless...
  2. WKTaylor

    Looking for the AMS equivalent of ASTM B221 (6061-T6)

    /NOTE/ Before I give You the technical answer... here is a practical observation. Have your vendor check the material certification-paperwork and the mil-printed-markings on the raw material. Often a OEM will manufacture a product to a high standard specification then cross-qualify all other...
  3. WKTaylor

    Geodesic propulsion

    Star Reach... We are engineers and You're discussion is deeply-hypothetical physics... hence you need to redirect this to a 'theoretical physics websites and forums', thus... https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-physics-forums https://www.physicsforums.com/...
  4. WKTaylor

    pressure drop test nitrogen instead of helium

    I re-read Your statements... and several subtle elements finally made me curious/concerned... with Your presentation... Soooo I have to ask... Are You testing with gaseous/pressurized... OR LIQUID... helium? Gaseous testing under pressure at most useful temperatures 'is straight-forward'...
  5. WKTaylor

    'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)

    https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/id-get-on-in-a-heartbeat-starliner-astronauts-would-fly-on-boeing-spacecraft-again-despite-malfunctions-video I guess all the neigh-sayers about Boeing Starliner... do NOT include the test-flight crew... Williams and Wilmore.
  6. WKTaylor

    NACE Corrosion Engineers Reference Guide 4th Edition

    NACE Corrosion Engineer’s Reference Book, 4th Edition https://www.amazon.com/NACE-Corrosion-Engineers-Reference-Book/dp/1575903210 Books like this may be available for reference thru local libraries or corporate libraries... but 'free downloads' probably NOT.
  7. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    TUG... Musk wants to de-orbit the ISS... to get it out of the way... and place his station in-orbit, instead. AND then simply by-pass the return-to-the-moon to focus on man-to-Mars.. his objective. To do all this NASA simply has to be taken apart and placed in the trash-can of history NOTE that...
  8. WKTaylor

    pressure drop test nitrogen instead of helium

    Perhaps use a hydrogen-helium mix to conserve helium... without blowing-stuff-up? Sorry... I'm over-thinking this...
  9. WKTaylor

    pressure drop test nitrogen instead of helium

    Tug, IR... You have hit the nail, squarely on the head! ozanooz's question lacks enough facts and candor for us to address.
  10. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    We stand-on... and all progress of our world builds-on... the shoulders and 'workings of... the giants who came before us... and most of us are willing/humble enough to admit it.
  11. WKTaylor

    how to calculate drag and lift coefficient at different airfoils of horizontal axis wind turbine blade

    AIAA has many related/technical articles/documents on most elements of 'wind turbine design'. Seriously. OH... and there are many tech books on wind turbine design... Related... NASA-STD-8719.28 WIND TUNNEL MODEL SYSTEMS CRITERIA
  12. WKTaylor

    New Guy Interested in MS/NAS Fasteners

    This is a 'complex' question wrapped-up in a KIS presentation. 'Lots to know... before You go.' Making aerospace grade fasteners is a commitment. Exactly what 'high quality' grade fasteners are you currently making... dimensional controls, alloys, metallurgy, finishes, testing, fab methods...
  13. WKTaylor

    pressure drop test nitrogen instead of helium

    Explain to us WHAT you are proof-pressure testing with Helium... and what kind of pressure-loss sensor you are using... Your question is a bit 'off'... perhaps You mean: "if you are supposed to pressure test with helium... and all of the pressure test 'plumbing/valves' are designed for...
  14. WKTaylor

    6061-T6 in contact with CF8M Corrosion Concerns

    What is the min/max operating temperatures at the dissimilar metals contact points. Inconel and aluminums have grossly different expansion/contractions coefficients... and service temperatures RE: SAE AIR809 Metal Dimensional Change with Temperature Run some calculations and see how closely...
  15. WKTaylor

    Future Fighters ?

    Trump announces Boeing wins contract for next-generation fighter jet... F-47??? Say-What???? This is likely unmanned...
  16. WKTaylor

    Geodesic propulsion

    Perhaps... this is a bit more realistic... for high speed/interstellar flight... The 100 Year Journey to Proxima Centauri B (Sci-Fi Documentary)... The First 10,000 Days on Proxima Centauri B (Sci-Fi Documentary)
  17. WKTaylor

    Future Fighters ?

    Unmanned [optionally manned?] Fighter drones are coming. Current planning would place a manned fighter at the core of a 'team' of IA driven unmanned air-to-air, ground attack, SAM suppression, deep interdiction, etc drones. The majority would be considered force-multipliers for continuous high...
  18. WKTaylor

    Geodesic propulsion

    o_O
  19. WKTaylor

    6082 T6 tube spar

    rb... You did it again! :p I will add this one to my list of Latin sayings... 'Caveat Erector!'

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