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  1. WKTaylor

    FYI... for giggles... ride-along with a group of gyrocopter fanatics...

    Gyroplanes: From Beaches to Backcountry Grass Strips
  2. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Tug... I used to live near Vandenberg in the early 1980s and had a few friends working there. OH... and when I was a 'runny nosed-Air Force brat'... my USAF dad was deep into the Thor missile program [training missilemen to maintain/launch Thor] in the 1950s. At VAFB, weather permitting, there...
  3. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Hmmmmm... why is this nomination for NASA administrator... and his stated goals... not so much of a surprise...? NASA Nominee Isaacman Says Plans For Mars And The Moon Are In Play https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/parallel-moon-and-mars-programs-are-plausible-isaacman/
  4. WKTaylor

    NAS517 tensile strength

    FYI... NAS517 is an antique cross-recess flush-tension head [XR-FTH] long-thread [LT] low alloy steel [LAS] bolt [1950s] Obviously You have a need for a structural XR-FTH-LT-LAS Bolt... why not a newer spec fastener? Is this for homebuilts? Oh Well
  5. WKTaylor

    NAS517 tensile strength

    One quick point... 160-to-180-KSI is the HEAT TREAT of the alloy steel... not necessarily the tensile strength rating for the entire fastener Refer to the specifications for 'spec min required tensile/shear strength'. A LOT of elements go into the static and fatigue strength of fasteners.
  6. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    Ahhhhh... a single recent issue of CCC trying to control SpaceX operations at VAFB for COMMERCIAL ONLY use. CCC has no say-so for the MIL usage/tempo by Space X
  7. WKTaylor

    Omniscient Elon Musk seez....

    I have a new/old name for Putin... RasPutin... Deadly crazy S0B.
  8. WKTaylor

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

    Seriously... there are NO other specs listed in the Mill-markings for the raw-stock in-use??? Too bad...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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/...
  12. 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'...
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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...

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