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  1. macdonaldallan

    T.O.M Sopwith

    Had the distinct pleasure to meet this gentleman in the mid 70's, very elegant and interesting
  2. macdonaldallan

    Who was the greatest scientist/engineer of all time

    My choices are: Old Times Vitrivius - Roman engineer, some of his works are still in use. Og - for fire. Industrial Age Whitworth - For micrometer and screw. Tesla - For inventing A/C. Parsons - For the gas turbine. Brunel - Father and Son for bridges and ships. Modern Age Dr. Stan...
  3. macdonaldallan

    5083 5086 Aluminum

    Raptor, I last saw this materiel being used on IL86 airframes. Try this site to track down a supplier http://www.aluminet.com/forum/alforum.html Rgds Allan
  4. macdonaldallan

    asking help on catia V5

    The SAE has some on line courses for new CATIA 5 users. Also if you sign up for a course at a local college make sure that it is an "approved" training site. If it is IBM will sell you a full seat for about $300. The software will run for one year on a Windows XP machine. Machine...
  5. macdonaldallan

    Update from the "new engineer in the field"

    As a somewhat crusty engineer - who still has a brand new Pickett 800-ES with belt holster, I have used TDR (Time domain Reflectrometry) to find intermittent shorts on large engine harnesses. This could be done on a carrier as the EW guys usually have something like this. One word of...
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    Technical advance in aeronautical projects

    For anyone in Aerospace the guiding factor should be Augustine's Laws. A good (working) link is: http://www.laughnet.net/archive/misc/augesti.htm For this topic law # XV applies: LAW NUMBER XV: The last 10 percent of performance generates one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the...
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    Project Management Software

    I have found that MS project is overpowered for many of the basic projects. For relatively simple projects especially one where I can use repeating templates I use Milestones Plus by Kidasa Software. The program is very user friendly and, if needed, the data can be imported from MS Project...
  8. macdonaldallan

    Single engine oxygen systems

    If it is a new installation why not take a look at OBOGS. FMI try this site. http://www.carletonls.com/OxygenGenSystms/obogs.html Rgds Allan
  9. macdonaldallan

    ENGINE TEST STAND DESIGN LOADS

    Graham, If you are talking about a turboprop run up stand then a good place to start is with the negine interfece control document or manual. That will give you the normal (zero) G loading condition for the mounting points and the expected loads in the event of a full power seizure. A test...
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