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Re: MOC: Spirit of St. Louis
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Sun, 1 Feb 2004 19:22:38 GMT
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Hi Christian
This is a really well put together MOC. I love the external details for the
instruments and the use of rubber bands (LEGO rubber bands of course!). By the
way, what is a pitot tube?
Oh, and I never did get around to commenting on your earlier MOC of the Wright
Flyer. I just revisted that page on your website and I am still really
impressed.
Two great MOCs for a special year. Thanks Christian.
Chris
P.S. If you haven’t read them already, try Antoine De Saint-Exupery’s “Wind,
Sand and Stars” and other titles. Classic reading about pioneer style flying.
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| (...) It is a device used on an aircraft to measure airspeed. If you know the static pressure you are in, and you also know the apparent pressure that you are experiencing in the direction of travel, ("ram air") the difference can be used to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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