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Re: New MOC: Moller M400 Skycar
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:48:47 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Mark Chan writes:
> > I've learned a lot from studying the designs of great
> > "small space" model makers such as Bram Lambrecht.
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> Woohoo! I'm famous!
Definitely famous on my hard drive. You are one of several LUGNET
contributors that has their own subdirectory on my HDD to store my favorite
images of their MOC's. I usually just put a file name with the creator's
name in parenthesis, but after I accumulate enough of the same name, I just
give them their own folder.
Your folder even has subfolders. The quantity and quality of your output is
astounding... I almost gave up a while ago and just bookmarked your web
page, but if your server ever crashes and you need backups of your pics, I
probably can fill in a lot of them :-) Hope you don't mind. I have great
respect for the rights of the creators. I just want to be able to find
images easily without tying up an internet connection or remembering where
they where on the 'net.
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> > My trick to retractable gear in a small space is to not bother to
> > "reclose" the fuselage so it is flush when closed.
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> Reclosing the fuselage is more than half the battle! That's one of the
> things I don't like about the Sopwith Camel...the bottom is hollow!
I never win that half of the battle when it comes to retracting gear, so I
don't fight it much any more (but that's all the more reason I like your
models, since you do reclose your fuselage on your landing gear) I keep
trying to step up to the "big leagues", maybe one day I'll get one to work.
BTW, I took advantage of the Sopwith Camel fuselage to hide a 9V battery box
and hid a standard (not micro) 9V motor within the cockpit to make the prop
spin on mine.
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> > I read that they are 63 decibels on takeoff,
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> Hey, that's quieter than a lot of supercars (read Ferrari/Lamborghini) Ever
> been near a Countach on the road? They're LOUD...even as they crawl through
> LA at 5 mph...
I haven't seen a Countach on the road here in KC (saw a Diablo just once in
the opposite lane of the highway) but I've heard they are loud. I'd rather
have a lesser car like my Eclipse in KC and be able to frequently mash the
accelerator, than to have a supercar in LA and be stuck at 5mph all the time.
> > I hope he makes his dream a reality - it's a very inspirational story.
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> Hmm, when I get a million dollars to spend on a "toy", will it be a McLaren
> F1 or a Skycar?
> --Bram
For me, Skycar. You can at least legally run the skycar at full throttle
most of the time, which would be kind of tough with a McLaren. Top speed is
higher on the skycar, and while the F1 would accelerate faster from 0-60 on
the horizontal, the Skycar can supposedly do a vertical mile in one minute.
That would be a killer ride.
If you believe his projections, by 2008 you should be able to buy one for a
couple $100K. Buy some stocks while the US market is low right now, and who
knows by 2008???
Mark Chan
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| (...) Mind? Of course not! (As long as you don't try to sell them or anything without cutting me in...) (...) Did you get whiplash? I know I had to be reminded to look at the road in front of me the one time I saw a Diablo (Roadster, platinum (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) Woohoo! I'm famous! (...) Same with me. (...) Reclosing the fuselage is more than half the battle! That's one of the things I don't like about the Sopwith Camel...the bottom is hollow! (...) Hey, that's quieter than a lot of supercars (read (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.build)
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