Airplanes – inspiration – eVTOL
January 6, 2023
eVTOLS struggle with payload and range. Horizontal flight (range) requires wings.
Airplanes – inspiration – Burt Rutan – Velocity
January 6, 2023
LongEZ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=longez Quickie taildragger – wide landing gear tail dragger https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=quickie+rutan Beechcraft Starship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Starship Velosity six seater by Velocity scoop underneath augmented exhaust tube (forced air intake) rearview camera Cozy MkIV https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cozy+mkiv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_configuration#Disadvantages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_configuration#Advantages + reduced engine noise Sad but inspiring https://www.youtube.com/@RaptorAircraft/videos https://www.youtube.com/@rv6ejguy/videos
AoC 2022 Advent of Code (Python)
December 31, 2022
Advent of Code (AoC) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Go check it out: Advent of Code Input files: adventofcode2022inputs.zip 2022 Day 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 […]
Programming wisdom
December 9, 2022
From ACM’s SIGPLAN publication, (September, 1982), Article “Epigrams in Programming”, by Alan J. Perlis of Yale University. One man’s constant is another man’s variable. Functions delay binding; data structures induce binding. Moral: Structure data late in the programming process. Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon. Every program is a part of some other […]
Dulux metalshield
November 6, 2022
When sanding: – Scotch brite – cordless drill with 150mm round velcro sanding pad – multitool with standard scraper blade and triangular sanding pad. – orbital sander When painting, keep this handy: – Rags – Tissue paper – 1x nitrile or latex glove on hand you are painting with – Mineral Turps – keep all […]
Chainsaw MS260
October 20, 2022
Twenty five to one (25:1) or 4% is one of the easiest 2 stroke ratios to calculate, you simply multiply the litre amount by 4 and add a zero. To make it easier you can use the following reference chart. Fuel (L) Oil (mL) 1 40 2 80 3 120 4 160 5 200 7.5 […]