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[look 171]

Wow, I like paint so much more then nude carbon. The painted cranks look great. I am not sure how well it will hold up to all the rubbing, but it sure look beautiful. Where was that taken Byron?

[Joe Bob]

Nice work. Bet it was a PITA to assemble w/o a scratch.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by look 171

Wow, I like paint so much more then nude carbon. The painted cranks look great. I am not sure how well it will hold up to all the rubbing, but it sure look beautiful. Where was that taken Byron?

A buddy took it at the Cannondale sales meeting 2013 line up weeks ago..

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[Joe Bob]

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[lyon]

what kind of car is this?

[Flieger]

One with an ugly body kit on it.

[URY914]

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[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Probably reached the end of its fatigue life.

Yup - 70,000 to 80,000 cycles of pressurization/depressurization. There is one in similar static display in McMinnville, Oregon at their Air and Space Museum.

Originally Posted by DAEpperson

I'm no expert but I don't think today's 747 engines look like those.

No, they don't. This is an early -200 airplane with the ubiquitous P&W JT9D, which we continued to use through the -300 series (the first ones with the longer upper deck). They were superseded on the -400 series by the PW4062. GE and RR supplies engines as well.

McMinnville museum - note 747 in the background - it's now a waterslide. One of our Oregon R Gruppe members flew that very airplane (no, he's not the guy that landed it on the roof...):





Above photos courtesy of Pelican and Texas R Gruppe member Boba, taken at this year's Gary Emory Parts Obsolete Campout. And yes, that is the Spruce Goose behind mine and Bob's cars.

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[kach22i]

Ice and wood pulp boat goes down with all hands
Sail-World.com : Ice and wood pulp boat goes down with all hands

An attempt this week to test one of the most bizarre proposals of the Second World War - a boat made from ice and wood pulp - hardly left the marina before the BBC crew, trying to cross Solent to test the boat, sank with all on board and were rescued by the nearest boat, all of a metre away.

http://www.warandtactics.com/smf/experimental-prototypes-research/pykrete-ice-ships-in-the-rockies!/

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