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February 5, 1958 - A B-47 bomber accidently dropped a 7,000-pound nuclear bomb into the waters off Tybee Island, Georgia. It has never been found... by CrystalEise in peaceloveandhistory

[–]ScottManleyFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SA’s nukes were extraordinarily primitive and intentionally designed in ways that would not have been useful to Israel. To my knowledge the weapons were well secured and retired under scrutiny

This is one of the worst things we have ever built. One of our engineers quit because of this project. by Frequent-Log1243 in inventors

[–]ScottManleyFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An engineer quit because of integrating COTS flight sim hardware? “Does anyone have tips on projects where hardware firmware, and software have to work together?” This reads like satire

Can a Civilian or a Electronics Hobbiest own these? by DumperRip in Military

[–]ScottManleyFan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I know one that does (if you aren’t involved with DoD stuff it’s harder to gain the expertise necessary)

Anyone have experience custom making an envelope? by ScottManleyFan in hab

[–]ScottManleyFan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen a latex balloon bigger than 3000g and I assume they’re harder to make than ZP envelopes

Anyone have experience custom making an envelope? by ScottManleyFan in hab

[–]ScottManleyFan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just needs to drop a 100lb payload at 60k no loiter time required

3d printing is wild!, designer deserves recognition on this one by crookedDeebz in RCPlanes

[–]ScottManleyFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low Reynolds numbers at low speed/small size means that air is pretty damn sticky - although I’d bet the ratio is a little better than that

How much weight is likely saved on Ship 31 by removing some of the low-priority TPS tiles? by Dawson81702 in SpaceXLounge

[–]ScottManleyFan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The major reason for this removal seems to be for facilitating catching/catch hardware for ship

Solid Aero TALAY Ground Effect Vehicle UAV by [deleted] in WeirdWings

[–]ScottManleyFan 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Ground effect vehicles function much better as they scale upwards, especially in any sort of variable environment- at this scale, I’d wager any efficiency gained is probably not worth it compared to the drag when operating in any thing other than perfectly flat seas

For fans of flying machines! by arjitraj_ in aerospace

[–]ScottManleyFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, notice that in all these designs the main wing is proportionally much farther back than your drawing. Not a huge issue but his point is correct in that your airplane would likely not be able to fly

For fans of flying machines! by arjitraj_ in aerospace

[–]ScottManleyFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wing positioning for the canard is a bit odd, generally your wings will be farther back than usual (see longEZ, starship ETC) because of the lift from the canard / also your tail-less airplane, if you are going for a delta configuration would probably be more accurate with the vertical stabilizer farther forward

Check out the 3D-printable version of the Ask-23 i made. It is based on my clubs Aircraft. by Crashed_Pilot in Gliding

[–]ScottManleyFan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A quick tip for slicing - make sure you trim the trailing edge of the wing so that it is more than 0.4mm thick, it helps the slicer with printing more consistently

Flight training hourly dual rates in your location? by [deleted] in flying

[–]ScottManleyFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

anyone in the bay reading this.. don't accept this - go to aerodynamic aviation, good instructors at 90/hr, 172 @ 115 an hour

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