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Art, like Pat G said, you are a class act…Warren

http://www.rocketryplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=146733Hi my name is Camille Smith. I am Erik’s niece. We were all so grateful to see the kind words that have been posted, that we would like to invite everyone to his memorial. It warms our hearts that everyone…   Read more»

Art, I never had the honor to meet and know him. But he obviously lives on through you and others who knew him. The way you and others treated me through my certifications is a testament to what he passed…   Read more»

I heard about Erik this morning from a friend I have not talked to in a while, Conway Stevens. Although the news was terrible, I am glad that I heard it from a friend over the phone and not through…   Read more»

To all Colorado Rocketeers:Many of you know of Erik and some of us have had the great pleasure to have met him, it was posted that he had lost his life in a work related accident. His presence in the…   Read more»

Further info:http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/21/worker-who-died-in-fall-in-newbury-park/

One could only say ‘WOW’ and bow.

that’s about what i said.

Standing O!David

That certainly is the kind of work, the kind of focus I’d love to be able to achieve in my own work. Try wandering the rest of the site – some truly amazing stuff there.

One could only say ‘WOW’ and bow.

The flight looked good – it had an incredible amount of wing flex though. Looks like it was cut short (to just over 3 hours) due to weather, but other than that, everything appears to have gone fine. I’m looking…   Read more»

It is smaller than a 777 but just a touch bigger than a 767. I was working the the bay tonight that has all three types 8)We are using one piece fuselage barrels, as opposed to the Airbus A350 which…   Read more»

ImpressiveThe wings didn’t flex at all or droop, it wanted to take off really short and looked really stable. CF is amazing stuff.I want to try it…. Curacao here I come….

Wow, look how long and skinny the wings are, and that they aren’t drooping. But is it just me, or do the engines look really close to the ground?The plane has a brand-new avionics system (which is similar in several…   Read more»

If I remember right, it should be less than a year. It’s certainly an impressive aircraft. The version that they’re currently testing has a max takeoff weight of just under 500,000 pounds, and should seat around 250 people (max). Here’s…   Read more»

OMG, that thing is huge! How soon till they are in service for cheap customers like me?

I think so – if a consensus can be reached. I’ll scratch out some proposed rules.Warren

He is around – though I believe he is taking a hiatus from rocketry.Edward

I’m with Adrian on this. Until you start laying up in large quantities, you don’t need a resin trap. An example would be the fin can on my L3 bird – nearly a pint of total resin in the layup,…   Read more»

When using a vacuum bag, you’ll want to put the bag fitting on the bag some distance from the layup since you don’t want an imprint of your fitting on your layup. The fitting should be linked to the layup…   Read more»