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Old 06-13-2009, 02:24 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I'd put tractor brakes and yaw props on it, but with Craig's tail it will just blow off the highway and I won't have to worry about weathervaning. The thing I like best about it is that if I ever build the rigid dirigible I've always wanted, I can use it as the control car and then, after I've moored, I can release the clamps from the roofrack and drive into Lakehurst. Hey, I can use the tail as a rudder!

Seriously, I will post the weights when I start work.
Ouch! I think the helium mine near Amarillo,Texas has about played out now.If you have to use hydrogen,stay away from that aluminum-powder /nitrate dope on your fabric.We don't want to hear about the WildenBurgh Disaster!
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