Message #64

Date: Dec 01 1999 21:25:22 EST
From: David Munday <munday@engr.uky.edu>
Subject: Re: Fly Baby vs. Volksplane

On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Frank Stutzman wrote:

> How are you doing your "2 holler?"  Is this something you are rolling your
> own on?  I am giving it some thought (I rather like what Dave Munday is
> doing with his), but am a bit nervous about it as I sure ain't no "arrow
> knotical ingineer".

It's all in that knotical part.  if you can keep your square knots from
your sheep-shanks you're half there.

I haven't flown either a VP or a FB alas, but I've had my hands all over
at least one of each.  the FB is a much more substantial plane.  it's
probably heavier too.  I sit *IN* a flybaby, I sit *ON* a volksplane with
most of my torso sticking out.  The Flybaby is far stronger in structure
as well as being physically bigger.

--
David Munday  
Till May 17:  mundayde@muohio.edu
From May 17:  munday@engr.uky.edu
Webpage: http://www.nku.edu/~munday
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