Fabric control surfaces

[fannum]

Taking this FA-A-AR from WWII ... but for L-4 Maytag Messerschmitts ...

The pilot had left a cooler with bait inside his Super Cub on an Alaska fishing trip. A bear decides to have a look.
After the bear's 'inspection,' the pilot needs two tires, three cases of duct tape, and several rolls of mylar flown in.
A little bush fix and he flies it home.

The Ops Officer logged: "Morning launch met mission requirements."

 

[PAT303]

As an Australian living in a country full of bitey things that is just piss funny.

 

[fannum]

As an Australian living in a country full of bitey things that is just piss funny.

OK ... let's hijack this thread and run like teen ding-dong ditchers ...

A fellow glider flying friend was competing in the World Championships down under.
As usual, he was stretched out under the back of the canopy, shoulders in line with the wing leading edge. While circling in turbulent lift, he felt something rubbing on the back of his neck, and reached up feeling a soft tube moving between the wings. Swiveling his head around, he finally spied the tail of a greenish brown snake disappearing into one wing.
Nervously, he completed the flight, undoubtably very distracted. They tore the ship apart, shaking and looking into all nooks with mirrors, lights and probes.
No snake found.
He asked a native if it was likely poisonous.
Didn't like the reply. "Here, they ALL are poisonous!"

 

[PAT303]

OK ... let's hijack this thread and run like teen ding-dong ditchers ...

A fellow glider flying friend was competing in the World Championships down under.
As usual, he was stretched out under the back of the canopy, shoulders in line with the wing leading edge. While circling in turbulent lift, he felt something rubbing on the back of his neck, and reached up feeling a soft tube moving between the wings. Swiveling his head around, he finally spied the tail of a greenish brown snake disappearing into one wing.
Nervously, he completed the flight, undoubtably very distracted. They tore the ship apart, shaking and looking into all nooks with mirrors, lights and probes.
No snake found.
He asked a native if it was likely poisonous.
Didn't like the reply. "Here, they ALL are poisonous!"

Had the same thing happen to me, had my mum and dad in the car and a snake poked it's head out from under the seat between my legs, damn thing disappeared inside the car somewhere and after coaxing my mum back in we got home, never saw the snake again, no matter how much my dad and I looked zero snake, my mum never asked me to drive them anywhere ever again haha

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

[...] and a snake poked it's head out from under the seat between my legs [...]

So I thought about asking a question, and then decided against doing so.

 

[PAT303]

So I thought about asking a question, and then decided against doing so.

Bwaahhaaa, just realised what you meant, haha

 

[MIflyer]

after coaxing my mum back in we got home, never saw the snake again

On Car Talk some years ago a guy called in and said that he had gone over to a friend's place and picked up a bag of garter snakes to turn loose in his garden. They would help keep out bugs and rodents. On the way home the bag broke and the snakes fled into the nooks and crannies of the car; he wanted to know how to get them out.

Only thing I could think of was either running the heater on full blast or maybe some kind of unpleasant music at a very loud volume.

 

[MiTasol]

Noise works with most snakes as their hearing is acute and how they hunt..

 

[pinehilljoe]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0oWG_Is4uY

 

[fannum]

Though I hate to add to this thread robbery ...
Worse incident I'm aware of is a guy rented who a 280Z from an independent Agency on Rt.1, across from National Airport in Alexandria. When he returned the car, he neglected to mention he had his pet boa constrictor aboard, but that it had escaped.
Car was rented a couple times, but being summer and it being parked outside, one renter returned it due to a stench. Mech sensed it was coming from under the dash, laid on his back in the footwell, and found himself face to face with open jaws and abundant sharp teeth of the boa!
When the next brave guy investigated, it was in fact dead and rotting.
They never could remove the remains, and that was the end of its rental car life.

OK ... at least it took place close to an airport!

 

[pinehilljoe]

On Car Talk some years ago a guy called in and said that he had gone over to a friend's place and picked up a bag of garter snakes to turn loose in his garden. They would help keep out bugs and rodents. On the way home the bag broke and the snakes fled into the nooks and crannies of the car; he wanted to know how to get them out.

Only thing I could think of was either running the heater on full blast or maybe some kind of unpleasant music at a very loud volume.

deep cold might work also, like running the AC or lifting the interior door trim panel and spraying a CO2 fire extinguisher inside the door.

 

[MIflyer]

deep cold might work also,

Yes, I was thinking deep cold might do it, but aside from driving the car inside of the climatic hangar at Eglin AFB, I don't know how you would do it.

 

[fannum]

deep cold might work also, like running the AC or lifting the interior door trim panel and spraying a CO2 fire extinguisher inside the door.

Check out brumation, affecting cold blooded species.
Causes lethargy, and a form of hibernation ... so is SLOW acting!
They are tolerant of WIDE ranges of temperature!

OK, Navy survival training story from Panama.
Guy went down to creek to get water. Came back ashen and shaking without water.
What happened?
"I saw a snake in the path ahead of me ... but it turned out to be a stick."
So, why are you upset?
"The stick I picked up to hit it with turned out to be a snake!"