The Zero's Maneuverability

• Monday at 9:10 PM

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Don't forget about our MiGs and Su's at Tonapah. We had MiG-15s,-17s, and at least one -19, plus -21s not only for evaluation, but for dissimilar combat training.

 

• Monday at 9:19 PM

• #122

GregP

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We even flew some Mirage F.1's.

 

• Yesterday at 1:38 PM

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MiTasol said:

That article is about aviation hardware and the industry used bolt stretch for a long while in certain applications and then came up with special washers that indicated that the bolt had reached the point of plastic deformity. Such hardware is always single use.

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That is the case today but such was not always the case as my Dad chose to point out when we did our first rebuilds back in the 1980s.

 

• Yesterday at 1:48 PM

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I though the correct torque was usually 20 foot0pounds before it snaps ...