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Old 13th Dec 2013, 14:56
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Genghis the Engineer
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Originally Posted by wsmempson
Gengis, I understand the concept of elasticity perfectly well; I just don't particularly care to see it in action as I spiral towards the ground.

I did my first five hours training in a Tomahawk and I very definately fall into the camp that considers the PA38 to be a meritless piece of sh1t. A chacun son gout, as the French say.
Perfectly, gosh. I'm jealous - I can think of three Engineers in Britain whose understanding I'd call "good", and I'd put myself at "mediocre". What's your issue with using displacement to reduce structural peak loads ?

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