Looks like the pure solar plane hasn't made it yet, can't seem to get the
weather to cooperate
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
wrote:
What about the pure solar plane flying around the globe - as we speak?
Please tell us the amount of power (kilowatts) in a square meter of
sunlight at sea level. Now compare that to the amount of power required to
fly an airplane, and the square meters of wing surface on the upper wings
of the subject airplane. A little simple math, fill in some reasonable
I beg to differ. Solar panel efficiencies are climbing relentlessly while
the manufacturing cost continues to decline.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:38 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Amen.
People still trying to get something for/from nothing (or more out of it
than goes
Apple could dominate market -- analystPublished: Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Apple Inc.'s reach could soon include electric automobiles, according to an
industry analyst.
If the world's most valuable company were to design and engineer a car, we
are convinced it would be 100 percent a battery
Reality is such a harsh mistress..
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Looks like the pure solar plane hasn't made it yet, can't seem to get the
weather to cooperate
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 2:04
What about the pure solar plane flying around the globe - as we speak?
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Please tell us the amount of power (kilowatts) in a square meter of
sunlight at sea level. Now compare that to the amount of power
Believing that CO2 is a greenhouse gas REQUIRES one to not believe in
physics, so it is no surprise at all that AGW believers also think that
solar is a viable option for transportation.
http://www.kusi.com/story/19600263/why-man-made-global-warming-is-ridiculous
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Max
Charleston SC
And. The useful load for that Experimental category airplane is
Zero passengers.. Zero cargo.. but.. It is able to travel at almost 80
MPH... most days when the sun shines... for a while
Soon... your majesty.. very soon... I'll be able to turn lead into gold and
you will be
Like I said, Physics'll work EVERY time. It's gotcha right by the
ying-yang, and not lightly - it's always squeezin'.
Wilton
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Curly wrote:
Oxidized Lapis blue?
Show me your midnight blue?
Is it the same W123 blue I drive?
mao
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I'm with you on the nuke plants, not so much the electric cars.
None of it works.
We will pollute ourselves in to oblivion.
Read the Pope Encyclical on pollution, greed.
Ain't a thing to be done. Call it AGW or what have you - we either
retreat to stone age or die polluted.
Ain't
More finds from the garage cabinets.
I have two Mann W719/13 spin on filters, which I believe are for an M103
engine. Cover the postage and they’re yours. Be sure to check fitment first,
too.
Dan
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This weekend I will changing out the bushing on my steering idler arm.
Reviewing the service manual, I thought that the bushing need to be installed
in a certain orientation, because the bushing themselves have a red-band around
one portion od the outer diameter. The instructions do not mention
I'm with you on the nuke plants, not so much the electric cars. Ridding the
world of coal fired power plants would be a great thing, but there is so much
oil and gas in the ground that internal combustion transportation will be very
economical for decades and maybe centuries to come.
--
Max
Agree with all you said except the 16% part. The newest Sunpower
x-21 series panels have an efficiency of 21.5%. Still not much
better but over the life of the panels could give up to 75% more
power then the 16% units, according to the manufacturer.
Not really germane to what you were saying,
Solar powered practical electric vehicle.. Fantasy.
Oil powered practical internal combustion vehicle ... Reality.
Any further questions?
Thanks you for sharing your fantasies with us Andrew ...
By all means.. follow your dreams.. some day, lead may become gold by the
principles of magic..
On
I'm going to answer my own question, as I think Andrew either won't or
can't.
The subject plane's wingspan is 9.5 meters, let's say we'll be able to fit
12 square meters of PV cells.
When it is summer and the sun is shining, and it is shining directly down
(local apparent noon), about 1000 watts
On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:04:35 -0400
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
What about the pure solar plane flying around the globe - as we speak?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/business/energy-environment/swiss-pilots-to-fly-solar-plane-around-world.html?_r=0
On Wed,
Actually, I am thinking that building more base-load nukes and having
distributed batteries (including in charging cars at night) around so
that more baseload plants can keep cranking at a steady efficient pace
around the clock, then dumping that power back into the grid or your
From old english, a word meaning an old, inferior rope.
Gerry
On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:47:59 -0400
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I've often wondered when that particularly annoying anti-euphemism (junk)
first came into use, and which cretin christened it. Any
They could just buy Tesla and have a turn-key operation with a lot of
the heavy lifting done. The autonomous stuff seems to be getting
pervasive amongst a few companies so that is not a huge hurdle.
We are well on our way to having the mandate that all new vehicles will
have hive algorithms
Hey Robert, long time no post!
Good luck with that, I don't remember anything about the orientation when I
replaced those bushings on my '95. I do remember that there is one or two
exhaust heat shields that you need to remove in order to get a good attack
angle for those bolts.
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My view on the Pope's encyclical: he's just alienated a significant portion
of his flock by moving into the political / AGW-religion arena. A few
years ago, many protestants were considering converting to Catholicism due
to the infiltration of leftists / wackos / LBGT movement that was totally
If it's anything like their computers, it'll be obsolete in three years.
Imagine, them telling you that your operating system is too old, car's computer
is too old to handle upgrade. Buy new car.
Thanks but I'll stick to my manual everything dinosaur mobiles.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 17,
Andrew wrote:
A fully autonomous car is meant to be shared, not owned,
Jonas said. A fully autonomous car -- as in no steering
wheel, no pedals -- can work 24 hours a day
Err. Sure. And a car that _does_ have a steering wheel and
pedals clearly can't work 24 hours a day or be shared.
Max wrote:
My view on the Pope's encyclical...
This is hard to figure.
Something afoot but hard to see what is happening regarding AGW, etc
and then too the LBGT stuff you mention also.
Tough times for religion and science...
Either way, pollution and our ways will not cease, so...
mao
Grant, I can just see you watching the Wright Brothers lift off, saying
they will never be able to compete with trains - that silly contraption
can only carry one or at most two men
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:24 PM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I raise no arguement with
That's a slick way to solve the problem where Uber drivers were declared to be
employees (entitled to all benefits) vs independent contractors (another blow
for unemployment). I understand McDonalds is experimenting with a self-serve
experiment to combat the latest minimum wage laws. There
Actually, several parties flew before the Wrights. The problem the Wrights
solved was how to turn.
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The Wright brothers were not constrained by physics, they were liberated by
physics.
investigating for an upcoming 5000kw system purchase.
5MW? That's pretty big!
There's a lot to be said for a mobile fleet of accumulators.
If you use the accumulator to drive off, it's less likely that
the juice would have been needed where it was parked anyway.
Even if you don't go
More detail, if you're interested -
*General characteristics*
- *Crew:* 1
- *Length:* 22.4 m (73.5 ft)
- *Wingspan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingspan:* 71.9 m (236 ft)
- *Height:* 6.37 m (20.9 ft)
- *Wing area:* 17,248 photovoltaic cells cover the top of the wings,
fuselage
(Long article; parts have been removed.)
Six university researchers have revealed deadly zero-day flaws in Apple's iOS
and OS X, claiming it is possible to crack Apple's keychain, break app
sandboxes and bypass its App Store security checks so that attackers can steal
passwords from any
I had two Becker 1492's on the shelf, one from my '95 sedan that got wet
and died (long story), the other from a friend's '94 124 which suffered
from the flaky volume knob malfunction.
Using a torx #8 driver, I was able to quickly swap the faceplate from the
drowned radio onto the radio with the
so it requires 60,000 watts to fly.
Maybe to take off, but typical cruise power is more relevant to
how practical the system is. I still bet it isn't good enough!
-- Jim
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Max,
Thank you for the comment, just wanted make sure.
I have been thinking of pulling the radio in my 95 as I have lost the
antenna command when the radio is turned on. Antenna function was just fine
and then became intermittent. Pulled the antenna and is working just fine,
but there is no
The Wright brothers were not constrained by physics, they were liberated by
physics. Their insights were a glimpse into a whole new world of physical
reality., and they were among the first.
--R (sent from my miniPad)
On Jun 17, 2015, at 10:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Thanks, Jim.Max sent me a link for the Index.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
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is it possible to get the old manual to
What's a good Catholic like Bush and Rubio - trapped by right wing
ideology- to do? Squirm, I guess.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Max wrote:
My view on the Pope's encyclical...
This is hard to figure.
Something afoot but hard to
On the other hand, there have been a LOT of promising technologies that
challenged existing physics, and lost. Cold fusion anyone?
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Grant, I can just see you watching the Wright Brothers lift off,
What most religious people do - ignore that parts that they don't want to
obey/believe.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
What's a good Catholic like Bush and Rubio - trapped by right wing
ideology- to do? Squirm, I guess.
--
OK
is it possible to get the old manual to run with Win7?
Only the indexing is a problem. The data is all PDF files.
-- Jim
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Solar Impulse 2 (stuck in China last I heard waiting for enough good
weather to cross the Pacific Ocean at 35 mph): with a massive 263-foot
wingspan, the same as a Boeing 747. Yet even with that massive wingspan
loaded with more than 17,000 monocrystalline silicon solar cells, and more
than 2,000
It's the American dream to hand over all decision making and control of
your personal life to an overpowering control from the cradle to the grave.
Just as soon as we can breed out that pesky streak of independence and will
to live.
Have we been invaded by an alien life force? Where do these
I'm guessing Horizon Blue.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes
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Curly wrote:
Oxidized Lapis blue?
Show me your midnight blue?
Is it the same W123 blue I drive?
mao
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I raise no arguement with experimentation and exploration what so ever.
I do raise arguement with the segment of thinking that leaps forward with
the assumption it is a finished and practical appliction product accepted
by public use.
It's not there yet.. it's not even close, yet.. Perhaps, but
It's the ultimate taxi. You won't own it, you'll just schedule a ride from
where you are to where you want to go and pay through the nose for the
convenience. A few rebellious souls will insist on owning their own cars,
and driving them themselves for the sheer joy of it, but will be filed or
sued
We true German-Americans take note of your desire to become a citizen of the
Fatherland. The next time Germany invades Russia, you will be given the
opportunity to join the glorious Wehrmacht as a frontline fighting man. If you
perform heroic deeds like true German soldiers; even when advancing
I am troubled by the ongoing fantasy that an array of solar panels on the
wings would recharge and power the airplane. Or an electric car.
That fantasy seems to be driven by a direct disconnect from reality, which
in turn, seems driven by the belief that all electricity comes out of a
grid socket
Amen.
People still trying to get something for/from nothing (or more out of it
than goes into it). Physics is still physics, and it'll work EVERY time.
Wilton
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Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Last night’s coil was number five of six that have been replaced. I already
ordered number six and I’m picking it up on the way home from work tonight. I
would rather spend the $47 for another coil than worry about it crapping out on
them a couple weeks from
Good point. Good Midwestern ethics, maybe?
I can assure you that if I visit my Dad's grave I'll hear him spinning at a
high rate of speed, for sure. I have no doubt he would be aghast at the things
that go on in the banking industry today.
Dan
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On Jun 17, 2015, at 6:22 AM,
archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3117977/World-s-plug-plane-takes-Bright-sparks-Airbus-unveil-electric-two-seater-E-Fan-aircraft-Paris-Air-s-nearly-silent-flight.html
Electric has been replacing methanol in model planes over the last 20
Last night’s coil was number five of six that have been replaced. I already
ordered number six and I’m picking it up on the way home from work tonight. I
would rather spend the $47 for another coil than worry about it crapping out on
them a couple weeks from now. At least then I know they’ve
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3117977/World-s-plug-plane-takes-Bright-sparks-Airbus-unveil-electric-two-seater-E-Fan-aircraft-Paris-Air-s-nearly-silent-flight.html
Airbus electric plane in flight at the Paris Air Show.
Airbus electric plane in flight at the Paris Air Show.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03343/potd-plane_3343911k.jpg
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Dan writes:
That’s what happens when you grow up in a family of bankers. Once you give
up your integrity, you’ve got nothing.
Perhaps that was true of the bankers of yore. I don't think it applies to
today's bankers, at the uppermost levels. Maybe that's why so many have had
fatal accidents,
Can’t help it, man. It’s the way I was brought up.
That’s what happens when you grow up in a family of bankers. Once you give up
your integrity, you’ve got nothing.
Dan
On Jun 16, 2015, at 11:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I want to buy something from
Since I bought the coils on separate orders, they were under $100. I used the
promo code TRT30 and got 30% off, knocking the price down to $47 and change.
Advance has coils for the Mazda as cheap as $30, but they don't stock them.
While I would have rather gone that route, I couldn't wait.
I
So your entire family is Trans-German now?
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Max
Charleston SC
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Buy my junk
--R
On 6/16/15 11:07 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:
Not mine and not '87 or '88 W123.More like '83 '84
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
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Subject: 87 and 88 Mercedes Turbo Diesel
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 02:48:14 +
What difference, at this point, does it make?
--R
On 6/17/15 7:09 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Good point. Good Midwestern ethics, maybe?
I can assure you that if I visit my Dad's grave I'll hear him spinning at a
high rate of speed, for sure. I have no doubt he would be aghast at
Based on my experience with the Mazda, I have to believe the COPs have a finite
life, and when one starts to go the rest aren't far behind.
Dan
On Jun 17, 2015, at 7:32 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Last night’s coil was number
Yep. Amen.
Wilton
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Can’t help it, man. It’s the way I was
I wouldn't touch his junk.
Wilton
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I love the little dangling power cord...
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 5:47 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes
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Airbus electric plane in flight at the Paris Air Show.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03343/potd-plane_3343911k.jpg
All they need is a solar PV charging station...
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:12 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
Win 7 is no issue, you just need to get Steve Nervig's web front-end for
the CD's, follow the directions to copy the CD's to appropriate place on
your HD and then create a shortcut in Firefox that points to Steve's
menu-launch hyperlink.
Downloads and more info here:
Max.Thanks for the link and info.I had considered the mechanical stop and
deleting the idle circuit, though I'd prefer to fix it as originally designed,
but that would still give me an erratic tacho.Onward and upward!
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:02:04 -0400
Rodan 2.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Andrew, et alia.The thing that gave birth to that must be a sight to see.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:57:40 -0400
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Subject: Re:
True.
He's dead, Jim.
Dan
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On Jun 17, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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What difference, at this point, does it make?
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It's certainly not the worlds first, Yuneec flew one in 2009 - - -
according to the Telegraph: The aircraft manufacturer has unveiled the
world's first plug-in plane at the Paris Air Show.
I wouldn't touch his junk.
Wilton.
Neither would I, of either kind!
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Does it dangle with dignity?
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:40:21 -0400
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Airbus Electric Plane
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
CC: astrasfo...@gmail.com
I love the little dangling power cord...
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015
Alles.Is there a W124 CD manual for windows 7, or is it possible to get the old
manual to run with Win7? If so, how?The tachometer on my '87 300TD is acting
strangely. coming down to a stop the tach will go to zero and back causing the
engine to surge and the car to lurch ahead slightly.Raising
Andrew, et alia.The thing that gave birth to that must be a sight to see.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:57:40 -0400
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From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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I've often wondered when that particularly annoying anti-euphemism (junk)
first came into use, and which cretin christened it. Any scholars out there
who can come up with an answer?
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:41 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I wouldn't touch his junk.
Not really. Looks like an imperfect severing of an umbelical cord (a very
long outie).
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Fred Moir via Mercedes
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Does it dangle with dignity?
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