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Subject: FW: Slick Spinner - no visible screws
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Brent Regan wrote: "Thanks to Fred for the detailed fabrication =
instructions
on the smooth spinner. Fred's inspiration came from a propeller and =
spinner
I designed=20
and built for the 97 Great Cross Country Race that  Fred and I flew in=20
my IV-P. "

My apologies to Brent for failing to acknowledge his much earlier smooth
spinner design.  =20

Confessions:=20

1) Due to my advancing age, rapid decrease in neuronal fidelity, and =
long
intervening time interval, I forgot about Brent's spinner configuration. =
 I
picked it up from a local RV-6 builder who was the 2007 Grand National
Champion here in Australia.  He probably ripped it off from Brent! =20
2) Whenever I tackle an interesting or novel task, I always start by =
asking
"I wonder how Brent would do this?" =20

Innocent Fred, slow to learn, but persistent.....

PS: Coming next: No more exhaust streaks!  I finally worked out exhaust
deflectors that are scarcely visible and zero drag/zero back pressure, =
but
genuinely seem to work.  Since I didn't ask "How would Brent do this?" =
to
start with, it took about seven revisions.  More to follow shortly. =20