Return-Path: Received: from out006.verizon.net ([206.46.170.106] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 411794 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:26:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.170.106; envelope-from=finn.lassen@verizon.net Received: from verizon.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out006.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040914142358.FLLF22385.out006.verizon.net@verizon.net> for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:23:58 -0500 Message-ID: <4146FEFB.5050509@verizon.net> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:23:55 -0400 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: No flight with Monster Prop today References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------070501010302010400040205" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out006.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:23:58 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070501010302010400040205 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Russell Duffy wrote: > After that, I'll see if it's possible to tie some ropes to keep the > planes in place if the hanger doors depart. I've always thought there > should be tie downs inside hangers, but I've never seen any. From what I saw at Punta Gorda, once the doors are gone, so is the roof. Do whatever you can to make the building wind tight. Apparently the idea of "keeping a window open to even out the pressure" is an old wives tale and is a good way to get your roof blown off. I was suprised to hear that the real (main) reason for boarding up windows, is to prevent them from breaking and letting in wind gusts that will blow off the roof. Finn --------------070501010302010400040205 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Russell Duffy wrote:

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After that, I'll see if it's possible to tie some ropes to keep the planes in place if the hanger doors depart. I've always thought there should be tie downs inside hangers, but I've never seen any.

From what I saw at Punta Gorda, once the doors are gone, so is the roof.
Do whatever you can to make the building wind tight.

Apparently the idea of "keeping a window open to even out the pressure" is an old wives tale and is a good way to get your roof blown off.

I was suprised to hear that the real (main) reason for boarding up windows, is to prevent them from breaking and letting in wind gusts that will blow off the roof.

Finn
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