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Scott - 26 Nov 2004 20:51 GMT

Thanks to Mike the Marine.

Its the music that makes it.

http://www.flyingthingz.com/videos2/tank.wmv

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FreeFloat - 26 Nov 2004 21:28 GMT

> Thanks to Mike the Marine.
>
> Its the music that makes it.
>
> http://www.flyingthingz.com/videos2/tank.wmv

*applause*

Very very good! Thanks for the link!

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nitespark - 26 Nov 2004 21:53 GMT

> Thanks to Mike the Marine.
>
> Its the music that makes it.
>
> http://www.flyingthingz.com/videos2/tank.wmv

Impressive!
Nice Touch and Go.
Nice landing.
For something that looks as un-aerodynamic as it is, it certainly
handles well.

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Scott - 26 Nov 2004 23:27 GMT

> > http://www.flyingthingz.com/videos2/tank.wmv
>
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> For something that looks as un-aerodynamic as it is, it certainly
> handles well.

Being an admirer of the ingenuity of man, and fascinated by some of the
madness that accompanies pursuits like model aircraft, and being a
machinist, I have been sucked into many a project with friends who were RC
nutcases.

Here are a few beautiful examples of how far off the deep end you can go:

http://dynamotive.netfirms.com/merlin/index.htm

http://jetcatusa.sitewavesonline.net/hp5.html

http://www.simjet.com/heli3.jpg

http://www.swbturbines.com/model_turbines.htm

http://www.amtjets.com/mk2hpes/mk2-hp.html

http://www.conleyprecision.com/backdrop.htm I want one of these on my
mantle.

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nitespark - 26 Nov 2004 23:41 GMT

>>>http://www.flyingthingz.com/videos2/tank.wmv
>>
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> http://www.conleyprecision.com/backdrop.htm I want one of these on my
> mantle.

Unbelievable.

I thought the Virginia Trooper with the actual scale model of a VSP
helicopter was extreme.

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Scott - 27 Nov 2004 00:06 GMT

> Unbelievable.
>
> I thought the Virginia Trooper with the actual scale model of a VSP
> helicopter was extreme.

The detail can be just amazing.

Heli's are my favorite.

Try this with your Bell 500:

http://home.tiscali.nl/john.vugts/FilmGallery/inverted%20hover.wmv

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nitespark - 27 Nov 2004 01:25 GMT

>>Unbelievable.
>>
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>
> http://home.tiscali.nl/john.vugts/FilmGallery/inverted%20hover.wmv

Thanks but I will pass.

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Scott - 27 Nov 2004 01:34 GMT

> > Try this with your Bell 500:
> >
> > http://home.tiscali.nl/john.vugts/FilmGallery/inverted%20hover.wmv
>
> Thanks but I will pass.

You'd sure have the pucker factor keeping you in your seat...

BTW, I couldn't find the image of the VSP chopper...

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nitespark - 27 Nov 2004 02:29 GMT

>>>Try this with your Bell 500:
>>>
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>
> BTW, I couldn't find the image of the VSP chopper...

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http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=virginia+state+police&page=1&o
ffset=1&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D61d3a0376a1e6135%26clic
kedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3Dvirginia%2Bstate%2Bpolice%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%
253A%252F%252Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%252F%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DnsBrows
erRoll%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%2F
Try

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Alan Street - 28 Nov 2004 01:15 GMT

> >>>Try this with your Bell 500:
> >>>
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> DnsBrowserRoll%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%2F
> Try

For really long URLs, try putting them in <brackets>. Most newsreaders
and e-mail clients recognize anything in brackets as a URL and won't
break them across lines. Like this:

<http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=virginia+state+police
&page=1&offset=1&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D61d3a0
376a1e6135%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3Dvirginia%2Bstate%2Bpolice
%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%252F%26invoca
tionType%3D-%26fromPage%3DnsBrowserRoll%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=h
ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%2F>

Alan

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nitespark - 28 Nov 2004 01:46 GMT

> For really long URLs, try putting them in <brackets>. Most newsreaders
> and e-mail clients recognize anything in brackets as a URL and won't
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> tionType%3D-%26fromPage%3DnsBrowserRoll%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=h
> ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%2F>

Thanks for the tip.

Now....if I can remember to do it.

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dazed and confuzed - 28 Nov 2004 02:35 GMT

> € Scott wrote:
> € > "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> Alan

didn't work for me. it failed to keep the URL as a URL.

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Alan Street - 28 Nov 2004 06:04 GMT

> > For really long URLs, try putting them in <brackets>. Most newsreaders
> > and e-mail clients recognize anything in brackets as a URL and won't
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> > Alan
> didn't work for me. it failed to keep the URL as a URL.

It didn't work for me either. Generally, enclosing a string in brackets
tells the client it's a URL, but I suspect there's a maximum length for
the string. If there is, then 255 characters would be a reasonable
guess and this address is 393 characters long. Enclosing in brackets
has always worked for me in the past, but this was an exceptionally
long address.

Alan

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Popeye NCAT3 - 28 Nov 2004 15:29 GMT

>From: Alan Street agstreet@nonono_san.rr.com

>For really long URLs, try putting them in <brackets>.

http://www.makeashorterlink.com/

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Grumman-581 - 29 Nov 2004 02:36 GMT

> >From: Alan Street agstreet@nonono_san.rr.com
>
> >For really long URLs, try putting them in <brackets>.
>
> http://www.makeashorterlink.com/

Do both so that it is possible for someone to see where you are referring
before they actually click on the link -- some aren't even worth the effort
to click on the URL, so seeing it beforehand is might just save a click...
Another issue is that makeshorterlink does not keep the links around
forever, so if someone is reading the posting in the archives, they wouldn't
know the actual URL that was being referred to...

I've found that regular square brackets "[" and "]" sometimes work... I'll
try it with the previous link to see if it will make a difference...

[http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=virginia+state+police&pag
e=1&offset=1&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D61d3a0376a1e61
35%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3Dvirginia%2Bstate%2Bpolice%26clickedIt
emURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vsp.state.va.us%252F%26invocationType%3D-%26f
romPage%3DnsBrowserRoll%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsp.
state.va.us%2F]

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Grumman-581 - 29 Nov 2004 02:37 GMT

> I've found that regular square brackets "[" and "]" sometimes work... I'll
> try it with the previous link to see if it will make a difference...

Hmmm... Didn't work... Oh well...

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Alan Street - 29 Nov 2004 05:09 GMT

> > I've found that regular square brackets "[" and "]" sometimes work... I'll
> > try it with the previous link to see if it will make a difference...
>
> Hmmm... Didn't work... Oh well...

I'll have to do some digging, but I have a suspicion that 255
characters might be the limit.

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FreeFloat - 01 Jun 2005 20:35 GMT

> ? > I've found that regular square brackets "[" and "]" sometimes work...
> I'll
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> I'll have to do some digging, but I have a suspicion that 255
> characters might be the limit.

Use www.tinyurl.com - that service *does* keep the links around "forever".

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cam.barr@beer.com - 26 Nov 2004 22:17 GMT

> Thanks to Mike the Marine.
>
> Its the music that makes it.
>
> http://www.flyingthingz.com/videos2/tank.wmv

and available for purchase too! Maybe it's not too late for Christmas
Cam

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