New Member from California Desert

New Member from California Desert

This topic has 6 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 27 October 2025 at 04:36 by zipperdu.

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26 October 2025 at 15:35 #821776
zipperdu
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Hi everyone, happy to be here! I’m a retired aircraft mechanic who spent my career building experimental aircraft. I now have got back into machining in my shop.

Starting with a trio of Wig-Wags now building a couple of flame licker engines, still working to get a good run on the first! They can be tricky….

Anyway, as I said, glad to be here!

Jon
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26 October 2025 at 17:03 #821786
Robert Atkinson 2
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Welcome to the fold.
I guess you can’t talk about your work if it was literally in the desert…
I’m a practicing aerospace engineer and have spent some time in the Nevada desert but that wasn’t classified.

Robert.
26 October 2025 at 17:53 #821793
Howard Lewis
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Welcome to the Forum.

Friendly folk here, some in need of advice, some able to give it.

All experience is useful, and we are always learning.

Howard
26 October 2025 at 18:16 #821796
noel shelley
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Welcome to the party, we are in the main a happy bunch, what we know we will share, and if we need help there are plenty willing. Best wishes Noel.
26 October 2025 at 18:16 #821797
Harry Wilkes
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Welcome to the forum, if you hjavbe not seen his youtube channel Ade Swash is your wig wag man

Wig-Wag V8 Engine – 8 Cylinder Oscillating Wobbler Steam Air Engine

H
26 October 2025 at 18:19 #821798
Bazyle
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@bazyle
Welcome. I had a pleasant day at LALS and the railway museum next door some 30 years ago when as it happens I too was in the aerospace industry but just there on holiday. I guess you don’t have to worry so much about rust like we do.
27 October 2025 at 04:36 #821828
zipperdu
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@zipperdu
Thanks Robert, I worked at Scaled Composites, they put up with me for over 30 years! About half the projects were secret

I certainly know about your project. Amazing technology!

We had a couple of guys who worked part time with Breedlove.

Thanks for your post.

Jonathan
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