Combining a couple of stories into one, I talked to my dad yesterday – in person. I told him that I had shut off all Superior Props – propellers and hardware – until I talked with him. He told me “turn them back on”. So I will do that today.
The second story is tied to the first. Yesterday, I packed no orders, I built no planes – I simply drove. After much concern, United Airlines finally tracked down my balsa order. I started for Columbus at 6:30am. (Columbus is the nearest hub to the Prop Shop in Central Ohio.) Around 4pm, the balsa was at my dad’s place. And by 9pm and 700 miles, I was home again.
According to United, this package was 272cm x 34cm x 35cm and weighed roughly 54 pounds, including the cardboard. 0.32368 Cubic Meters works out to be 11.43 Cubic Feet. (by the way, 272cm = 8.9 feet long!) Some of you may see where this is headed already. 54 pounds divided by 11.43 cubic feet = 4.72 pounds per cubic feet – the density of the package. I am surprised. Of course, we haven’t weighed each of the 8 sticks yet. And the overall dimensions are greater than the actual dimensions, so the final value may change 0 but it looks like there might be some exceptionally light wood in there.
So the Prop Shop is re-opening and here are some photos.
don’t worry, the sticks are already off the concrete floor