Combining a couple of stories into one, I talked to my dad yesterday – in person.\u00a0\u00a0 I told him that I had shut off all Superior Props – propellers and hardware – until I talked with him.\u00a0 He told me “turn them back on”.\u00a0 So I will do that today.<\/p>\n
The second story is tied to the first.\u00a0 Yesterday, I packed no orders, I built no planes – I simply drove.\u00a0 After much concern, United Airlines finally tracked down my balsa order.\u00a0\u00a0 I started for Columbus at 6:30am.\u00a0 (Columbus is the nearest hub to the Prop Shop in Central Ohio.)\u00a0 Around 4pm, the balsa was at my dad’s place.\u00a0 And by 9pm and 700 miles, I was home again.<\/p>\n
According to United, this package was 272cm x 34cm x 35cm and weighed roughly 54 pounds, including the cardboard.\u00a0 0.32368 Cubic Meters works out to be 11.43 Cubic Feet.\u00a0 (by the way, 272cm = 8.9 feet long!)\u00a0 Some of you may see where this is headed already.\u00a0 54 pounds divided by 11.43 cubic feet = 4.72 pounds per cubic feet – the density of the package.\u00a0 I am surprised.\u00a0 Of course, we haven’t weighed each of the 8 sticks yet.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
So the Prop Shop is re-opening and here are some photos.<\/p>\n
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