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▲ 24 r/KerbalPlanes+1 crossposts

Contra-rotating Ducted Fans are Fun!

I am not a great pilot and I don't have a joystick, so I never really got into making planes. But, with contra-rotating ducted fans, even a numbskull like me can put a plane on the helipad! It doesn't work except with the the fans glued tip-to-tail like this, though. Not sure why.

No matter what configuration or size the fans are, the top speed of an airplane powered with these seems to be about 270m/s. And, so long as there is daylight, I can travel at that speed with no fuel forever.

This configuration also seems to glue the plane to the sky and makes acceleration and deceleration nearly instantaneous. It is definitely easy mode.

u/WideFoot — 7 hours ago
▲ 173 r/Ioniq5

The Ioniq 5 I have reserved is more than a month overdue and dealerships near me have waiting lists

I need a new car... I might buy the EV6 LT-line which is on the lot down the street.

u/WideFoot — 12 days ago
▲ 0 r/photography

Any knowledge of the UV sensitivity of Mpix prints?

I ordered some framed photos from Mpix. In their options, they want either regular acrilic, anti-glare acrilic, or no acrilic. I have gotten some photos from them before and I found both acrilic versions to be awful. The anti-glare acrilic just has a slightly matte finish that makes everything look foggy. And the regular acrilic is very shiny with lots of glare.

With no acrilic at all, the photos look amazing! I was planning on getting some anti-glare glass, which I know works very well, but is expensive.

If I can avoid getting glass, I would.

I am worried about fading from UV. I got the anti UV and fingerprint coating, but is that enough?

The photos are in a bright room, but never in direct sunlight.

How quickly can I expect noticeable fading? Will the photos look good for a few years, or am I throwing my money away?

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u/WideFoot — 1 month ago