I'm always looking at airfoils from the knucklehead-newbie perspective, and I don't know who to trust anymore... :-) I was looking at the Durand 24 in files...
... From: "Garry Warber" <bgwarber@...> Subject: [Airchairgroup] Just how fine a hair is being split here? ... In a day when so much is know about "good"...
Trust yourself after you gain some confidence in your abilities. Not that you have mastered the fifty-three website links on aerodynamics that I pointed you to...
... aerodynamics ... expense ... on my own? Nooo000! I'm just curious what the fat-arse difference is that's being worried over for every non-competition...
... perspective, ... I ... they ... Fer ... just ... why on ... (RAF-15) on ... the ... wind ... of the ... know" though. You just made my point, sorta......
i reall y have to go with him on this one.....we are not fighter pilots...our planes are slow, stable and not at all concerned with 40:1 sink ratios....we want...
... saying this flies like this, and that one flies like that, is one the best and the other sucks? I tell ya, if I were dictator of the world, there would be...
There's a lot of information on foils out there in the model realm, and if the model realm has any bearing on our world...a flat bottomed foil, with nicely...
.......all things being equal.., if you took a 5' cord, flat bottom, 13% height @ 30 % chord............., what would be the drop/gain in changing to a...
Actually , james, that is probably the simplst explanation i have ever heard concerning the range of aerodynamics, drag, lift, pitch , penetration and speed/to...
WHO ISN'T!!!!!!!!!????? Thanks, though ...preciate the "atta boy" ... From: Brian N <easypepsi@...> Subject: [Airchairgroup] Re: Just how fine a hair is...
... <jamesofalltrades2@...> wrote: Interesting that with all the new sections one still goes back to looking at Clark y etc. The old slingsby sections flew...
What with the talk of using the latest materials to reduce parasite drag and get performance over and above currently available craft, may I again point out...
Since you brought it up. doesnt Atos have a two passenger model ? How much does that wing weigh and then the whole craft ? I would think the strength for the...
... I'd be most interested in who's using the 43013 now, Chas. It is on my "ride of choice," and I'm curious. What's your "new plane?" Percy in NM, USA...
... yakkers? ... I have every Swift video I could find on youtube in my realplayer! That's where I go for some serious dream-time... It is an extremely cool...
... From: Scott Perkins To: Footlaunchablesailplane@yahoogroups.com ; Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:07 AM Subject:...
... I am an old glider pilot from way back. Flew the early english and german gliders. Also flew glass and the blanik. Most was off the wire and did a lot of...
Hey,it looks like Heart changed his photos. The glider pictured still has single strut bracing but it looks like it has an aluminum tube leading edge not...
Well, first off you shouldn't go by what they say on an RC GLIDER site. Reynolds numbers for RC gliders are MUCH lower than for airchairs. Maybe 1/8th. So an...
Just ran some guesstimate numbers on that L/D. Rather optimistic, I'd say. But I suppose that's traditional. And if I'm not mistaken it would occur at a lower...
... Thank you for the reply, Chas. In my references, the Ercoupe and one other plane were the only ones to use the 43013. The `coupe originally flew on 65...
I looked at the website. I am glad to see that he is using his own photos instead of mine. The aircraft does look very nice and proffessionally built. I hope...
... Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com ... Greenhouse covering, Tedlars, Mylars, etc. ... Scott, Where can I get one of those? Gottahaveitidus just hit me bad. LOL....
