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09-11-2020, 07:46 AM
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New Flying V Plane Design
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09-11-2020, 08:46 AM
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That’s interesting. They even did a real weight and balance check. I’m sure they spent some time in a wind tunnel as well.
I doubt we’ll ever see one in operation. A 20% savings in fuel is enough incentive to try. |
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09-11-2020, 09:35 AM
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My finely tuned intuitive engineering sense says .... that's going to work. It looks right, and all good planes look right. 20% fuel savings would be a HUGE thing for the industry and the world. For some reason it looks safer than conventional designs too, can't put my finger on why.
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09-11-2020, 12:40 PM
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I wonder if Gibson Guitars is excited
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09-11-2020, 04:03 PM
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Hehehe ... the plane will be hard to fly sitting down
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09-11-2020, 04:12 PM
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I’d hate to be close to the wing tip during turbulence. Have you seen them bounce during a flight? Get out the barf bags.
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09-12-2020, 08:02 AM
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Wonder how it behaves in 20 mph crosswind evals at takeoff and landing?
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09-12-2020, 01:44 PM
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Was it ever on the cover of Popular Mechanics? That's the kiss of death. Whatever they said we'd be doing in 20 years never happened.
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09-12-2020, 02:01 PM
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Where is the fuel stored?
Not seeing flying on a wishbone. A shallow delta planform would be stronger and more space efficient. This one is more windows than any other strength. |
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09-12-2020, 02:18 PM
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Best left as a remote control model !
 Aerodynamics on that beast would be a handful.  Ogre
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09-12-2020, 04:03 PM
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If one engine fails.. will it fly like a boomerang?
Boomerang flat spin at high altitude, how far will it go with no engines at all? Clay
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09-12-2020, 05:09 PM
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I believe the specs said "Glide ratio of a small safe or large piano." Or was that one of the planes I flew? JK ... lol
Ogre
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