GusBiz
Well Known Member
Some Crazy ideas
Just a thought
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531201@N04/3958613217/in/photostream
Just a surface on the fast back lifting, gives you slight nose up attitude when deployed as well.
or
Even a larger version of the wing air break on the top of the fast back
(That may be a crazy idea, I haven't thought about it that much, please don't flame me for it, if it is)
All of this means more stress on the fuse of course so it has to be engineered right.
On Retract
Also, I think that people are under estimating how much of an aesthetic appeal the retract will have. I know that everyone will say that things looking cool are not as important as function but get this, there is a reason people are spending $10k on paint jobs
Human beings are HIGHLY driven by ascetics, to the point of changing a perfectly good design to make it look cooler.
I'm no big fan of the add-on type that slides up out of the wing at about mid-span/mid-chord - I'll take any suggestions as to alternate designs!
Just a thought
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531201@N04/3958613217/in/photostream
Just a surface on the fast back lifting, gives you slight nose up attitude when deployed as well.
or
Even a larger version of the wing air break on the top of the fast back
(That may be a crazy idea, I haven't thought about it that much, please don't flame me for it, if it is)
All of this means more stress on the fuse of course so it has to be engineered right.
On Retract
Also, I think that people are under estimating how much of an aesthetic appeal the retract will have. I know that everyone will say that things looking cool are not as important as function but get this, there is a reason people are spending $10k on paint jobs
Human beings are HIGHLY driven by ascetics, to the point of changing a perfectly good design to make it look cooler.