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janice6 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Eric said: After working on repairing cars, you see the advantage of a good supply of spare parts!!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Eric said: Puts a lie to the lips of those who say MMGW has increased the incidence of Cyclones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Eric said: Prop drives are complicated. Edited August 10, 2019 by janice6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tadbart Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 23 hours ago, Eric said: Ouch. IF our comrade survived, he had a really bad day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 29 minutes ago, tadbart said: Ouch. IF our comrade survived, he had a really bad day. IIRC, he survived with minimal problems. Isn't it amazing what the ejection seat can do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul53 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 10:02 PM, janice6 said: I have seen that propulsion method used on sailboats many, many, years ago. The rotor was vertical and comprised the mast. I believe the name I recall for this was the "Fletcher Roto Ship". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship And for aircraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_wing So all this guy did was use and existing principle in a horizontal position to achieve the same result. As others did before him. I think Tous and others would have a great deal to say about the inherent drag in this design for an aircraft. And they can be inverted and used to harvest wheat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tous Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Eric said: Not one of ours. Northrop did it (XP-79.) But, designers were thinking about the flying wing concept even as early as 1945. Good try, lads. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Eric said: Actually, it kind of beautiful in an artistic sort of way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 4 hours ago, tous said: Not one of ours. Northrop did it (XP-79.) But, designers were thinking about the flying wing concept even as early as 1945. Good try, lads. I'm sure any decent aeronautical engineer from early on, could see the obvious appeal to minimal drag and maximum lift. The devil was in the control details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 7 hours ago, janice6 said: IIRC, he survived with minimal problems. Isn't it amazing what the ejection seat can do. I've been told the ejection seat is only slightly better than the crash. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 1 minute ago, kerbie18 said: I've been told the ejection seat is only slightly better than the crash. Potential for life versus death. Sounds like a worthwhile gamble. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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