X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net ([166.102.165.166] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c5) with ESMTP id 774628 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:31:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=166.102.165.166; envelope-from=montyr2157@alltel.net Received: from Thorstwin ([4.89.243.63]) by ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net with SMTP id <20051020143100.NBIT18995.ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net@Thorstwin> for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:31:00 -0500 Message-ID: <001a01c5d582$e6e3f110$3ff35904@Thorstwin> From: "Monty Roberts" To: Subject: flyrotary NACA scoops Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:31:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5D558.FD7097A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5D558.FD7097A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Every configuration has its own warts and problems. Nothing is perfect. = I personally like Canards. They just don't have mythical status with me, = nor do tractors, blended wing bodies, tandem wings, oblique wings or any = other configuration. All of them have strengths and weaknesses.=20 I have plans for an E-racer, and for a while that is what I was going to = build, with a rotary behind the wing and fixed main gear.Of course I = would have to call it the M-racer to keep from having a George Graham = style hate fest from the designer. But I really wanted something that = could get in and out of shorter grass strips and Canard's just aren't = very good at that. Otherwise they make great cross country airplanes. If = I came across an almost finished project set up for an aircraft engine = for good price I would probably still buy it. Monty Yeah; and the bluff front end of a tractor is bad . . . really bad; plus = you have all the turbulence from the prop wash making higher drag over = the fuselage. Take your pick. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5D558.FD7097A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Every = configuration has its=20 own warts and problems. Nothing is perfect. I personally like Canards. = They just=20 don't have mythical status with me, nor do tractors, blended wing = bodies, tandem=20 wings, oblique wings or any other configuration. All of them have = strengths and=20 weaknesses.

I have plans for = an E-racer,=20 and for a while that is what I was going to build, with a rotary behind = the wing=20 and fixed main gear.Of course I would have to call it the M-racer to = keep=20 from having a George Graham style hate fest from the=20 designer. But I really wanted something that could get in and out = of=20 shorter grass strips and Canard's just aren't very good at that. = Otherwise they=20 make great cross country airplanes. If I came across an almost=20 finished project set up for an aircraft engine for good price = I would=20 probably still buy it.

Monty

 

Yeah; and the=20 bluff front end of a tractor is bad . . . really bad; plus you have all = the=20 turbulence from the prop wash making higher drag over the fuselage. =  Take=20 your pick.

 

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