Ralf

I think that you will need a degree in magic to keep up with the P R boys

Regards, bill H




On Nov 4, 2011, at 8:11 AM, <bronnenmeier@GROBSYSTEMS.COM> wrote:

> When I was reading through my December 11 kit plane magazine I came
> across their 2012 kit aircraft directory where they give an overview
> over all the airplane kits available today.
>
> It just happened that I kept the December magazine from the previous two
> years since I liked this compressed comparison. One really interesting
> thing I found was that the Lancair IV changed its speed from 300 kts to
> 285 mph while the Evolution piston accelerated from 278 mph to 299 mph
> over the three years.
>
> I am really amazed by these marketing engineers and their ability to
> beat the physics (e.g. designing an airplane with a bigger wing, bigger
> cabin and higher empty weight and make it even fly faster)..... May be
> someone can help me out since I don't have a degree in aircraft
> aerodynamics.
>
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