X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:34:12 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2162547 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:01:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.c1e.189102c9 (58435) for ; Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:01:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:01:13 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Main gear doors-Lancair 320 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1183762872" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1183762872 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/6/2007 12:02:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au writes: buffeting in flight Gerard, Please explain the "buffeting in flight" The Lancair 300 series aircraft can experience laminar flow on the bottom of the wing up to 60% aft of the leading edge. The cockpit closeout rib is at about BL21, the outboard gear door hinge is at about BL48, or 27" of 127" of wing (per side) - or about 21% of the wing span. It should be an interesting experiment. BTW, remember the increase in noise, drag and air into the cockpit when the gear is lowered? Please explain the "buffeting in flight" Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1183762872 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 7/6/2007 12:02:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>buffeting in flight
Gerard,
 
Please explain the "buffeting in flight"
 
The Lancair 300 series aircraft can experience laminar flow on t= he=20 bottom of the wing up to 60% aft of the leading edge.  The cockpit clos= eout=20 rib is at about BL21, the outboard gear door hinge is at about BL48, or= 27"=20 of 127" of wing (per side) - or about 21% of the wing span.  It should=20= be=20 an interesting experiment.
 
BTW, remember the increase in  noise, drag and air into=20= the=20 cockpit when the gear is lowered?
 
Please explain the "buffeting in flight"
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



See wha= t's free at AOL.co= m.
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