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"GTH" <Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr> wrote in message
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> Hi Gerry,
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>
>> Thanks for your response, Gilles. A bit of clarification, perhaps. This
>> isn't really a design to fullfill a mission. It's more of a "why not"
>> exercise.
>
> Understand
>
> The very short wingspan is the only real design criteria, and it
>> is just my idea rather than a definite need anyone has.
>
> OK. Just out of curiosity, is the short span intended for flight
> "requirements" (landing between telephone poles...), or storage
> considerations ? Not the same, of course, since for precise landings,
> handling qualities may be of prime importance.
>
> Or maybe is it just for the fun of short span ?
That's it. Folding doesn't serve the purpose.
I think the whole thing is inspired by an episode of a tv series call
"galactica" or something of the sort where they had flyable motorcycles.
Gerry
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>
> The MCR 01 is a
>> very interesting design, but with a wingspan of over 20 feet it doesn't
>> fit my plan. Consider that if you made it a 10 foot span biplane it
>> would perhaps fit the bill?? I could restate it this way, if you divided
>> the 20 foot wingspan of the MCR 01 into two wings either tandem or
>> stacked would it provide similar performance? How about 4 10 foot wings
>> with one foot chord? I do not really know the answer, I am just
>> brainstorming to see if anyone else knows the answer.
>
> I believe that by stacking wings, you'll end up with a much different
> airplane.
> By the way, really short chord wings work very well, provided the design
> is correct.
> French aerodynamicist Michel Colomban designed the Cri Cri 10 ft span, 1
> ft chord single seater 25 years ago, with really nice flight behavior.
> His last project will fly shortly with about 1.5 ft chord.
>
> I seem to remember having seen a really short span American design, which
> flew in the fifties or sixties. That was in an old issue of "Popular
> Mechanics"
>
> Regards,
> Gilles Thesee
> Grenoble, France
> http://contrails.free.fr
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>
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