High Wing or Low Wing

[Bob Babcock]

I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

[Richard Lamb]

Bob Babcock wrote:
>
> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

ok. For what it's worth.

I've always preferred low wings on Mooneys,
and high wings on Cessnas.

Call me old fashioned.

Richard

[RobertR237]

In article >,
(Bob Babcock) writes:

>
>I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
>personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks
>
>

Mid Wing! HeHe

Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

[Stu Fields]

Biplanes. I'm a fence sitter.
Stu Fields (actually fling wings)
"RobertR237" > wrote in message
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> In article >,

> (Bob Babcock) writes:
>
> >
> >I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> >personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks
> >
> >
>
> Mid Wing! HeHe
>
> Bob Reed
> www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
> KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....
>
> "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
> pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
> (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)
>

[Vaughn]

"Bob Babcock" > wrote in message
om...
> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

I like to see at least one wing protruding equally from each side of
the fuselage.

Vaughn

[Ed Wischmeyer]

> I like to see at least one wing protruding equally from each side of
> the fuselage.

Didn't the Russian airplanes have two left wings?

Ed Wischmeyer

[DJFawcett26]

> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
>> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

Lifting bodies, no wings at all - LOL

[Dude]

Either ones okay, their are pros and cons for different reasons.

My preference is to be in front of the wing enough that I can see most of
the ground in a low wing, or not have the wing block the runway in the
pattern on a high wing.

Now, if you didn't build it yourself, you may want the wing to be where you
can see as much of it as possible :)

Why do you ask, anyway?





"Bob Babcock" > wrote in message
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> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

[Frank Stutzman]

Vaughn > wrote:

> I like to see at least one wing protruding equally from each side of
> the fuselage.

Oh, I don't know. I've always been fond of the Blohm & Voss 141 because
its, uh, different. See some art work of it at
http://www.luft46.com/roart/ro141.html
For history on it see http://users.pandora.be/bert.dujardin/Bv_141.htm

I also rather like the looks of a lot of the asymentric Rutan stuff like
the Boomerang.

Yeah, I'm kinda odd this way...


--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

[Kevin Horton]

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 17:47:17 -0800, Bob Babcock wrote:

> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

It all depends on the mission of the aircraft. If you are doing something
that requires a good view of the ground (pipe line patrol, traffic
reporting, etc) then a high wing is best. If you are doing something that
involves a lot of manoeuvring, then you want good visiblity in the
direction you will be going in the manoeuvre. People (and most
engines) have a preference for positive-g manoeuvring, so that means you
want a good view in out the side and up, so you can clear the direction of
the turn. That might favour a low wing.

If you are just going to fly around like you drive a car - i.e. drone from
one place to another, then it probably doesn't make any practical
difference whether you have a high wing or low wing.

--
Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
Ottawa, Canada
http://go.phpwebhosting.com/~khorton/rv8/
e-mail: khorton02(_at_)rogers(_dot_)com

[James R. Freeman]

Canard based. Best of both worlds.

"Bob Babcock" > wrote in message
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> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

[RU ok]

Kevin Horton > wrote:


>If you are just going to fly around like you drive a car - i.e. drone from
>one place to another, then it probably doesn't make any practical
>difference whether you have a high wing or low wing.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If you're driving around like a car, something like a Cessna Cardinal
is the ticket.... especially for the skirted lady passengers. Low to
the ground, big doors for ease of entry and exit and the view is
quite good with no strut to mess with. Front seat view is remarkable
for a high wing, as well, being that one sits quite a bit forward of
the leading edge of the wing... as I remember from


Barnyard BOb

[tomcat]

A high wing is nice when you tie down in the rain and great shade while you
watch the show. Cessna 140 and 177 were great for us. Of course, the only
way to go with floats.

"Bob Babcock" > wrote in message
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> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

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tomcat > wrote:
: A high wing is nice when you tie down in the rain and great shade while you
: watch the show. Cessna 140 and 177 were great for us. Of course, the only
: way to go with floats.

Only *practical* way to go with floats. Looking through the TCDS
for my Cherokee, I ran across the obscure model PA-28S-160 and
PA-28S-180.... A hershey-bar cherokee on floats. I managed to find a
picture of one... funky.

-Cory

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[Vaughn]

> wrote in message
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> tomcat > wrote:
> : A high wing is nice when you tie down in the rain and great shade while
you
> : watch the show. Cessna 140 and 177 were great for us. Of course, the
only
> : way to go with floats.
>
> Only *practical* way to go with floats. Looking through the TCDS
> for my Cherokee, I ran across the obscure model PA-28S-160 and
> PA-28S-180.... A hershey-bar cherokee on floats. I managed to find a
> picture of one... funky.
>
We also had a DC-3 on floats in the area a couple years ago. On dry
land, you could easily drive an SUV under it.

Vaughn

[plumb bob]

"Bob Babcock" > wrote in message
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> I thought I would throw out this old debate question to get peoples
> personal experiences and reasons for preferences? Thanks

Question: High wing or low wing?
Answer: Yes.

[Wright1902Glider]

Both... and a canard... everyone should have a canard biplane, Wright?

Harry "more hip-cradle bruises" Frey

[Bob Martin]

> Only *practical* way to go with floats. Looking through the TCDS
> for my Cherokee, I ran across the obscure model PA-28S-160 and
> PA-28S-180.... A hershey-bar cherokee on floats. I managed to find a
> picture of one... funky.
>
> -Cory


Try an RV-6 on floats... http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/amphib.htm