Thanks all for the advice. I'll look into the Matrox web site. I have been doing some experimenting with using my 2 monitors as a flight screen. If I use the 19" for the fwd view with an undocked window showing fwd/left view on the left monitor it does give an acceptable view out the left side....

The pilot of the corporate jet that plowed across a highway into a warehouse in Teterboro, N.J., told a lawyer he believes "something malfunctioned on the plane." Hostess Angelica Calad walked away from the crash at Teterboro Airport with just scratches.... Read more...

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Boeing Co. is testing demand for a new 747 wide-body aircraft and expects to decide whether to build it by the middle of the year, the planemaker's chief executive said on a conference call on Wednesday. "I think they've got a great airplane," Harry Stonecipher told reporters on the call....

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You might try http://www.ScienceOxygen.com/aviation204.html http://www.ScienceOxygen.com/design265.com It does not provide the answer directly . It is with a collection of links on this field for helicoptor design. You might as well just start from there...

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