David Lednicer wrote:

1) I purposely said "long range", not range. For long range, you do
slow down to near L/D max.

Your response to Richard's claim that canards have good range began
with, "I've got to disagree with your assertion that canards are good
for range." Others can judge for themselves whether Richard was
talking about cruise range or about range at max L/D. You already
know my take on both Richard's meaning and your response.

2) For cruise range like you talk about, you're right, the Long EZ is
actually better than an RV-6. This is due to the Long EZ's low zero
lift drag and reasonable induced drag efficiency.

Q.E.D.

3) Calling me "Pilgrim" is technically incorrect. My mother's family
came to the Puritan Bay Colony ten years (1632) after the Mayflower
landed (1622).

Relax, cowboy, it's just an expression.

3) Your average speed for Voyager is incorrect. They covered 24,986.73
statute miles in 216 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds. This works out to
115.6 mph ground speed. I have been told that this is a pretty good
approximation of the average true airspeed.

Your 115.6 mph is the FAI accredited average ground speed based on the
FAI accredited distance flown. It is not, however, the actual average
ground speed flown. The 122 mph figure I cited is the actual average
ground speed flown based on the actual distance flown (26,366 statute
miles).

Oh, so only Burt knows anything about designing airplanes.

No, but with all due respect, I would better trust Burt on this
particular subject.

David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com