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August 13th 20, 03:42 PM
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August 13th 20, 06:17 PM
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Wouldn't that ventral fin, which protects the propeller, make it
impossible to get a truly low energy landing? On 8/13/2020 8:42 AM, wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo Dan -- Dan, 5J
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August 13th 20, 07:01 PM
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:18:16 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
Wouldn't that ventral fin, which protects the propeller, make it impossible to get a truly low energy landing? Dan, 5J But no prop strikes! Frank Whiteley
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August 13th 20, 08:29 PM
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Dan Marotta wrote on 8/13/2020 10:17 AM:
Wouldn't that ventral fin, which protects the propeller, make it impossible to get a truly low energy landing? On 8/13/2020 8:42 AM, wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo Dan It does have flaps, so that helps, and you can hold it off so the tail touches first; also, at 34 kg/m2, it's a light wing loading, so the touch down speed should less than a 15M std class ship. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
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August 13th 20, 11:35 PM
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On 8/13/2020 12:01 PM, Frank Whiteley wrote: But no prop strikes! Frank Whiteley Said as the glider rolled through the fence on out landing on a short field. :-D -- Dan, 5J
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August 14th 20, 12:48 AM
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Dan Marotta wrote on 8/13/2020 3:35 PM:
On 8/13/2020 12:01 PM, Frank Whiteley wrote: But no prop strikes! Frank Whiteley Said as the glider rolled through the fence on out landing on a short field. :-D Bet it lands shorter than the Stemme! -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
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August 14th 20, 01:13 AM
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True dat, but, chicken that I am, the Stemme never gets out of range of
pavement. On 8/13/2020 5:48 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote: Dan Marotta wrote on 8/13/2020 3:35 PM: On 8/13/2020 12:01 PM, Frank Whiteley wrote: But no prop strikes! Frank Whiteley Said as the glider rolled through the fence on out landing on a short field. :-D Bet it lands shorter than the Stemme! -- Dan, 5J
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August 14th 20, 05:29 AM
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No, if the angle between wing chord and fuselage is chosen correctly.
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