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Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design
...span) that give us planform area and thus lift, which is the job of a wing. In a world where wet wing fuel capacity is your primary interest though, you...
Wind Tunnel
...while the governor can change the pitch of the blades, it cant adjust the blade twist or planform.Why Constant Speed?See Figure 1 to appreciate the primary reason to choose a...
Remember When: The BD-5 Micro
...same tight radius, watching his tiny gray planform growing rapidly in my sights. We executed a classic scissors and yo-yo, and then circled once before I latched on to his...
Letters
...force due to a small difference of the blades in pitch, planform or both. If a two-blade propeller is mounted to a 6-inch flange with as little as 0.01-inch (ten-thousandths...
Tail Surfaces and Aerodynamic Effects
...arm. Tail Design Considerations The airplane designer must choose the right combination of tail arm, tail area and tail planform to provide the desired characteristics. The most fundamental trade-off is...
Sensenich Goes Composite, Introduces New Ground-Adjustable Prop
...internal-pressure-molded system. According to the company, this production process yields a durable, low-inertia propeller. The propeller is designed with a swept-blade planform for maximum efficiency. The EZ-pitch hub features a...
Wind Tunnel
...of the wing MAC can be achieved by changing the wing planform and introducing a modest amount of wing sweep. One example of this approach is the swept-back upper wings...
Biplane Gold
...the late spring of 2003. Robbie Grove says Phantom’s wings are basic, “hot wire, blue foam” constructions. Robbie started with airfoils and planforms specified by the Phantom team, then calculated...
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