by TinKicker » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:58 pm
NOW I get it! The steel frame will better withstand the stress of takeoff and the impact of landing while being towed by the airplane!
I thought you might miss out on seeing the countryside doing it that way but heck...you'll see ALL the countryside!
Way back I asked a general question about whether anyone had ever studied the aerodynamic lift of a teardrop going down the road, since it's shaped like a wing. I guess you've done an end run around the mathematicians and just gone and proved it. I like how the last picture shows the "flap" in the up position.
Kelsey
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Go ahead and get your project started because it's just like having kids...if you wait to start until you're skilled enough or rich enough, you'll never do it. And just look at what you'd miss!
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In planning any project you've never attempted before, always allow for the three three's: It will take you three times longer, three times more material, and three times more money than you thought.
