[NSRCA-discussion] Strange looking plane from Patrick Lemonnier

[flyintexan at houston.rr.com]

Don't forget the addition of weight too.

Funny, Nat's plane doesn't pitch or roll in KE...

----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:26 am
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Strange looking plane from Patrick 
Lemonnier
To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> Yes, they couldn't get it right the first time.
> 
> All of those little aerodynamic "thingys" are tacked on during 
> certificationbecause the original design was lacking in one aspect 
> or another.
> 
> Why else would you add drag and complexity to a perfectly functioning
> airplane?
> 
> 
> On 1/22/07, White, Chris <chris at ssd.fsi.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi Dean,
> >
> > Just curious, but do you think we could learn anything from RAC 
> about flow
> > dynamics considering all the aerodynamic devices hung on the 
> Beech 1900
> > D???:)
> >
> > ChrisJ
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> > nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *Dean 
Pappas
> > *Sent:* Monday, January 22, 2007 9:43 AM
> > *To:* NSRCA Mailing List
> > *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Strange looking plane from 
Patrick
> > Lemonnier
> >
> >
> >
> > Now that is funny!
> >
> > Why, you ask? Because just yesterday I was on the phone with 
> Matt K. and
> > said to him that the vertical part of the flow straightener 
> (translation for
> > canaliser) was not really necessary. I said that the basic 
> purpose is to
> > make the airflow track down the length of the tailcone, rather 
> than spilling
> > around the top, as the plane is yawed. That improves both 
> pitching behavior
> > and knife edge power. When I get the needed weather, I will hang 
> a little
> > straightener on the Funtana to see what happens to its strong 
> push to the
> > belly in K.E. What about chine strips? I'll have to try that, as 
> they> could be less ugly, and even add structural stiffness.
> >
> > later,
> >
> > Dean
> >
> >
> >
> > Dean Pappas
> > Sr. Design Engineer
> > Kodeos Communications
> > 111 Corporate Blvd.
> > South Plainfield, N.J. 07080
> > (908) 222-7817 phone
> > (908) 222-2392 fax
> > d.pappas at kodeos.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> > nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]*On Behalf Of 
> *JonLowe at aol.com> *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:13 PM
> > *To:* nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> > *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Strange looking plane from Patrick 
> Lemonnier>
> > The lastest incarnation of PL Products has a very strange plane 
> called the
> > Axial.  Take a look.  This makes the t-canalizer look good by 
> comparison.>
> >
> >
> > http://www.patricklemonnier.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > Jon Lowe
> >
> >
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> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Keith Hoard
> Collierville, TN
> khoard at gmail.com
>