<div>So.. removing the need to look down to land... would a reverse stagger bipe be unthinkable for pattern needs?</div> <div> </div> <div>I remember the Hot Canary... wing sat on the top of the fuse and the spacing was minimal.</div> <div> </div> <div>Chuck<BR><BR><B><I>shinden1@cox.net</I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hey Ron thanks,<BR>Remember back in the 70`s there was a very cool model called the "HOT CANARY" it was a hot dog airplane made for aerobatics , and fun flys<BR>with the lower wing forward a reall handfull to fly<BR>may-be we can revive it for pattern <G><BR>Bryan<BR><BR><BR>---- Ron Van Putte <VANPUTTE@COX.NET>wrote: <BR>> Since the top wing affects the bottom wing more than the other way <BR>> around and, based on the way downwash works, the top wing affects the <BR>> bottom wing even more when the top wing is in front of the bottom <BR>>
wing. So,you'd think all biplanes would have the top wing behind the <BR>> bottom wing, like in the Staggerwing Beech. However, pilots have a <BR>> peculiar desire to look down on either side of the fuselage and it's <BR>> a lot easier for them if the top wing is forward of the bottom wing.<BR>> <BR>> Ron VP<BR>> <BR>> On May 30, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Charles Hochhalter wrote:<BR>> <BR>> ><BR>> > What is the aerodynamic advantage to putting the top wing forward <BR>> > on a biplane as opposed to the Beech Saggerwing design?<BR>> ><BR>> > Just curious... looking for some good discussion.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Chuck<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> > http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>>
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