re: "Sammy Super Slippery Shroud" Try "spats" as in "Sammy's Super Slippery Spats"... :-)

Paul, My ACAD 14 wouldn't open the file: Unknown value "AC1015" encountered in drawing version. Error 4 in drawing header on line 8. Invalid or incomplete DXF input -- drawing discarded. David J. Gall

Bill, One can't add flaps to a Q2, the Q2 already has flaps. They're on the front wing. We just call 'em the "elevator" and use them more frequently than regular airplanes use theirs. That, and we cal

Gordon, BellSouth lost much of their newer switching equipment for the 407 and 772 area codes in the hurricanes last year and are still rebuilding the network in that area. The existing network is old

Dave, Check the last few pages of "superq.pdf" in the files area on the Q-LIST Yahoo Group. There's info there on the props used for the Rotax 503 conversion, and you can figure out the prop clearance

Try abebooks.com: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?imagefield.x=0&an=hoerner&tn=fluid+dynamic&imagefield.y=0 ...Or eBay.... David J. Gall

Sam, Also, take a look at http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/reports/1936/naca-report-540/. David J. Gall

Sam, Without surveying the literature: According to Hoerner's "Fluid Dynamic Drag" page 8-12, there's a chart that appears to show best drag reduction for fillet radii between 4% and 8% of the chord.

Argh, i don't like the plaintext :) password -- 83351

James, Good advice, except that I would strongly discourage the use of expanding foam. The foam in the canard is structural and must be repaired in accordance with chapter three of the plans. People h

Keith, I would very much like to read whatever you write about your Linamar P220 experience, including the simple things like where to get them and model numbers, etc. Perhaps you could do a write-up

That formula is: W/b^2<=0.62 lb/ft^2 Translated, it's "weight divided by span squared is less than or equal to 0.62 pounds per square foot." This is not a regulatory formula, and is not the only crite

Bob, Thanks for the excellent article. David J. Gall

1G in bending (and 1G in shear) in an end-loaded condition does NOT equal 4.4G in bending (and 4.4G in shear) in a distributed load condition.... ASSuming a constant cross-section (depth) spar and a U

Sorry, Peter, Even if "proper procedure" were followed and the tailwheel alighted first, it occurs to me that the tailwheel deflection still would have been excessive for the amount of directional aut

Paul, Thaks for the invitation, but I must decline. I have plenty of thoughts on the issue, but I am categorically refusing to enter this debate. Look to the development of the B-17 for some clues, th

Peter, I must disagree. Sorry, but I just do NOT accept "pilot error" when so many similar airplanes have suffered the same fate at the hands of so many different pilots. IF the original design were c

Oops, that wasn't supposed to say [OFF-LIST]. My bad.

[OFF-LIST] Geoff, "I don't see a reason...." <---- That will be your epitaph. Okay, I'm not very convincing. In that case, I'll start with analysis and progress right on through to the thrashing. Let

I love it when a plan works. THANK YOU BOB MALECHEK!!! And thank you, Phil, for the follow-up seventeen years later. Here's the original report: From Nov./Dec. 1987 Q-Talk issue #6, p. 7: "Q-2 TIPS "B