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Re: Drat Soarer (2nd lego glider)
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:39:52 GMT
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> Daron,
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> Congrats on the continued development, but I don't know why you want to make a
> biplane, except for kicks.
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> The most efficient wing, from a drag reducing perspective, is a long thing one
> (think gliders, and MacReady's man powered planes). Short stubby biplanes wings
> have a lot of drag, and the only reason biplanes existed were because materials
> and design weren't advanced enough in the early days of aviation to make safe,
> strong monoplanes.
Thanks, and I want a biplane because I think its an easier design with lego then
the long wings. Legos have all ways been weaker when they are spread out, even
the wing design I currently use bends towards the end, if I extend it out it
would bend even more. With a biplane I can get the extra lift from the wing with
out the extra strain from the long wings. I will try making a longer wing, I'm
just afraid that legos are not strong enough at long distances just like back
then they could not make strong monoplanes. I know I could make it strong
enough, but that adds more wieght to the design and I really need to keep the
wieght down as much as I can inorder to eventually try powered flight.
Daron
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| (...) Daron, Congrats on the continued development, but I don't know why you want to make a biplane, except for kicks. The most efficient wing, from a drag reducing perspective, is a long thing one (think gliders, and MacReady's man powered planes). (...) (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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