I still like the single main wheel, preferably fixed. Simple, cheaper, robust and can't land wheel up.
Yes it is tipped over at the start of the take off, but wing can be raised as soon as airspeed is sufficient. which might not take long with the wheel motor. Q4. Is the tail wheel stuck on? Seem s like this is a simulation at this stage. Turbofan required instead of turbo jet. Unfortunately nothing on the market yet. On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Mike Borgelt < [email protected]> wrote: > At 07:24 PM 20/04/2015, you wrote: > > Thanks Mike, > > Q1. Main wheels are very close together. Would a wind tip it over? > Single main wheel and wing tip wheels might be better. > > > > Possibly, but single wheel means it is already tipped over. I've thought > about 2 single wheels a little further apart. More complex mechanism. > > > Q2. Where is the jet air intake? > > > > Top of fuselage behind canopy. Pop up intake. > > > > Q3. Is the jet thrust sufficient for climb out? > > > > > > Should be but I'd like a little more while preventing running the engine > at more than 80% thrust for longevity and reliability reasons. > > My rule of thumb is Thrust weight or around .18 to 0.2 so you can get 0.14 > to 0.15 T/W without running engine at 100%. > > Mike > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Mike Borgelt < > [email protected]> wrote: > > VFMG members will have seen this already: http://www.proairsport.com/ > > Looks like PW-5 wings and tailplane, nicer fuselage and some really good > ideas. > > I've though for some time that dual wheels and electric taxiing are a > great idea although I'd have made it a taildragger with steerable tailwheel. > > Mike > > > Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring > instrumentation since 1978 > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel:  07 4635 5784     overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784                : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > *Borgelt Instruments* - > *design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 * > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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