Mark wrote: ..I can't fathom why anybody would want to reengineer the KR wing when one of the world's sharpest wing specialists has already designed one especially for this airplane, with reduced drag and increased speed one of the top priorities, while maintaining the docile stall characteristics of the stock RAF48. Just my opinion though... My reply is: "My thoughts exactly"
Richard Alps, from the Denver area ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Langford To: KRnet Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Re: KR>airfoil design Lloyd Schultz wrote:I can't fathom why anybody would want to reengineer the KR wing when one of the world's sharpest wing specialists has already designed one especially for this airplane, with reduced drag and increased speed one of the top priorities, while maintaining the docile stall characteristics of the stock RAF48. Just my opinion though... > of the most docile airplanes out there. I can't help thinking that making a > "sweet"-flying wing is like baking a really good pastry...it's as much a result > of the chef's ability as the vitals used. No? I knew somebody would make this point. The aircraft factories that used this airfoil had a lot more expertise in taming aerodynamic problems than the guy who asked the question. I get the impression that anybody asking for airfoil advice probably isn't going to be a "chef" with a lot of ability. Now if he wants to learn all the tricks of the aero engineering trade, he's welcome to do it. He asked for opinions, I gave mine. He can do whatever he wants, but I can't fathom why anybody would want to reengineer the KR wing when one of the world's sharpest wing specialists has already designed one especially for this airplane, with reduced drag and increased speed one of the top priorities, while maintaining the docile stall characteristics of the stock RAF48. Just my opinion though... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
