At 03:45 PM 10/2/2003, John Erickson wrote:
The ICON is a different
story. I can do speed runs with that plane that are stealth quiet. Clean
frame, clean foil. Probably well over 100 mph.
I measured this once with an ICON Lite with no ballast, sorry to say it was
only about 92 or 93 mph in a st
At 11:59 AM -0700 10/2/03, WE Johns wrote:
I started thinking a bit about flying and I have two questions.
First, how far out do folks fly when at the raggedy edge of common
senseor beyond. I personally have seen planes so far out you
could not actually see the plane, simply the periodic fl
Bill,
I am answering in spite of not being an expert!
On your first question, I have hard data. When my vision was a little bit
better, I was able to fly my plane about 1 mile away from me. I know because
I have lost planes and then refound them with a GPS, which gives me the
separation of the st
e that are stealth quiet. Clean
frame, clean foil. Probably well over 100 mph.
JE
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Erickson Architects
John R. Erickson, AIA
> From: WE Johns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:59:03 -0700
> To: RCSE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [RCSE] two questions fro
I started thinking a bit about flying and I have two questions.
First, how far out do folks fly when at the raggedy edge of common
senseor beyond. I personally have seen planes so far out you could not
actually see the plane, simply the periodic flash of reflection off the
leading edge r
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