Re: flying like Bill Gowen & Bernie Hunt

From: Bill <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:30:24 -0000

It isn't true? You mean I've been wasting all these years? What a downer!

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Warthodson@... wrote:
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> Bill,
> Thanks, again. At least your theory seems to make sense, even if it isn't true.
> Gary
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> From: Bill <wdgowen_at_...>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, Aug 12, 2012 1:57 pm
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: flying like Bill Gowen
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> Gary
> Bernie Hunt is the guilty party here. He was reported to do propeller tests on a whirling arm test rig that showed improved efficiency in propeller thrust when the plane of the prop circle was perpendicular to the flight path. It was also related to the development of the droop boom models - which BTW were a lot more extreme than the ones I fly.
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> As I usually try to add - there are lots of people who believe in the "traditional" setup and do very well with it. And there is almost no one who uses the setup that I use. Maybe the success I've had is just all luck - or maybe it's because of several small things adding up to just enough of an advantage to make a difference (my preferred explanation).
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Received on Mon Aug 13 2012 - 15:30:26 CEST