Re: Lakehurst July 4th and 1.4g F1D

From: Kevin Lamers <kevin.lamers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 10:28:39 +0200

Of course, the flight of Brett was without any added complexity. But like
you said the added weight will allow for (and eventually demand in order to
stay competitive) more complex systems.
Besides any new systems or construction techniques that will be used with
the new rules, I highly doubt that an 'old' f1d will be close to optimum.
Considering the huge change in airplane to rubber ratio. So my bet is that
within some time the best time is closer to 35 than to 30.
BTW, maybe vp can be used in a different way, like with f1b: to become more
efficient instead of just reducing the reachable altitude. So vp might also
be interesting for high sites.
Op 9 jul. 2014 02:18 schreef "ykleetx_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction]" <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>:

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> There will not be a few more minutes of flight time. May be one more.
> The max is nearly achieved. That was a super human wind.
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> I don't believe any complexity was needed in achieving this time because
> of the high ceiling. For lower sites, perhaps more complex torque to
> thrust methods will be developed.
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> Composites can be used to add more consistency and durability to the
> components.
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Received on Wed Jul 09 2014 - 01:28:39 CEST