I’m not convinced the wheel was up looking at that video. I think it might actually have had the wheel down.
Cath On 30 Aug 2014, at 8:07 pm, dennis hipperson <dennishipper...@gmail.com> wrote: > Except in this case no sucking down was evident, nor was any bouncing into > the air and > plunging nose first as someone mentioned. > > Dennis > > On 29/08/14 2:52 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: >> At 02:39 PM 29/08/2014, you wrote: >>> Surely there are so many variables (fuselage shape, surface of water, C of >>> G position, etc) that almost every case would be different. >>> >>> I'm sure there would be examples of gear up & gear down examples succeeding >>> and failing. >>> >>> Nick. >>> >> >> It is my understanding that the point of putting the gear down is to act as >> a spoiler. See here: >> >> http://www.av8n.com/how/htm/spins.html#sec-teaspoon-effect >> >> Think of the bottom of the fuselage as the convex side of the teaspoon in >> the demo and as it hits the water it gets sucked down. >> There is a reason that hydroplanes, flying boats and seaplane floats have a >> step. >> >> 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 >> Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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