On 4/24/06, Berndt, Jon S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heh. The Custer Channel Wing? I was wondering if anyone would get around > to that one. > > Jon > Actually it's a cross between the Channelwing and the Moeller Aircar. It uses the channel like the Channelwing, but uses 4 of them like the Aircar. The big difference is the level of complexity, the channel allows for much less complexity than the Aircar's ducted fans with deflecting vanes, and also has much higher lift than the Aircar for the horsepower. The Aircar has about 400 to lift less payload than a channelwing at 100. From what I recall, the Aircar is dead if it loses power (no glide) but a channelwing lifter has wings that allow a controlled descent, even if it is at a rather high rate of speed. I want to model this to see how it could be flown.
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