Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-28 Thread Future Aviation Pty . Ltd .
ber 2017 5:37 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R > > I attended a talk by Gerhard Waibel about 10 years ago (or maybe 15 years > ago). > > Among other things he talked about the wing fuselage intersec

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-28 Thread Matthew Scutter
; > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] *On > Behalf Of *Peter Champness > *Sent:* Thursday, 28 December 2017 5:37 PM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R > > > > I attended

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-28 Thread Ross McLean
:37 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R I attended a talk by Gerhard Waibel about 10 years ago (or maybe 15 years ago). Among other things he talked about the wing fuselage intersection drag. His idea was to raise the wing

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-27 Thread Mike Borgelt
I've seen a photo of a Std Cirrus where that was done. Just the pylon, no struts. mid 1970s. Mike At 05:36 PM 12/28/2017, you wrote: I attended a talk by Gerhard Waibel about 10 years ago (or maybe 15 years ago). Among other things he talked about the wing fuselage intersection drag.Â

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-27 Thread Peter Champness
I attended a talk by Gerhard Waibel about 10 years ago (or maybe 15 years ago). Among other things he talked about the wing fuselage intersection drag. His idea was to raise the wing on a thin pylon more than 200mm above the fuselage and then support the wing with struts! I thought that was

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-27 Thread Mike Borgelt
Yes, as Bernard said there are other composite sailplanes with high wings. Phoebus C, Std Jantar 2/3, ASW 15. However have another look at the Mu 31, the fuselage cross section in particular where at around pilot shoulder height it necks in. This is more like the Weihe, Meise (Olympia),

Re: [Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-25 Thread Ron Sanders
what does that mean?? On 26 December 2017 at 11:20, Adam Woolley wrote: > > ___ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > >

[Aus-soaring] ASG29R

2017-12-25 Thread Adam Woolley
___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring