Not so odd. That is the accepted 'planform' for FAI combat and FAI Team Race (control line). Regis -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hewett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:43 AM To: Dennis Phelan Cc: Soaring List Subject: Re: [RCSE] Twist on Forward Swept Wing Dennis- You're talking about Pat Bowman's "JW"'s. Incredible performance. They don't even seem like foamies, but they are. Another friend just built a composite one, and I'm waiting to hear his reports of its DS qualities, especially after the high winds in the Berkeley Hills lately. Check out the "JW"'s, you'll be impressed with the performance. And yes, as you said, they seem "odd". Scott Dennis Phelan wrote: > Dudes, > Consider a plank wing with a straight LE, TE swept forward. > It seems like twist should be the reverse of a sweptback wing and be > more positive at the tips. It also seems odd. > > Since this is a relatively stable planform, is it the right way to > go? > > The spreadsheet doesn't help me on this. > > Whaddayathink? > > ===== > Dennis Phelan > In a crisis, you don't rise to occasion. > You sink to the level of your training. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > http://shopping.yahoo.com/ > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
