On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Marc Gellart wrote: > converge. Airliners all look alike now, 2 engines etc;
Except for those with 4 engines. And winglets. And engines on the tail/inboard/combo. > sailplanes all have swept leading edges, t-tails, etc. Except for those with V tails or cross tails. > The canard is a feasable concept, but > for a certain goals does not result in the most effecient ship, maybe safer > under certain conditions, but even then they are not a total fix (they may > not stall in the typical sense, but they can sure fall from the sky under > the right circumstance). The Starship was a great concept, and one cool > looking airplane, but the Kingaire for the money was a much more "feasable" > answer for most. Technical evolution, the market, and consumer tastes are > tough task masters and the canard just did not quite make the grade in the > game. So you're saying that the Viggen and Eurofighter are no good and behind the times? No, no, this nut ain't yet cracked. And when it is, I'll have to find a new art. -J > Marc > > -----Original Message----- > From: glidergeek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RCSE] Canards-- what a canard!!! > > > Okay, all you aero junkies: > > When I was a kid, Burt Rutan was everybody's hero, and the canard > planform was the answer to everyone's quest for maximum efficiency. > You know the argument, the canard up front has a lifting force in the > upward direction, and the wing also has a lifting force in the upward > direction, where a conventional stabilizer back at the tail must > endure an efficiency-consuming download to counter the lift/weight > couple. Canards resist the stall because the forward 'wing' stalls > before the main wing can stall, the downwash from the forward 'wing' > induces just the right downward flow for the upward swing into the > leading edge of the main wing, etc., etc. > > So, WHERE ARE ALL THE CANARDS???? Why do all the World Class > sailplanes with a glide ratio of close to 60 to 1 have conventional > tails? Why do all the pylon racers at Reno have a conventional > tail? Why do all the corporate jets and fighter planes and RPVs and > bush planes and flying boats and puddlejumpers and just-about- > everything-else all have conventional tails? > > The Rutan Vari-Eze was supposed to be the shape of things to come. > In the years since, the Beech Starship has fallen into ignonimity and > the Solitaire is a relic of the fanciful notions of the past. WHERE > ARE ALL THE CANARDS??? > > Don't even get me started on flying wings! > > Don Bailey > Snohomish WA > > 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]
