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Re: Masters Of The Sky [Re: 360view] #3211432 02/07/24 11:22 AM 02/07/24 11:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,055 Eau Claire, WI Charger727 super stock
Charger727 super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,055 Eau Claire, WI	Originally Posted by 360view Originally Posted by A990 I wish we could see more about the B-24 story because they are virtually ignored. Laminar Flow wing design, PBY, and B-24 all deserve more respect and attention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_Aircraft Wagner, William (1976). Reuben Fleet and The Story of Consolidated Aircraft. Aero Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-8168-7950-8. B-24 used the Davis Wing design

Re: Masters Of The Sky [Re: Charger727] #3211441 02/07/24 11:38 AM 02/07/24 11:38 AM
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360view Moparts resident spammer 3 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,162 USA	we are saying the same thing: quote Only later was the reason for the Davis wing's performance properly understood. Largely through accident, the shape maintained laminar flow further back from its leading edge, to about 20 or 30% of chord compared to the 5 to 20% managed by most airfoil sections of the era. Although later designs greatly improved on this, with some maintaining laminar flow to upwards of 60% of chord, the Davis wing represented a great improvement at the time. end quote an age of great inventors

Re: Masters Of The Sky [Re: 360view] #3211461 02/07/24 12:28 PM 02/07/24 12:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,055 Eau Claire, WI Charger727 super stock
Charger727 super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,055 Eau Claire, WI	Originally Posted by 360view we are saying the same thing: quote Only later was the reason for the Davis wing's performance properly understood. Largely through accident, the shape maintained laminar flow further back from its leading edge, to about 20 or 30% of chord compared to the 5 to 20% managed by most airfoil sections of the era. Although later designs greatly improved on this, with some maintaining laminar flow to upwards of 60% of chord, the Davis wing represented a great improvement at the time. end quote an age of great inventors granted, but the Davis is unique compared to other laminar flow designs - it was dropped after WW2, too much high-speed drag

Re: Masters Of The Sky [Re: Charger727] #3217323 03/01/24 06:15 PM 03/01/24 06:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,762 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,762 A collage of whims	Well, this is weird: Signed up for Apple streaming, watched the 1st 3 episodes, but suddenly can't watch anything on Apple. Troubleshooting process says there's nothing wrong, still subscribed, but can't play. So, adios Apple - I'm not gonna be driven nuts. Anyone else have this problem ?

Re: Masters Of The Sky [Re: Charger727] #3217392 03/02/24 03:36 AM 03/02/24 03:36 AM
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Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,157 Bend,OR USA	Piper Comanche had laminar flow wings, I'm not sure about some of their other models having that wing design or not. I bought my PA24-250 in 1991 and flew it around 900 hours, it was a great cross country airplane (185+ MPH average cruise speed ) not so good for the short $100.00 hamburger hops. Long wings and little drag made it a challenge for me to learn how to land it well after learning to fly in high wing low HP trainers Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

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