On Sunday, Apr 27, 2008, at 16:28 US/Pacific, Graham Singleton wrote:
> I only have two piks of the outrigger;
Graham,
Thanks for these piks...very intriguing...would you venture an opinion
as to the implications of airflow disruption around the embedded rod
and wheel on the underside of the wing?
I believe the Kennedy/Gladstone Europa also has elec. retracts on its
outriggers.
While I've marveled at the standard mechanical retraction mechanism, it
certainly isn't simple, but as far as I know, it has generally
performed quite well (with some notable exceptions posted on this
list). I've considered that deviating from the standard outrigger was
beyond my expertise, but maybe not.
FWIW, I've prototyped a fully enclosed outrigger fairing, but no flight
tests as yet; see piks below.
Fred
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