mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 30, 2013 8:01:36 GMT -8
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Post by vikx on Nov 30, 2013 22:39:47 GMT -8
Love the body shape! Thanks, Larry.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 1, 2013 16:47:05 GMT -8
Love the body shape! Thanks, Larry. Yep, that's the old "bread loaf" shape. And I really like the airplane. I've jumped out of quite a few DC-3s. I think that is a DC-2. |
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Post by bigbill on Dec 1, 2013 19:10:59 GMT -8
Hey Larry how do you like those square windows on the front of the plane? Probably knocked 5 or 10 MPH off the top end.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 1, 2013 20:54:32 GMT -8
Hey Larry how do you like those square windows on the front of the plane? Probably knocked 5 or 10 MPH off the top end. Well they are angled back. And the entire fuselage is a wing kinda like the Shuttle. The things are way over powered and gas was cheap back then. They had a very low stall speed which is a good thing. Means they could slow way down by "flying dirty" (gear and flaps down) and that made it easier for us to get out without a huge wind blast. That's my back side you are looking at closest to the camera. See the bottom of the wing where the fuse is attached? The wings are attached on the outside of the engines. The rest of that bottom is fuselage. And look at the flying area on that tail! Geesh... A couple of little windows mean nothing to this aircraft LOL.  |
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Post by bigbill on Dec 2, 2013 5:03:22 GMT -8
Yes they had a huge amount of lift due to the wing and tail design, but if you put it in a wind tunnel and tested it as you see it then installed a modern design windshield you would be amazed at the difference in the drag coefficient at higher speeds. As you said when that plane was built they were more concerned with lift than speed and fuel usage was not a factor. Short runways made lift a strong requirement, and low stall speeds made many things easier.
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