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March 19th 15, 04:46 PM
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Proairsport. New ultra light glider/airplane
At 14:38 19 March 2015, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 07:22:27 -0700, Bruce Hoult wrote: Why, other than the weight of the electric motor and battery? Wheelspin around the liftoff speed would kill acceleration and may lengthen the takeoff run, especially on wet grass. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | The aircraft sits on its mainwheels and nosewheel - the wing has a negative angle of attack, no lift produced. Throughout the acceleration this condition is maintained, until rotation speed is reached. Independence, Operational Convenience, Simplicity, Lower Cost. Questions to me via website. R 
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