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On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote:
needs a little work. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655 MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those. Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference. Bob K. |
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On Mar 7, 2:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote: needs a little work. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655 MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those. Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference. Bob K. Sure it's not a turbo jet but does that mean it's not a jet? You get a jet of water out of a garden hose. You get a jet of exhaust from a rocket, or a thruster, whu not from a rocket. To quote one source - "This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, and pulse jets." Andy |
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On Mar 7, 2:30*pm, Andy wrote:
On Mar 7, 2:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote: On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote: needs a little work. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655 MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those. Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference. Bob K. Sure it's not a turbo jet but does that mean it's not a jet? *You get a jet of water out of a garden hose. *You get a jet of exhaust from a rocket, or a thruster, whu not from a rocket. To quote one source - "This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, and pulse jets." Andy I was taught that a rocket carried its own O2 source while a jet depends on oxygen from the atmosphere. Bob probably was referring to this distinction which is correct. |
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On Mar 7, 1:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote: needs a little work. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655 MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those. Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference. Bob K. Someone needs to get in touch with Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Aerojet, they have the wrong names! ;^) Marc |
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And in what sense of the word would you call this a "glider"? It
glides as well as a rock...or an F-16 for that matter. |
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On Mar 7, 8:52*pm, JohnDeRosa wrote:
And in what sense of the word would you call this a "glider"? *It glides as well as a rock...or an F-16 for that matter. well, i could say something about a 1-26, but my Cherokee isn't much better... |
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On Mar 7, 7:52*pm, JohnDeRosa wrote:
And in what sense of the word would you call this a "glider"? *It glides as well as a rock...or an F-16 for that matter. Troop gliders were gliders-not sailplanes. |
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On Mar 7, 9:52*pm, JohnDeRosa wrote:
And in what sense of the word would you call this a "glider"? *It glides as well as a rock...or an F-16 for that matter. Well, take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmSNqHckry8 I wonder if you could actually soar that thing on a booming day in Nevada. I wouldn't bet against it. T8 |
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The thing probably isn't much worse than a 2-22 :-)
Anyone know thae actual best L/D for a Komet? Pete "Evan Ludeman" wrote in message ... On Mar 7, 9:52 pm, JohnDeRosa wrote: And in what sense of the word would you call this a "glider"? It glides as well as a rock...or an F-16 for that matter. Well, take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmSNqHckry8 I wonder if you could actually soar that thing on a booming day in Nevada. I wouldn't bet against it. T8 |
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On Mar 8, 8:36*am, "Peter von Tresckow" wrote:
The thing probably isn't much worse than a 2-22 :-) Anyone know thae actual best L/D for a Komet? Pete No idea, but it obviously isn't horrible. The prototypes (less engines) were aero towed during the development program. The "production" Me 163Bs had flight profiles that included significant glides while returning to base. It's a fascinating story, written up in a couple of books and well worth reading. It was by all accounts a really nice handling airplane. I wonder if this was the fastest wooden airplane ever built? It said to have exceeded 1000 km/hr. It was a strictly subsonic aerodynamic design. IIRC, they did fly it up to the point of shock formation and it clearly wasn't going to go well :-). Period film shows Me163s flying at very high speed in the pattern, ca 200 mph. This was done (as I was given to understand) more to minimize exposure to Allied aircraft than of aerodynamic necessity. T8 |
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