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#1
November 13th 13, 05:24 PM
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Hey Dr. WB: That article about leaving the air cooler was in an April issue of "Flying" magazine, written, I think, by their technical editor, Peter Garrison. Key here is the "April" edition. That article could be related to the "inventions" we see coming out of Ridge Soaring in early April of each year...
:-) Ray Lovinggood Carrboro 
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November 13th 13, 07:08 PM
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Wouldn't powered flaps that could respond fast enough to extract energy from gusts fit in the same category as powered boundary layer suction and be illegal per FAI racing rules?
Kirk 66
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November 14th 13, 12:31 AM
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If the flaps move fast enough, wouldn't they provide thrust, ala a whale's
tail or a gondola? "kirk.stant" wrote in message ... Wouldn't powered flaps that could respond fast enough to extract energy from gusts fit in the same category as powered boundary layer suction and be illegal per FAI racing rules? Kirk 66
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November 14th 13, 03:12 AM
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How about a flexible rudder you could flap like a swim fin? Has that been thought of?
Boggs
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November 14th 13, 05:01 PM
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On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 7:12:49 PM UTC-8, Waveguru wrote:
How about a flexible rudder you could flap like a swim fin? Has that been thought of? Boggs Gary, that would be called sculling............ask Ron about it, I do it all the time. Brad
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#6
November 14th 13, 05:20 PM
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On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:12:49 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
How about a flexible rudder you could flap like a swim fin? Has that been thought of? Boggs Boggs I think you are on to something... Maybe the Duckhawk could use a contraption like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yMeIsmAV-E Save the battery and get some exercise while you stretch out your final glide!
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