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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
On Jun 17, 7:23 pm, Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
On Jun 17, 12:57 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote: On Jun 16, 10:55 am, Le Chaud Lapin wrote: On Jun 16, 10:08 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote: On Jun 15, 9:16 pm, Le Chaud Lapin wrote: On Jun 15, 6:34 pm, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote: I concur with Dan on his last two posts, yeah that's rare, but anyway... I designed and tested (models) of a fantastic plane, but when I chose between putting my wife and kids in my fantastic plane or into a proven (safe) C172, I chose the C172. Here's why: If my machine cracked up due to a fault in my design, and killed my family except for me, I'd feel obligated to shoot myself, though I wouldn't. That said, build your machine, put it threw it's paces then take on a passenger, who knows what the tag "EXPERMENTAL" means on the side of the A/C, and have fun. Ken- Perhaps there will not be time in my life to see a design realized, but if I were so fortunate, I would probably do just that...get in it myself first. But before doing that, I would let it fly itself over a desert, since controls would be software anyway. That sounds like a good idea. A 1/4 scale is good, it can be powered by a cheap chainsaw motor. Do you have any general ideas for a lay-out yet? -Le Chaud Lapin- If you lived close by, I'd give you some help. I live in Austin, Texas. I'm currently near Vernon BC. Some locals and I have been toying around with the idea of renting a garage for experiments, though I think that is premature. I would rather use something like SolidWorks to create a model to verify that the aircraft would fly first. I do have a vague vision of the form- factor of the aircraft, but as I see it, there are two crucial things that need to be determined before putting both feet in the water: 1. The PAV I envision relies on an unproven, unorthodox hypothesis of the origin of lift. I say concept because there is no weird science involved like anti-gravity machines or anything like that, but if it were to fly, it would require a reaxmination of the prevailing theories. This is the hardest part, and I have been concentrating only on the lift elements. A lot of math and a prototype of certain control surfaces would help. Perhaps a rotary wing? Hah...I realized two nights ago before going to bed that the form of the airfoils about the aircraft is essentially unlimited. What is really important is understanding why there is a net upward force on the airfoil. Once that is understood, the sky is the limit. I have purposely refrained from imagining all the different forms of airfoils for the time being. It would only use brain cycles I must research for tedious problems in number theory at present. But my guess is that the airfoil forms could range from a bland planar to the ultra- exotic. And yes, the standard rotary wing might be a component. Lapin wrote, "standard rotary wing". Nope, we don't that here, it's been done :-)... How about a rotary wing using a bi-plane or tri-plane? Seriously, we could lighten the structure and reduce the blade radius, possibly too, the RPM. What do you think? 2. The second problem is a problem that would be faced by any designer of a PAV, and that is the power source. The PAV I envision would have an extremely high reliance on electrial power (the lift engine itself would rely on electrical power), and this is a hard problem. Conventional fuels, in 2008, still appear to be the most pratical approach, even if the fuel is only used to operate a generator. Interesting, electrics have made good advances, maybe regenerative braking during descent such as some vehicles use while going down hill. Solar cells on the top of the wings are proven practical to keep the batteries up to full charge while sitting on the ground. Does not hurt, if the weight problem can be eliminated. Well I think ICE still has the weight advantage, but at X-mas I bought a few remote controlled electric heliocopters that impressed me. I think a single seat electic helo, with 30 minutes range would sell. Fly to a place where you swap batteries and you're off again, very safe even in bad weather. As far as the engine, I cannot say what it is yet, but can say that it doesn't use an ICE. Mean, Green and Lean! Green is definitely an objective. Electronics is the way to move forward. I was looking at the the Honda Clarity FCX today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FCX_Clarity Apparently they were able to get the size of fuel cell to that of chassis of desktop computer. I was a "process *sales* engineer" for awhile specializing in factory automation, so you don't need to sell me on electronics, that's my job :-). Let's use an ICE in prototype stage, to keep R&D cost down then go greener in evolution. I'd perfer electric because it's quieter. -Le Chaud Lapin- Sounds Good, Regards Ken S. Tucker |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
I love it when great minds come together.
Ken S. Tucker wrote: On Jun 17, 7:23 pm, Le Chaud Lapin wrote: On Jun 17, 12:57 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote: On Jun 16, 10:55 am, Le Chaud Lapin wrote: On Jun 16, 10:08 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote: On Jun 15, 9:16 pm, Le Chaud Lapin wrote: On Jun 15, 6:34 pm, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote: I'd perfer electric because it's quieter. -Le Chaud Lapin- Sounds Good, Regards Ken S. Tucker |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote: I love it when great minds come together. Yeah, and electric/electronic chopper that can sit in your backyard, taking up minimal space that you fly with a flick of a switch quietly so the old bag next door can't hear it over her vibrator. I'm thinking contra-rotating multiple (bi-plane or triplane) helo blades for yaw control, and I'm still working on pitch...easy to do, but's what's best?? I'm also lookin' at an emergency chute that can pop off the top for a 1/2 assed decent, so we might eliminate pitch control on the blades, and make it cheaper and simpler, in case of failure, than having to do reverse auto gyroration. I bet we could form a team of fella's who could create a Limited Liabilty Corporation. That's how Boeing began, 21 guys as I recall. I think we should start a new thread and put this product together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: I love it when great minds come together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker Ken, since you asked I think first and foremost that you have no appreciation for sarcasm. Second, I think your helo wouldn't work for way to many reasons to count. |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
On Jun 18, 2:01 pm, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote: Ken S. Tucker wrote: On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: I love it when great minds come together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker Ken, since you asked I think first and foremost that you have no appreciation for sarcasm. Second, I think your helo wouldn't work for way to many reasons to count. I flew the prototypes they work! Check out it out for yourself. Hell, I'll even send you one. Ken |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
In rec.aviation.piloting Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: I love it when great minds come together. Yeah, and electric/electronic chopper that can sit in your backyard, taking up minimal space that you fly with a flick of a switch quietly so the old bag next door can't hear it over her vibrator. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the greater than an order of magnitude improvements in batteries necessary to do this. Going to hard to keep all that moving air quiet. I'm thinking contra-rotating multiple (bi-plane or triplane) helo blades for yaw control, and I'm still working on pitch...easy to do, but's what's best?? If it is so easy, why do few have it? I'm also lookin' at an emergency chute that can pop off the top for a 1/2 assed decent, so we might eliminate pitch control on the blades, and make it cheaper and simpler, in case of failure, than having to do reverse auto gyroration. Deploying a chute through rotor blades is going to be interesting to say the least. I bet we could form a team of fella's who could create a Limited Liabilty Corporation. That's how Boeing began, 21 guys as I recall. I'm sure you can find others that slept through high school science and haven't a clue. I think we should start a new thread and put this product together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker That you are 12, maybe 13. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On Jun 18, 2:01 pm, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: Ken S. Tucker wrote: On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: I love it when great minds come together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker Ken, since you asked I think first and foremost that you have no appreciation for sarcasm. Second, I think your helo wouldn't work for way to many reasons to count. I flew the prototypes they work! Check out it out for yourself. Hell, I'll even send you one. Ken Here's the prototype for a multi-tasking aircraft. It flies in prototype but I doubt we will see it in full size production. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT60SkXN1UY |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
On Jun 18, 4:46*pm, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote: Here's the prototype for a multi-tasking aircraft. It flies in prototype but I doubt we will see it in full size production. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT60SkXN1UY- Hide quoted text - Hah...nice video. My first inclination of any design would be to reach for modeling software first, something like SolidWorks. Any other approach is too risky, IMO. -Le Chaud Lapin- |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
On Jun 18, 2:35 pm, wrote:
In rec.aviation.piloting Ken S. Tucker wrote: On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: I love it when great minds come together. Yeah, and electric/electronic chopper that can sit in your backyard, taking up minimal space that you fly with a flick of a switch quietly so the old bag next door can't hear it over her vibrator. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the greater than an order of magnitude improvements in batteries necessary to do this. Going to hard to keep all that moving air quiet. I'm thinking contra-rotating multiple (bi-plane or triplane) helo blades for yaw control, and I'm still working on pitch...easy to do, but's what's best?? If it is so easy, why do few have it? It's in production. I'm also lookin' at an emergency chute that can pop off the top for a 1/2 assed decent, so we might eliminate pitch control on the blades, and make it cheaper and simpler, in case of failure, than having to do reverse auto gyroration. Deploying a chute through rotor blades is going to be interesting to say the least. It's patented. The chute is fired off the hub. I bet we could form a team of fella's who could create a Limited Liabilty Corporation. That's how Boeing began, 21 guys as I recall. I'm sure you can find others that slept through high school science and haven't a clue. I'm ok with science, insight is needed. I think we should start a new thread and put this product together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker That you are 12, maybe 13. LOL, I wish! Ken |
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
In rec.aviation.piloting Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On Jun 18, 2:35 pm, wrote: In rec.aviation.piloting Ken S. Tucker wrote: On Jun 18, 11:12 am, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote: I love it when great minds come together. Yeah, and electric/electronic chopper that can sit in your backyard, taking up minimal space that you fly with a flick of a switch quietly so the old bag next door can't hear it over her vibrator. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the greater than an order of magnitude improvements in batteries necessary to do this. Going to hard to keep all that moving air quiet. I'm thinking contra-rotating multiple (bi-plane or triplane) helo blades for yaw control, and I'm still working on pitch...easy to do, but's what's best?? If it is so easy, why do few have it? It's in production. So was "Howard the Duck" and the Yugo. I'm also lookin' at an emergency chute that can pop off the top for a 1/2 assed decent, so we might eliminate pitch control on the blades, and make it cheaper and simpler, in case of failure, than having to do reverse auto gyroration. Deploying a chute through rotor blades is going to be interesting to say the least. It's patented. The chute is fired off the hub. Patents are meaningless as to the value of a concept. I bet we could form a team of fella's who could create a Limited Liabilty Corporation. That's how Boeing began, 21 guys as I recall. I'm sure you can find others that slept through high school science and haven't a clue. I'm ok with science, insight is needed. More like a set of eyeglasses. I think we should start a new thread and put this product together. What do you think? Ken S. Tucker That you are 12, maybe 13. LOL, I wish! OK, 9 or may be 10? -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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