Oz Report
Volume 22, Number 116Monday, June 11 2018
Quest Air, Sheets airfield, Groveland, Florida, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
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Pliable Moose Three big numbers Giving the passengers a thrill
Pliable Moose
Fri, Jun 8 2018, 7:40:31 am MDTWilliam "Billo" Olive
Gary writes:
Experimental Pliable Moose Shearwater, circa late '74. 38% higher AR than anything at the time.
There were two folds per side, with the inner fold in the vertical plane only (not too evident from this shot) and the outer fold in both vertical and horizontal planes (latter quite evident right wing in photo). The two folds are defined by the axes of the brown undersurface on either side of the orange panels in this pic. Making the double surface sail conform cleanly to the geometry of the planform was a real trick but came out nicely on first try. The lift distribution was tailored toward a bell shaped curve, similar to the superb work Al Bowers at NASA has been doing with the Prandtl D Wing. The DT was not so penalized by the twist distribution of rogallo derivatives with significant billow, yet it had billow that allowed for very benign parachute type landings.
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Three big numbers
Fri, Jun 8 2018, 7:41:23 am MDTManfred Ruhmer
Last weekend, Digifly USA and Digifly Europe met during the last day of the 31st edition of the Valerio Albrizio Trophy that takes place every year in Laveno (Italy)!
Among the many nice things that day, one of the highlights of our meeting was getting together with Manfred Ruhmer and handing him his brand new Digifly AIR BT with Pitot System.
We are extremely happy and proud of having Manfred on board.
What, no pitot tube, at least in the picture?
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Giving the passengers a thrill
Fri, Jun 8 2018, 8:11:46 am MDTFacebook|Quest Air
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