<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi Ed,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The characteristics posessed by the Aries (shameless, huh?). Seriously, the cheek cowls are the tip of the iceberg. Parasitic drag, tail drag, thicker TEs, laminar flow (no turbulence generators at the front of the plane), are all contributors. </font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"Ed Deaver" <divesplat1@msn.com></b></font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org</font>
<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">04/19/2003 02:01 AM</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">So flying at 1/2 throttle will conserve fuel. The Olympian I've flown the <br>
past several years was quite unsteady at slower air speeds. The new Oly <br>
MEdal with cheek cowls handles the slow speed much better but on a windy day <br>
still get buffetted terribly, which a little more throttle can help.<br>
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My question is what characteristics in a plane allow it to be more "stable" <br>
at slow speeds, allowing more throttle management? CG, Wing/stab thickness, <br>
wing area, etc.<br>
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Thanx in advance<br>
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