jasonof2000
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Don't forget the B-29'ski, the Tu-4.
I said Super Fortresski.
Don't forget the B-29'ski, the Tu-4.
It would, but bear in mind that it can't ditch on water.
Not off the top of my head, a low wing T tail is going to be preferable to a high wing T tail for downwash and stall reasons.
IIRC doesn't the T-tail suffer in stall performance???
IIRC doesn't the T-tail suffer in stall performance???
why don't they make more of those double rotor copters? no power needed for a tailrotor = more power left to lift?
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_rotor]Wikipedia[/URL] said:A principal disadvantage of the coaxial rotor design is the increased mechanical complexity of the rotor hub - linkages and swashplates for two rotor discs need to be assembled around the rotor shaft, which itself is more complex because of the need to drive two rotor discs in opposite directions. In an elementary engineering sense, the coaxial rotor system is more prone to failure because of the greater number of moving parts and complexity, though the engineering tolerances in aerospace are usually sufficiently precise to mitigate this somewhat. Additionally, while the resulting design has the capacity to be even more maneuverable than a conventional helicopter, achieving this in practice requires some ingenuity.
why don't they make more of those double rotor copters? no power needed for a tailrotor = more power left to lift?