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Title: Strange Canard design
Post by: Larry Renger on September 07, 2010, 09:35:25 AM

This one wasn't a 1/2A, but that seems to be where we are discussing them.  Model Airplane News, April 1951

Title: Re: Strange Canard design
Post by: Tim Wescott on September 07, 2010, 10:39:42 AM

BV 141 meets Burt Rutan?

Title: Re: Strange Canard design
Post by: Bill Adair on September 07, 2010, 02:18:45 PM

Larry,

My PDF reader displayed it upside down. To rotate the view hold SHIFT, and CTRL, then press + (-) to rotate.

Definitely different, and a flight report would be very interesting.

Bill

Title: Re: Strange Canard design
Post by: john e. holliday on September 07, 2010, 04:33:56 PM

I did the rotate before I seen your post.  Blood kept running to my head while trying to read it.   LL~ LL~ It is unusual.  Looks like a speed plane. H^^

Title: Re: Strange Canard design
Post by: jim gilmore on September 08, 2010, 02:22:31 PM

Looks like a speed model basedon the luft  models.
Something cooked up in the closing days of Germany.

Title: Re: Strange Canard design
Post by: John Rist on September 08, 2010, 03:19:09 PM

Per John e. Holliday

"Every body knows the speed of light.  What is the speed of dark?"

I am not sure but you could find out by measuring a burnt out LED.


Having Fun

Title: Re: Strange Canard design
Post by: Jeffrey Olijar on September 14, 2010, 09:18:56 PM

˙ǝɯ ɹoɟ dn ǝpıs ʇɥbıɹ sɐʍ ʇı ˙˙˙ʇnoqɐ buıʞןɐʇ ǝɹɐ sʎnb noʎ ʇɐɥʍ ʍouʞ ʇ,uop ı

I Imagine that it was a pain to get started with the elevator in the way.