New
Edition 6

New buttons:

New pages:

  • section weird designs; proned pilots

Corrected info on existing pages:

  • all pages: all text have been checked by a programma.
  • theory: formula 43 (calculation of Reynolds number with metres and m/s)

Added info to existing pages:

  • section weird designs; parasites (1 remark from Lars Mathiesen, 1 airplane added (USS Acron) after remark from Frédéric Grosshans, remark from Erik Bakker)
  • section weird designs; twins (1, remark from Erik Bakker, 1 remark from Donald Fulford, he mentions another twin I didn't know, but we both lack further data, 1 airplane added (Arado P530))
  • section weird designs; asymetrical designs (1 remark from Erik Bakker about the A-10)
  • section weird desings; tandems (2 airplanes added: Lee Richards annular wing and Ben Browns Pusher)
  • section weird desings; tandems (quote about problems and solutions in Mignet HM-14 design; 5 airplanes added: Sunny, Gull, Croses (2), Lederlin, Piel)
  • section weird designs; low aspect ratio (1 question answered by Andrew Stagg)
  • section weird designs; giants (1 own remark)
  • section few of my thoughts; birdwing (1 remark from Serge Krauss)

Added links:

  • Site about asymmetrical airplanes: http://geocities.com/asymmetrics/ 
  • Site with reports on SWIFT (footlaunched flying wing sailplane) 
  • Site with reports on Millennium (footlaunched flying wing hangglider)
  • Several sites about tandems (www.flyingflea.org, pouduciel.free.fr, pouduciel.decollage.org)

Status questions, remarks:

  • ? (unanswered questions): 14 (go see theory and weird designs)
  • Q/A (answered questions): 5 (thanks, guys)
  • R (remarks): 10 (thanks, guys)

Edition 5 (summer 2000)

New buttons:

  • Museumvisits
  • Say what?

New pages:

  • Say what? (explaining aviation words)
  • Museumvisits
  • Twins
  • Low aspect ratio
  • Pelican (a French Flying wing)

Added info to existing pages:

  • section weird designs; asymetric airplanes (1 remark)
  • section weird designs; flying wings (3 pictures (Utopia, Pelican, BV 212 model))
  • section weird designs; parasites (5 remarks)
  • section weird designs; tandem (2 pictures (Mignet Cordouan))
  • section few of my thoughts; birdwing (4 pictures added)

Status questions, remarks:

  • ? (unanswered questions): 10 (go see theory and weird designs)
  • Q/A (answered questions): 4 (thanks, guys)
  • R (remarks): 8 (thanks, guys)

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