MORE random pics......

[KNS]

^^ Pond Racer. I remember that, it was supposed to take on the unlimiteds at Reno, had Nissan V6 engines if I recall. Very fast and very loud.

[GH85Carrera]

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by KNS

^^ Pond Racer. I remember that, it was supposed to take on the unlimiteds at Reno, had Nissan V6 engines if I recall. Very fast and very loud.

Yup, it just too bad an engine malfunction caused a Rutan design to crash, it had great potential. It’s intent was to introduce this type of design into the “Unlimited Class” and essentially preserving the vintage rare warbirds.
https://youtu.be/0p7iNuTe3w0


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[GH85Carrera]

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Just hanging around?

[GH85Carrera]

[Sarc]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Julia Mancuso, I know those skis anywhere.

[Heel n Toe]

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I was going to guess Lindsey Vonn

[GH85Carrera]

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by Sarc

Julia Mancuso, I know those skis anywhere.

I'm surprised no one has asked for your man card after that line. I guess we all knew you meant to put your comment in green.
Random yet related

[john70t]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Another great design also lost in a crash at Reno.

Question for the pilots:
In my flight sim the RedBull P-38 propellers are opposite-rotating. Both travel upwards past the center cockpit/nacelle.

But this entry indicates that is impossible:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-82_Twin_Mustang
Initially, the left engine was a V-1650-23 with a gear reduction box to allow the left propeller to turn opposite to the right propeller, which was driven by the more conventional V-1650-25. In this arrangement both propellers would turn upward as they approached the center wing, which in theory would have allowed better single-engine control. This proved not to be the case when the aircraft refused to become airborne during its first flight attempt.

Is there something special about the F-82 layout that changes the airflow patterns?

[flipper35]

This gives a better explanation why.

[john70t]

Thx.
So the two propellers push air into the center, creating a high pressure zone to disrupt the airflow underneath, which affects the vacuum over the wing?
Chain reaction thing?

[tcar]

The P-38 does not really have a large 'center wing' to stall like the F-82 does... I read that's the difference.

And what wing there is in the center is separated by the cockpit, so the props don't interfere with each other.

[GH85Carrera]

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by john70t

Thx.
So the two propellers push air into the center, creating a high pressure zone to disrupt the airflow underneath, which affects the vacuum over the wing?
Chain reaction thing?

X-Plane?

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I don't know much about skiing but I know what I like...

[john70t]

I wish I had started my flight sim journey...with 64bit...more than 4MB RAM max...more than one CPU core...free-photo scenery...gorgeous...lightweight X-Plane.
It is actually the devil FSX.
The bane of my very existence.

[Racerbvd]