Bi planes. What's the point?

[KNS]

The Skybolt has got to be one of the best looking biplanes around. I remember seeing one with a dark blue fuselage and silver wings, I fell in love right there.

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

what kind of bracing would that top wing require? IOW how is it secured to the frame?

Looks like it is just a cantilever wing like the lower one. There are probably some substantial structural members inside the cabin area, though.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Looks like it is just a cantilever wing like the lower one. There are probably some substantial structural members inside the cabin area, though.

Yep--cantilever wings. They were all composite construction. I'd imagine they had no more internal bracing than any other composite aircraft.

Seats 6 and the standard plant was a 450hp P&W.

Guess I will have to keep dreamin'...

[RWebb]

when does a canard qualify as a bi-plane?

[tcar]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

I love bipes. The first time I saw the Lionheart homebuilt my heart skipped a few beats. Sadly they're out of production so I will probably never have the opportunity to build one.

Think Beechcraft Staggerwing from the 30's...

Unabashed semi-copy.

http://staggerwingrestoration.blogspot.com/


And the Skybolt is just a Pitts Special copy IMO.

[stealthn]

I would take a pitts special in a heart beat, amazing what a skilled pilot can do with them

[cashflyer]

Originally Posted by RWebb

when does a canard qualify as a bi-plane?

When it's a canard biplane with a bi-winged canard structure??


When is a biplane not a biplane?
When it is a sesquiplane, such as the Nieuport 10.

[cockerpunk]

at low speeds and low power to weight ratios more wing gives you more lift

[fred cook]

I have always liked the bi planes. One of my favorites is the Stagger Wing Beechcraft. I saw one at an airshow some years ago and immediately fell in love with it. An older gentleman in the town where I live used to have a restored military Stearman trainer done up in the WWII blue and yellow colors. Very nice.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by RWebb

when does a canard qualify as a bi-plane?

When it's a Quickie? (So, so fugly....)

[carambola]

is more or less thrust required to keep a bi-plane aloft?

[cashflyer]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

When it's a Quickie?

Neither a Quickie, nor a Dragonfly, are canard planes or biplanes.

Originally Posted by carambola

is more or less thrust required to keep a bi-plane aloft?

More or less compared to what?
Less thrust is required to keep a Pitts S1 (a biplane) aloft than a DC-3 (a monoplane).
Less thrust is requires to keep a Piper Cub (a monoplane) aloft than a AN-2 (a biplane).

It just depends on what you are comparing.

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

hey man, a wing is a wing

Doesn't matter got lift

[bmcuscgr94]

There used to be a lot of them around where I grew up.



My uncle used to fly them to dust crops, he's the one on the left:

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by cashflyer

Neither a Quickie, nor a Dragonfly, are canard planes or biplanes.

Yeah, yeah, I know. It's a tandem.

It's also fugly.

[Flieger]

I kinda like the quickie actually.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by Flieger

I kinda like the quickie actually.

Hey, there's a butt for every seat, as they say.

Sign me up for a Lionheart...or a SPAD S.XIII.

[MT930]

Nothing Beats an open cockpit Biplane.

Except a Canopy Biplane.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by cashflyer

When it is a sesquiplane, such as the Nieuport 10.

All 'Sesquiplane' means is that one wing (usually the lower) is a lot smaller than the other wing.

[Tobra]

If you were clever, you could find a way to do the wing and struts out of carbon fiber, maybe the whole thing. I bet a little biplane with plenty of motor would be a hoot.