REFLECTOR: SPARROW

[Scott Derrick]

Greg,

I've got this bridge for sale?? :-)

Scott

At 11:56 PM 9/11/2004, you wrote:
>...you sure Duane was not just having a little joke John?
>
>- I cannot for the life of me believe that little itty bitty sparrow 
>strainer could do any such thing!
>
>(...I think the reason Velocitys don't graze is simpy that they are 
>usually set up (not all) with just a little more weight forward of the 
>main gear when standing in the horizontal whereas the others wantto take 
>the "rocket stance" (pointed to the moon) until their noses are lowered 
>downward -ie: grazing- when the geometry moves the CG forward of the main 
>wheels). With the XL we played with down here (now owned by Dave Dent who 
>you have all now come to know and love!), I could relatively easily lift 
>the nose and the higher I lifted it, the lighter it appeared to get.
>
>....if anybody knows different to my understanding please squeak up!
>
>Greg in Sydney.
>
>
>>
>>I once asked Duane Swing why it was not necessary to
>>park the Velocity in the "grazing" position since it
>>had the same basic configuration as the other canard
>>planes. He said it was because the "Sparrow Strainer"
>>kept the nose from lifting while parked.
>>                              John
>>
>>
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