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    10/23 Raptor Video

    I have flown two, albeit briefly, from the right seat. There are armrests built into the doors, so the arm is supported. The control forces are high enough in both axes that I think it's less likely to have inadvertent coupling than something with lighter controls; these higher forces also...
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    10/23 Raptor Video

    I don't disagree in general, but am curious as to why you think it's only marginally useful. Could you expound a bit, please? While, unless directly tested as you mention, it cannot indicate absolute margin to deep stall, it can, presuming a proper test program and the aircraft is operated...
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    Scrappy’s Landing Gear Wings - Yay or Nay?

    It's probably done via SolidWorks, which is what Mike said he did all his modeling in. Sketches on flat planes can be projected onto curved surfaces or faces. And the curved surfaces (or do a zero offset surface on a solid face) can be flattened via a built in surface feature called "Surface...
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    Scrappy’s Landing Gear Wings - Yay or Nay?

    I think those short wings are going to be substantial source of interference drag thanks to the fabric covered lower arms just below his "winged" arms. And they're partially in the prop wash; this will increase the drag and may have some other interesting effects coupled with power. In his...
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