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  1. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    Wikipedia is wrong often. Dewoitine 520 was a huge aircraft compared to this diminutive light fighter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.520 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roussel_R-30 0,46 hp/kg vs 0,38 hp/kg. So Roussell R-30 beats the Dewoitine 520 hands down in power to weight...
  2. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    I bet power to weight ratio was understood by then.
  3. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    https://www.aviastar.org/air/france/roussel-30.php https://old-forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/388451-roussel-30/
  4. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    Yes...Roussel was to become the emergency fighter like P.1101 with Messerschmitt...way too late.
  5. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    It is a long way to fighter production for an unknown company even if you have one unarmed prototype.
  6. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    Imperial Japanese navy fighters had to fly tramendous distances with ancient engine designs...they had no chance of armor plating them.
  7. Sraight'nlevel

    Thin plywood in lieu of fabric

    Yes...I saw it warps the structure a bit between the ribs...when dry and hard....is it ok ?
  8. Sraight'nlevel

    A pilot’s fateful, career-altering flight under Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge

    I heard he was flying inverted.
  9. Sraight'nlevel

    Roussel 30. French Lightweight Fighter

    Yes it is clearly a top class design of the time. This was slower with much bigger engine.
  10. Sraight'nlevel

    Duramold/Weldwood/Haskelite !

    AG pressing is just a test...on top and bottom is the lightest carbonfibre I have. I have to order the proper to see how much more stiffness I can get. It might come out as a winner. Pressing carbon into alnus glutinosa might be faster to do and stronger and much much lighter. Pressing it into...
  11. Sraight'nlevel

    Pushers...way to go ?

    Ok....no sweat.
  12. Sraight'nlevel

    Pushers...way to go ?

    Yes many. It has to be structural perfection. Most HPAs are ½ of the weight of the cargo.
  13. Sraight'nlevel

    Pushers...way to go ?

    Could it be made into 70 kilos empty ?
  14. Sraight'nlevel

    Pushers...way to go ?

    How do you find this concept ?
  15. Sraight'nlevel

    Pushers...way to go ?

    List of pushers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pusher_aircraft_by_configuration_and_date
  16. Sraight'nlevel

    Design at new version of the Fournier Motor Glider

    Wasn't this exactly a Part-103 version of Fournier ? Wouldn't the Red Tail Hawk be a better choice ?
  17. Sraight'nlevel

    Vampyr Flying Wing

    Looks as if the LG has been added to a picture of pelican...hence became vampyr
  18. Sraight'nlevel

    Florida Air Cab Bill will DELETE ULTRALIGHT from Florida Law. They become AIRCRAFT

    Ok...the airspace is congested in FLA ?
  19. Sraight'nlevel

    Pushers...way to go ?

    Could this be tail heavy ?
  20. Sraight'nlevel

    Vampyr Flying Wing

    How do yo rotate that ?
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