Staggermania
Well-Known Member
I am working on a high wing tandem, with pilot and passenger forward of the wing. I'd like to keep fuselage height to a minimum, yet still give the rear passenger a decent forward view. The rear passenger sits 6 inches above the pilot, which helps, but I thought maybe if it flew with a slight nose down attitude, this would increase the view. Lets say the math works out for a 3 degree wing angle of incidence. What if I increased it slightly, to 5 or 6 degrees? Would this be better than increasing the height of the cockpit by another 6 inches? I am thinking of wetted area increase vs extra drag associated with incidence angle. Or perhaps just tilting the forward fuselage down slightly?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated