Attached is a drawing of my White Lightning inspired design. Obviously in a very early stage of dreaming here...
I'm attempting to take some of the good features of the WL and apply it to what in my mind is a more practically useable design. Specifically that means fixed Wittman style landing gear (reduces necessary structure in fuselage or wings), a couple of inches more shoulder and head room, and more wing area and span.
Obviously this bird would in no way compete with the performance of the WL but I think by following some of its design philosophies one could expect to cruise somewhere around 160 kts.
Some specs that aren't on the drawing-
200 HP O-360 with CS prop
All composite
4 seats
Interested to hear comments on the general feasibility of this idea.View attachment Scan.pdf
I'm attempting to take some of the good features of the WL and apply it to what in my mind is a more practically useable design. Specifically that means fixed Wittman style landing gear (reduces necessary structure in fuselage or wings), a couple of inches more shoulder and head room, and more wing area and span.
Obviously this bird would in no way compete with the performance of the WL but I think by following some of its design philosophies one could expect to cruise somewhere around 160 kts.
Some specs that aren't on the drawing-
200 HP O-360 with CS prop
All composite
4 seats
Interested to hear comments on the general feasibility of this idea.View attachment Scan.pdf
