O.K., I'll start it ... Have you ever seen dimples, vortex generators, or
anything else on the bottom of a racing boat? Slick, clean, blueprinted
perfectly flat, and sometimes coated with graphite impregnated epoxy to
make it even slicker! I think it's all about: Air (gas) compresses, and water
(fluid) doesn't, therefore the dimples on the basketball!
This should get the engineers fired up.
On 5/3/2006 5:52 PM,
oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
-> Nope like I said...just waiting for the owner to get a break in his
-> schedule. Worked with me all last week and Mon/Tuesday this week but
crew
-> sched. called him yesterday and he had to fly to Vancouver today. He'll be
-> back home the am to catch some sleep...but not sure if long enough to do
-> some flying.
->
-> The glass bottom is supposed to be less drag in the water. I'll wait to see
-> it as I think our rivets probably help break the surface tension!...as do
-> our "air" rails. These floats have no rails but do have a nice shape to the
-> bottoms so we'll see. He's on Lake Temagami with me....so we'll have a
-> chance somewhere thru the season to do a "drag race" I'm sure!
->
-> Wayne
->
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: "Walter Klatt" <
Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca>
-> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:39 PM
-> Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] First Elite on CLAMAR Amphibs ready for fun
->
->
-> > Guess you haven't tested them yet on the water. Any advantage
expected
-> with
-> > the fibreglass bottom shape to get off the water faster?
-> >
-> > Walter
-> >
-> > -----Original Message-----
-> > From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
-> Wayne
-> > G. O'Shea
-> > Sent: May 3, 2006 6:29 PM
-> > To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] First Elite on CLAMAR Amphibs ready for fun
-> >
-> > Heavy for my liking....but what can you do? Still lighter than Whip
-> 2100's!
-> > Good thing he has a test flight permit for 2200 lbs gross! And the new C
-> of
-> > A will follow rom TC at that weight once he submits his climb test.
-> >
-> > Electric pump/pressure switches etc in one float...back up hand pump
under
-> > the instrument panel edge and gear switch and indicator lights in panel (I
-> > think the 7 wire run to the pump/switches - 16 feet- is worth 10lbs
-> alone!).
-> > Jump seat (boat seat on slide out tracks with seat belt attached to
seat)
-> in
-> > the back.....full radio stack of Bendix King..TX/Comm/Comm-GPS/Audio
-> > panel/Full gyros etc. O-360..76" metal Sensenich prop..full paint inside
-> and
-> > out. Floats got painted as well.....Heavier than necessary (IMHO) vertical
-> > attach struts with the reinforce web running down the center of the
-> > extrusions...
-> >
-> > 1527lbs and empty c of g at 11.75 inch aft of datum. Guess I "guessed"
the
-> > spot for the floats right! Seems to rotate nicely after about 550 feet on
-> > the soft grass and wants to fly!
-> >
-> > Wayne
-> >
-> > ----- Original Message -----
-> > From: "Walter Klatt" <
Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca>
-> > To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:14 PM
-> > Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] First Elite on CLAMAR Amphibs ready for fun
-> >
-> >
-> > > Very nice. What did the empty weight come out to with these floats
on
-> the
-> > > Elite?
-> > >
-> > > Walter
-> > >
-> > > -----Original Message-----
-> > > From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf
Of
-> > Wayne
-> > > G. O'Shea
-> > > Sent: May 3, 2006 6:00 PM
-> > > To: Murphy Rebel Builders List
-> > > Subject: [rebel-builders] First Elite on CLAMAR Amphibs ready for fun
-> > >
-> > > Very first installation of CLAMAR 2200's to a Murphy Elite ready to
-> roll.
-> > >
-> > > I've done my part and have also run it up and down the strip to see
that
-> > it
-> > > will get airborne in 600 feet on very soft grass!.......owner should
-> have
-> > it
-> > > in the sky shortly after he has his next break from shuttling folks on
-> Air
-> > > Canada!
-> > >
-> > >
http://www.irishfield.on.ca/gallery/ffi ... erview.jpg
-> > >
-> > >
http://www.irishfield.on.ca/gallery/ffibnose.jpg
-> > >
-> > > Cheers,
-> > > Wayne O'Shea
-> > > Irish Field Aviation
-> > >
www.irishfield.on.ca
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
-> > >
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