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Hi Yoshiyah,
There are a lot of pilots down here that fold the wing. Your observations of the tips lifting the crossbar are spot on, and not unusual. The front wheel dolly or a way to ratchet the straps will absolutely help. Another... view reply
Ah yes, I know this trouble. I bought my manta 12.5 for its fold-ability, when it was the only option ( Thank you Gibbo for this innovation) My hanger is my flat bed trailer and I mostly camp and fly by myself off the dirt. I have worked hard at... view reply
Hi Yoshiyah,
Perhaps if you made up a dolly like this http://youtu.be/cqBb0y1LtAc with a mechanism to lock the control bar down before you brought the leading edges together at the back may stop it rocking back. Alternatively maybe a more... view reply
Thank you for your response.
I can not keep the wing mast up as I have to store the trike in my garage now as I lost my hanger and the mast is too tall. I can not handle putting a wing up every time I go out and getting the fold back tech was my... view reply
Hi Yoshiyah, welcome to AllTrikes!! ;) Sorry you are having probs with wing folding on the trike. Maybe some pics would help us see what's going on better. Are you folding with the nose wire detached? What would happen... view reply
It is Saturday January 25th. I am a bit depressed and angry as hell. Now please allow me to tell you why as I could really use an assist to help me figure out WTF I am doing wrong.
I own a North Wing Navajo that is really old. I have completely...
wow scott ul jozinko the information just blows my mind . i was talking with mike theakie discussing my engine changeover on my soaring trike. he was explaining to me why a rotax 447 puts out to much thrust for me at 40 hp and why its...
Jozinko, White Eagle,
The engine is where I see we have room for great improvements. The Revo and Tanarg have very nice chassis designs (IMHO), there are a few great prop designs out there to choose from, we have some sweet wing choice...
I'm not a technician but in my opinion there are a lot of different factors which determine what prop to use. The most effective is 2 blade prop. But, why the pilots (manufacturers) are using multi blades props? As Bill wrote one blade prop will...
wile scott high bypass ducted fan wouldnt that be something in say a dragonfly i think that there is alot of applications out there engines prop ideas that have never been fully investigated.inovation is moved by sales and...
After a discussion I had with Boeing's lead engine designer on our program, his prediction is that current prop technology (for us small engine folk) has peaked out on materials science and fluid dynamics design. The only area he sees for...
Hey Sorry ULT, I read these in backwards order (like I read magazines). I just read what you wrote now and I really appreciate all the insight (especially directly trike related) that you guys are giving. Unfortunately, I can't add a lot...
Thanks Wile E, so rereading the article about trickle down it seems the biggest effect of UAV prop production is price decrease / mass production efficiency. Reading Ken's article maybe props are as good as they can get? Do you think...
I do not want to misrepresent myself. I work all day, every day, with 1,000lbs brain (aero-space engineers) and I am a test designer. The engineers design for a given performance and I design the test to ensure it performs as expected in the...
Interesting discussion. To be useful for the trike world we probably should limit prop discussion to engines of less than a certain amount of hp, perhaps 100-115 for LSA. But the parameters become even more restricted for the smaller hp...
when you enter the realm of turbo fan jet engines you are using the prop to send super speeded air into fuel mixer and burner into a ventury creating enourmous thrust. changing that to the more bird like flight the wing acts like a super...
from my understanding its the length of the prop that creates more thrust from horsepower.the longer the blade the more thrust . but in a trike you are limited by prop arch room so as i understand it you increase the thrust by multibladed prop...
Hey Wile E., cool to have an expert here. Tell us more. So I had also heard the rumor that 2 blade props give more thrust than 3, but that multi-blade props are quieter. When you mentioned Navy, I thought of the huge multi-bladed...
I'm in aircraft design and testing for the Navy and I can assure you, more blades (along with numerous other factors), the more efficient. The latest C-130J and E-2D are examples. Now that is weighing thrust and speed as a factor. Notice you...
I've read that the fewer blades the more efficient the prop, even that one blade would be the best if it didn't need such a heavy counter weight. When I think about this I wonder why they still make three and four blade props, and here are...