KR> last night's sunset picture

2010-07-22 Thread R. Human
Mark wrote: ...adding 8% more wing area. Best I could tell in 40 minutes of flying is that top speed hasn't suffered at all, climb rate is much better (even on such a hot/humid day), and the extra flaps are going to be very nice! My prediction is that the added wing area will make itself fe

KR> last night's sunset picture

2010-07-22 Thread Fred Johnson
That is just AWESOME! The pictures that is... Fred Johnson Reno, NV Mark L wrote: Up until 10PM, I didn't have a way to add fuel to the new tank, but a beer, a hole saw, a "Hail Mary", and ten minutes later I had a hole through the wingskin and into the top of the tank. I missed my intended l

KR> last night's sunset picture

2010-07-22 Thread Mark Langford
Late yesterday I made my first flight after six weeks of not flying, due to revamping my flap mechanism to double the flap deflection to 45 degrees, adding 50% more fuel capacity, and adding 8% more wing area. Best I could tell in 40 minutes of flying is that top speed hasn't suffered at all, c