winsor68 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mtaviation/vertical-wing-airshow-airplane "My name is Matt Tanner, and I am an airshow pilot. I have been flying since I was a teenager. I currently fly airshows with a plane called the Laser Z300. My team and I have designed a set of vertical wings for my airplane that will allow it to move through the air like no other aircraft has ever moved through the air before. It will be able to turn, loop, and maneuver in unprecedented ways. The vertical wings will fit onto my existing aerobatic aircraft. They each will be two part (top and bottom) wings that will fit through the normal (horizontal) wings. Future airshow fans will be able to watch something that no one has ever seen before because of these vertical wings. There is no other current aviation/airshow project that is as innovative, creative, and original as this project. I have a build team ready to make it happen, and now need the funding to build the full scale version of the wings." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 it looks crap for forward visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 it looks crap for forward visibility. There's only one prop blade in front of the pilot FT, and that's on when it's stationary. So what is your take on 'forward visibility'? FWIW, I'm guessing that the extra drag will nullify any benefits. Obviously, the idea is to get a better knife edge flight envelope but.................................! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 My vote is for Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Forward visibility good....side visibility reduced. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 don't know about the wings ,,but I might steal his paint scheme for my RV6 That would look good Mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Go for it Mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 looks like the structural issues will be huge. Such big verticals will place massive loads on the wings, even just in knife edge flight. Any high G manoeuvresmay prove way too much. I think he is flogging a deadly horse. I vote him as a possible Darwin Award candidate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I spent some time with him recently. Photo attached is his aeroplane as it is now. His new wing is a big and ambitious project. Leo Loudenslager was working with Zivko on a new design at the time of his death - the aeroplane is in a museum now but some feature have been incorporated into aeroplanes flying now. http://www.airventuremuseum.org/collection/aircraft/Loudenslager_Zivko%20Shark.asp I wonder if Matt has seen this one: http://www.esotec.org/hbird/index.html Incidentally, the Laser is a very nice aeroplane to fly and easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Ever seen a Lancaster's tail? Some work needed at the joint but there's no increase in bending moment. We had a wood spar which could take 17g. Static strength will the least of his concerns. Perhaps we should invite him in to join the discussion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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