I took some digital photos of the bubble canopy last night, but forgot to email
them in to work to send on to the list. I'll do so tonight, and send to everyone
who asked, and to John Cliff for posting on the web, if he's willing.
For those who care, IMHO the bubble looks OK from the front. Definitely a bit
bug-eyed,
but OK. From the rear they look more bug-eyed. From the side, I feel
that the middle and front of the canopy are OK but the back is bubbled up a bit
too much. The area behind the head could be a bit lower for a better-looking
merge with the fuselage without impacting headroom. Also, the canopies bulge
out on the sides quite a bit, which is totally unnecessary. They remind me of
canopies I've seen for observation aircraft, but we have a low wing.
dg
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Bubble window
What about increased frontal area?
Duncan McFadyean
On Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:06 AM, DJA727@aol.com [SMTP:DJA727@aol.com] wrote:
. The drag increase is minimal, as that is a function of
> increased wetted area, which is negligible (assuming no flow separation).
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