ragwing project update
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ragwing project update
I am at about the 98% complete mark of the rebuild of the 48 ragwing, it seems the last 2% is the hardest and takes the longest. I have completed the engine instlation and ran it for the first time on Aug 14 / 11. I still have to do some full power assurance runs. I will have to wait untill next spring to start on the paint. (since I want it to go fast It will be green ) If the weather stays decent I hope to start on the insulation.
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Re: ragwing project update
Well done on your achievment. Its great reward to do do something like this.Looking forward to photos of the first flight However your color choice for a fast aeroplane is questionable. It is said red aeroplanes are fast and green ones are faster. However if you mix green and yellow [part of the red spectrum] you get Blue. So therefore Blue aeroplanes are even faster.[ a little aussie humor] My aeroplane is blue.
Re: ragwing project update
Hence, the term.... "blue-streak"....??? (An electrical spark was sometimes viewed as being blue.....something "faster than a bluestreak" was a common vernacular term in East Texas during the 1930's thru 1950's)ghostflyer wrote:...So therefore Blue aeroplanes are even faster.[ a little aussie humor] My aeroplane is blue.
Now... methinks it best to put this blue-plane talk to rest early....
"Talk a blue-streak..." is/was a reference to someone who said a lot in a short timeperiod..(not a trait of mine, I'm told...)
But BLUE planes faster'n RED planes???? All talk, IMO.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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Re: ragwing project update
They must mix colors different down under because green and yellow just makes a lighter yellow green.
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Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com
Re: ragwing project update
Yeah... blue and yellow make green in the northern hemisphere...Bruce Fenstermacher wrote:They must mix colors different down under because green and yellow just makes a lighter yellow green.
"Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you" »Tommy Smothers
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
Re: ragwing project update
Remember your physics, guys. The shorter the wavelength, the more energy there is. Blue is shorter than green, green is shorter than red. Blue planes, having the most energy, must be fastest, red ones the slowest!
John Renwick
Minneapolis, MN
Former owner, '55 C-170B, N4401B
'42 J-3 Cub, N62088
'50 Swift GC-1B, N2431B, Oshkosh 2009 Outstanding Swift Award, 2016 Best Continuously Maintained Swift
Minneapolis, MN
Former owner, '55 C-170B, N4401B
'42 J-3 Cub, N62088
'50 Swift GC-1B, N2431B, Oshkosh 2009 Outstanding Swift Award, 2016 Best Continuously Maintained Swift
Re: ragwing project update
Don't forget how perceived color is merely reflected wavelengths....jrenwick wrote:Remember your physics, guys. The shorter the wavelength, the more energy there is. Blue is shorter than green, green is shorter than red. Blue planes, having the most energy, must be fastest, red ones the slowest!
Therefore blue and green ABSORB more energy....thereby wasting engine-output. RED planes require less energy and are able to convert the excess to SPEED!
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Re: ragwing project update
If we could only harness the hot air found on the forum.gahorn wrote:Don't forget how perceived color is merely reflected wavelengths....jrenwick wrote:Remember your physics, guys. The shorter the wavelength, the more energy there is. Blue is shorter than green, green is shorter than red. Blue planes, having the most energy, must be fastest, red ones the slowest!
Therefore blue and green ABSORB more energy....thereby wasting engine-output. RED planes require less energy and are able to convert the excess to SPEED!
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Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com
Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
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Re: ragwing project update
Long live RED!!!
Vic
N2609V
48 Ragwing
A Lanber 2097 12 gauge O/U Sporting
A happy go lucky Ruger Red label 20 ga
12N Aeroflex
Andover NJ
http://www.sandhillaviation.com
" Air is free untill you have to move it" BB.
N2609V
48 Ragwing
A Lanber 2097 12 gauge O/U Sporting
A happy go lucky Ruger Red label 20 ga
12N Aeroflex
Andover NJ
http://www.sandhillaviation.com
" Air is free untill you have to move it" BB.