Illini85
Active Member
Is this yet another new design coming onto the world market.
http://smartfly.org/
I see elements of design from the Arrowcopter.
http://smartfly.org/
I see elements of design from the Arrowcopter.
Frank - Why do the serial factory manufacturers use Rotax
Beautiful aircraft! I spoke with the designer of the American Ranger and he explained the lift created by the gear fairings during certain phases of flight. In-flight the Smartly gear fairings "appear" more winglike since the main wheels are set lower than on the Ranger (Notice the link where the wheels mount). They are also swept back more - the combination is visually stunning! Add the mast fairing, another feature missing from the Ranger, and the overall appearance is pretty sexy!
Having said that - both websites are marginal at best, not that it matters to gyro sales!
JK
Mast fairings are not needed on all machines, the AR-1 could have one for looks but it handles very well without one, I have built a few machines that it helped the slip roll problem and one that was plumb dangerous without it, after experimenting with different configurations the machine had a faring that was over two feet wide at the top with a trailing edge flap that was linked to the stick and split if the stick was pulled fullback with a button pressed, this made tha machine safe on floats, there was also an elevator on the HS that moved up if the stick was pulled back with the same button pressed.
Norm