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Great feedback. This is true, mass will have to be taken into consideration. The downside as well is that weight reduction is minor with control surfaces anyways.
Each one of these ideas will be researched and documented. Most of these may not even be possible (within reason). All these things will be taken into consideration for the final ok in May. More than likely, due to time constraints, project choices will be limited to 1-2 projects in addition to the 4 bladed props.
We are currently modeling the original cowling system now. Looking at not only weight reduction, but drag reduction. One idea someone had was a plenum baffle for the front engine. This would allow some room for aerodynamic refinements in the cowling. Looks quite extensive though.
The main objective here is engineering a real world possible solution. From research, documentation, to implementation, then verification of research figures. All the stuff that makes a good engineer.
Don’t you have an engineering background Larry? Would you be interested in checking out some of our research when we get it done?
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