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    Increasing wing span

    A) Theoretically an increased span, resulting in increased area would help stall speed, and maybe would help rate of climb, though there are alot of other factor affecting it. B) If you were to just add more ribs to increases the span, can you please tell me the tail number, so that I never hop...
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    Program to view IGS/IGES drawing files

    Thanks for that. We must be using different search engines, cause I had only uncoverred translators, and no viewers. We are considering the options now. Thanks.
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    Program to view IGS/IGES drawing files

    We have had some drawings delivered to us, saved as IGS/IGES format files. We have no need to modify these files and so don't want to purchase a complete CAD package to be able to open them. Is anyone aware of a cheap viewer of IGS/IGES format drawings.
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    Winglet effect on wing lift and drag?

    On the other hand, a small winglet below the wing, rather than above, increased our efficiency -- something you'll never see on a 747. If I remember my university aerodynamics, small winglets on the underside of the wing, approximately 2/3 of the chord back from the leading edge, are the most...
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    Fastener Load Distribution

    Regarding locating the ESDU Data Sheets that I quoted, I don't actually know how to get them. We had this particular one in the office. You can find out more about ESDU at www.esdu.com. Now as a follow up to the original post. My work has involved attempting to write a simple program to...
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    V22 Tilt Rotor

    Unfortunately there has just been another accident involving the V22, and all aircraft have been grounded once again. It is still to early to speculate on the cause of the latest accident
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    APPROPRIATE TOOLBOXES TO ACCOMPANY MATLAB AND SIMULINK

    The Control Systems Toolbox is useful, however it has its limitations, specifically the function to work out the Static Stability Margins of a system (Gain and Phase Margins) I presented it with a complex system with a number of positive poles and/or zeros, and it reported the system was...

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