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Fred wrote:

Paul:

Your Reno racer needs a dwarf triple amputee pilot (much smaller cockpit and
less weight) with a motorcycle throttle grip on the stick and instructions
not to make a wheel landing with that 8 foot prop lest it become a 7 foot
prop. And if you make 800 horsepower, make the radiator bigger, maybe folded
into a V.  I assume a 12 foot wingspan, right?

Fred

900 HP (not 800 HP) is just the starting point.
That is on avgas at 8500 RPM. We could go
to alcohol and nitrous oxide like the big
guys and 11,000 RPM. Two piece titanium
rotors hogged out on a NC mill and lazer
welded together on the center line.
Racing Beat alloy end housings. 

We will cool the radiator with a water sprinkler.
Perhaps go all the way up to three inches thick
cross counter flow.

Right on with the wheel landings. Not allowed.

Take off is Rare Bear style ..three point.
12 foot wing span??? I doubt the span loading would be
low enough in the turns to mitigate the high induced drag.

There are dwarf pilots around. The one shown is
about six feet high. All carbon fiber so
don't be fooled by the length of the fueslage. 
 
Paul Lamar
 
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