This is such a great picture I just had to capture it and send it along

>from Perry's web site in case you have not seen it.

Paul Lamar

Stone Tool wrote:

Paul:
    I'm a bit behind in my correspondence ........ haven't been keeping up
with reading the stuff not to mention replying.        I'm curious about the
photo of Perry's aircraft......   I've seen photos of it before, but was
unaware of the unique wing arrangement.   It appears in the photo that the
leading edge of the wing has a jog in it........ Is this a custom
modification common only to Perry's aircraft, or some sort of standard mod
for EZs?
    The duct looks so good that I'd be satisfied if it only did 100 mph
cruise..... looks awesome just standing still.

                                  H.W.

I agree that the duct looks great , and the overall impression is very positive.
However after looking at the pictures, I am still convinced he could gain at least
10 mph by leaving the duct home. Incidently I looked at the high res pictures on
Perry's page, and the detail is great - but unless you are very patient, you
better have DSL or a cable modem - Vance

I tend to agree with Vance. Charlie Airesman has had great results with
a direct drive soob. The rotary would be even a smaller package than
the soob so less of an extension shaft length would be required
for the same blockage factor. 

Perry have you tried any high speed taxi test without the duct
to measure the acceleration?

Paul Lamar
 
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