George,

Interesting design!  One nice thing about rudders below
the lifting surfaces is that they counteract 'adverse roll'
as well as adverse yaw.  Looks like you have laminar
flow in mind over your fuselage like the Avanti.
Thanks for the advice on using X-plane.  Why did you
decide to go with a smaller prop?  Ground clearance?
What might the advantages of two 2-rotor engines in
tandem instead of a 3 or 4 rotor build?  I am fascinated.
Thanks for your comments.  Gene Kahn


Have a look at this....maybe not the right specs, but a starting
point...www.falconaravia.com. and look at the Master X.

Erik in Oz.

Mold less composite?
Female mold composite?
Glass?
Carbon fiber?
Rag and tube?
Aluminum sheet?
Wood? Probably!

They want $20 bucks just to find out what material it
is made from? :)

Paul Lamar

Don`t kill the messenger, Paul :>) Look at the design. It is more or less what George has in mind. No use reinventing the wheel.

Erik in Oz.

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Do I have to pay $20 to look at it? :)
Two engines on rear mounted pylons. What is new about
that?

Paul Lamar


Thanks for the link.  The Master X is very similar to the
Russian Berliev Be 103, which cruises at almost exactly
the same speed, 130 knots.  I wonder if a disadvantage
of a high prop thrust line might be a little pitch instability,
especially in an emergency go-around situation.

http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/aopa_pilot_beriev.pdf

Gene Kahn