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What a cool plane in more respects than one!!! Not only is it beautiful aesthetically, but it weighs less than 500lbs and has a almost a 600 mile range on 12 gallons of fuel. I WANT ONE!!!
4gph @ 175mph (air speed) = 43.75mpg
3gph @ 165mph (air speed) = 55mpg
And he calls this "thirsty" !!
He says the plane has a Cd of 0.016 and a frontal area of 0.88 ft^2, giving a CdA of only 0.01408!!! Imagine what the numbers are without the wings and aileron winglets!
He attributes most of his low drag design to meticulous reduction in interference drag. He worked very hard to make sure the drag of each component of the exterior did not effect other parts.
There is some very interesting reading there for sure.
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