[quote]ORIGINAL: BMatthews
3. There is no skyhook that you can hook a plane onto tokeep it in the air..
If only....
Hey, it is probably not what you thought it was...
see pics...(airships somewhere around 1929)
Here is a couple of more true/untrue myths...
13. "V tails" have less lateral stability than normal configuration "upside down T tail" planes.
14. "V tails" stalls easier than normal configuration "upside down T tail" planes.
15. "T tail" tailplanes stalls at lower speeds than normal configuration "upside down T tail" planes.
16. All flying tailplanes (such as on a Cherokee 140) are more efficient than normal configuration "upside down T tail" planes.
17. The dustbin nose shape of radial engined powered planescause air to dam up as not all the air can pass through the cowl, thus dam up and flow in turbulent flow over the fuselage at high speed...
18. While on topic of dust bin noses - air that is forced into the cowl during flight creates a higher pressure in the cowl and air is "jetted" out through the ventilation gills/holes, causing a force that could affect the handling of the aircraft...
19. Tree trunks are not aerodynamically shaped and thus cannot fly..
What says thee about these myths?
Cheers
Bundu