Based on a study that David Ullman did on VGs for the top of the Velocity, specifically to generate better airflow into the cooling NACA ducts, I’ve decided to replicate his experiences. He determined that larger vortex generators that are typically used on airfoils would be required to get into the high energy air at the edge […]
Read MoreWell, it’s a long time coming. Seriously. I was just looking back, and it’s been 4 YEARS since we flew with a nose pant. Hard to believe. We took that first flight with the nose gear pant on 8/24/10, and within a week (where we took 1 trip with pictures) had shattered it. We had noted a good speed increase, […]
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Nose gear failure on shimy. On October 1, 2014, about 2105 eastern daylight time, a Funk Velocity XLRG experimental amateur-built airplane, N301EF, sustained minor damage during a hard landing to Cobb County – McCollum Field (RYY), Atlanta, Georgia. The private pilot was not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed […]
Read MoreSeven minutes from the Rough River Canard Fly-in 2014 to give you a flavor of the airplanes that came in… For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut […]
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Check out the various avionics and electrical sections for the details, but I was asked to show the fully completed panel separately, so here it is. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum […]
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Another great Rough River is in the can. We stayed in a cabin again with Dave and Ali Nelson, which is always great. They are fun and easy going, and they’ve been going to RR forever, so they know everybody! The weather this year was awesome, with great fall temps – cool at night and […]
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