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Re: Biplane wings on Mod cars?

To: "Craig Blome" <cblome@yahoo.com>, <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Biplane wings on Mod cars?
From: "Phillip S. Osborne" <psosborn@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 19:02:19 -0400
Hi Craig, that car was originally built by Jim McKamey, and Trudi ran if for
several years.  It was black with green lettering and graphics before Kie
bought it...It is a gorgous red, and much better looking than before.  I
would assume that all is legal....

Phil O.
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 4:21 PM
Subject: Biplane wings on Mod cars?


>Hey all,
>
>At the Tour last weekend, I was watching Kei
>Josephson's beautiful A-Mod car run in first heat and
>was curious about the car's wing.  For those who
>didn't see it, it has two multi-airfoil wings, one
>atop the other.  I remember wondering what the rule
>book allows for wing area...I think it was
>sixty-something square feet viewed from the top, with
>some sort of height limit.  It appeared that the total
>wing area was well over 60 sq.ft. but viewed from the
>top it would be within limits.
>
>So, stacking wings like this is kosher?  How much do
>you have to separate them so that they don't reduce
>each other's effectiveness?  I'm picturing a Fokker
>Triplane A-Mod appearing in the future, complete with
>Iron Cross livery...
>
>jes' curious,
>Craig Blome
>Spokes/TAMSCC/TLS#91
>Austin, TX
>
>
>


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