McKamey beat you to it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 3:21 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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