±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous
Nickname
Password
Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645
People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 741
Total: 741
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Photo Gallery
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: CPGlang
09: Photo Gallery
10: Photo Gallery
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Photo Gallery
18: Community Forums
19: Member Screenshots
20: Community Forums
21: Home
22: Member Screenshots
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Photo Gallery
26: CPGlang
27: Home
28: Photo Gallery
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Home
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Photo Gallery
36: Community Forums
37: Photo Gallery
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Photo Gallery
42: Community Forums
43: Photo Gallery
44: Member Screenshots
45: Photo Gallery
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Photo Gallery
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Downloads
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Photo Gallery
62: Downloads
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Photo Gallery
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Home
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Photo Gallery
72: Community Forums
73: Member Screenshots
74: Photo Gallery
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: CPGlang
81: Photo Gallery
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Photo Gallery
89: Photo Gallery
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Home
93: Member Screenshots
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Downloads
97: Downloads
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Photo Gallery
101: Community Forums
102: Home
103: Member Screenshots
104: Community Forums
105: Photo Gallery
106: Your Account
107: Home
108: Photo Gallery
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Home
112: Statistics
113: Photo Gallery
114: Community Forums
115: Photo Gallery
116: Community Forums
117: Photo Gallery
118: Home
119: Home
120: CPGlang
121: Community Forums
122: Home
123: Home
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: News
130: CPGlang
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Home
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Home
139: Photo Gallery
140: Tell a Friend
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Home
144: Photo Gallery
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Photo Gallery
148: Photo Gallery
149: Community Forums
150: Photo Gallery
151: Community Forums
152: Photo Gallery
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Home
156: Photo Gallery
157: Community Forums
158: Photo Gallery
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Photo Gallery
164: Your Account
165: Community Forums
166: Photo Gallery
167: CPGlang
168: Downloads
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: News Archive
172: Community Forums
173: Photo Gallery
174: Home
175: Downloads
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Home
183: Community Forums
184: Photo Gallery
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Home
188: Community Forums
189: Photo Gallery
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Photo Gallery
194: Home
195: Community Forums
196: Photo Gallery
197: Photo Gallery
198: Photo Gallery
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Photo Gallery
203: Photo Gallery
204: Community Forums
205: CPGlang
206: Photo Gallery
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Photo Gallery
210: Photo Gallery
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: CPGlang
216: Community Forums
217: Photo Gallery
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Photo Gallery
225: Community Forums
226: Downloads
227: CPGlang
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Home
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Photo Gallery
237: Community Forums
238: Downloads
239: CPGlang
240: Photo Gallery
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: CPGlang
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Photo Gallery
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Downloads
252: Photo Gallery
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Photo Gallery
258: Photo Gallery
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Home
262: Community Forums
263: Photo Gallery
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Photo Gallery
269: Photo Gallery
270: Statistics
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Photo Gallery
274: CPGlang
275: News Archive
276: CPGlang
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Photo Gallery
282: Community Forums
283: Member Screenshots
284: Community Forums
285: Home
286: Photo Gallery
287: Community Forums
288: CPGlang
289: Home
290: Community Forums
291: Home
292: Community Forums
293: Photo Gallery
294: Photo Gallery
295: Community Forums
296: Home
297: CPGlang
298: Home
299: Photo Gallery
300: Community Forums
301: CPGlang
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Downloads
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Home
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Home
312: Photo Gallery
313: Community Forums
314: Home
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Photo Gallery
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Statistics
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Downloads
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Member Screenshots
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: News Archive
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Downloads
357: Community Forums
358: Home
359: Community Forums
360: Photo Gallery
361: Home
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: CPGlang
369: Photo Gallery
370: Home
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Home
374: Home
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Photo Gallery
378: Photo Gallery
379: Member Screenshots
380: Downloads
381: Community Forums
382: Your Account
383: Home
384: Community Forums
385: Member Screenshots
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Photo Gallery
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Photo Gallery
394: Community Forums
395: Home
396: Photo Gallery
397: Home
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Photo Gallery
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Downloads
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Home
410: Community Forums
411: Photo Gallery
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Photo Gallery
417: Photo Gallery
418: Member Screenshots
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Photo Gallery
427: Downloads
428: Photo Gallery
429: Downloads
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Downloads
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Photo Gallery
438: CPGlang
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Photo Gallery
442: Community Forums
443: Community Forums
444: CPGlang
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: Photo Gallery
449: Photo Gallery
450: Community Forums
451: Photo Gallery
452: Photo Gallery
453: Community Forums
454: Home
455: Photo Gallery
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: News Archive
460: Community Forums
461: Downloads
462: Photo Gallery
463: CPGlang
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Photo Gallery
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Member Screenshots
483: Photo Gallery
484: Member Screenshots
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Photo Gallery
488: Community Forums
489: Home
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Home
493: Community Forums
494: Photo Gallery
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Home
498: Community Forums
499: Photo Gallery
500: Photo Gallery
501: Community Forums
502: Photo Gallery
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: CPGlang
509: Photo Gallery
510: Community Forums
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Home
514: Community Forums
515: Home
516: Home
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Photo Gallery
522: Community Forums
523: Photo Gallery
524: Community Forums
525: Home
526: Community Forums
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Photo Gallery
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Home
533: Member Screenshots
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Community Forums
539: Home
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Photo Gallery
543: Photo Gallery
544: Community Forums
545: Photo Gallery
546: Community Forums
547: Home
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: CPGlang
551: Photo Gallery
552: Home
553: Photo Gallery
554: Member Screenshots
555: Community Forums
556: Photo Gallery
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Photo Gallery
560: Home
561: Photo Gallery
562: Community Forums
563: Photo Gallery
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Community Forums
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Community Forums
570: Community Forums
571: Member Screenshots
572: Community Forums
573: Photo Gallery
574: Community Forums
575: Community Forums
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Home
580: Photo Gallery
581: Community Forums
582: Home
583: Community Forums
584: Community Forums
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Photo Gallery
589: Photo Gallery
590: Community Forums
591: Downloads
592: Community Forums
593: Home
594: Community Forums
595: Community Forums
596: Statistics
597: Community Forums
598: Community Forums
599: Home
600: Community Forums
601: Photo Gallery
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Home
606: Community Forums
607: Community Forums
608: Home
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: CPGlang
613: Community Forums
614: Photo Gallery
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Community Forums
619: Photo Gallery
620: Community Forums
621: Community Forums
622: Member Screenshots
623: Community Forums
624: Home
625: Photo Gallery
626: Community Forums
627: Downloads
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Community Forums
631: Community Forums
632: Community Forums
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Home
636: Community Forums
637: Photo Gallery
638: Member Screenshots
639: CPGlang
640: Photo Gallery
641: Home
642: Community Forums
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Community Forums
648: Community Forums
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Home
652: Photo Gallery
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Home
656: Member Screenshots
657: Community Forums
658: Photo Gallery
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Community Forums
662: Community Forums
663: Photo Gallery
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Home
667: Member Screenshots
668: Community Forums
669: Community Forums
670: Photo Gallery
671: CPGlang
672: Community Forums
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: Community Forums
676: Photo Gallery
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: Community Forums
680: Photo Gallery
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Photo Gallery
684: News
685: Photo Gallery
686: Community Forums
687: Community Forums
688: Photo Gallery
689: Community Forums
690: Community Forums
691: Community Forums
692: Statistics
693: Home
694: Photo Gallery
695: Photo Gallery
696: Photo Gallery
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Photo Gallery
700: News
701: Community Forums
702: Photo Gallery
703: Member Screenshots
704: Home
705: Home
706: Community Forums
707: Community Forums
708: Downloads
709: Photo Gallery
710: Community Forums
711: Community Forums
712: Home
713: Community Forums
714: Community Forums
715: Photo Gallery
716: Community Forums
717: Community Forums
718: Photo Gallery
719: Community Forums
720: Home
721: Photo Gallery
722: Home
723: Community Forums
724: Community Forums
725: Community Forums
726: Community Forums
727: Community Forums
728: Community Forums
729: Community Forums
730: Your Account
731: Community Forums
732: Community Forums
733: Photo Gallery
734: Photo Gallery
735: Statistics
736: Home
737: Community Forums
738: Photo Gallery
739: Photo Gallery
740: Downloads
741: Community Forums
Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Forum FAQForum FAQ  Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages  LoginLogin
SearchSearch  ModeratorsModerators
If Doug Kibbey flew a plane :: Archived
A general meeting place for all pilots!
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Officer's Club

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:58 pm
Post subject: If Doug Kibbey flew a plane
this would probably be it Cool






The new RP-4 aircraft, is being built to attack the World 3, 15 and 100 Kilometer Speed Records.

Engines: Two high performance V-8 engines power the RP-4, representing the best compromise among size, weight, power and availability. Tandem mounted, each engine drives its own propeller. The front engine drives the front prop directly and the rear engine, through gearboxes which bypass the front engine, drives the rear prop in contra rotation. Independent fuel and cooling systems allow for single engine operation.

Propellers: Utilizing NASA Unducted Fan Technology, two four-blade propellers with variable pitch hubs were constructed. The blades consist of 84 layers of prepreg carbon fiber and are 58 inches in diameter.

Cooling: During engine warm up, thermostats cycle engine water through the oil sump heat exchanger to quickly bring engine oil to operating temperature. Once up to temperature, the thermostats then direct engine water to a series of aluminum tubes within the wing. These tubes are immersed in 50 gallons of water which carry engine heat to the wing surfaces which are cooled by the slipstream. Separate series of tubes are provided for each engine enabling autonomous cooling of either engine. Wing water can be diverted through an auxiliary radiator located in the tail cone for cooling on the ground if needed. The forced induction systems generate high inlet temperatures and induction air is directed through evaporators charged by air conditioning compressors. This system also provides conditioned air to the cockpit.

Fuel: A 100 gallon fuel cell below the wing supplies fuel to engine-driven pumps which feed the injectors.

Gear: All gear retract aft into the fuselage. The main gear articulates as it retracts holding the wheels parallel to the fuselage throughout retraction.

Wing: The RP-4 wing is one of the most complex ever constructed. Less than 3 inches at its thickest point, it nevertheless contains flaps and ailerons as well as 200 feet of tubing and nearly 400 fabricated fittings and connectors which comprise the cooling systems.

Fuselage: Built entirely of large diameter chrome moly tubing, the fuselage is skinned in 60 thousandths aluminum and is 31 inches in diameter.

Empennage: The vertical and horizontal stabilizers are, like the wing, both riveted and bonded together. The vertical stabilizer houses the nav/comm antennas as well as pitot and cockpit ventilation systems.

Performance: The RP-4 is designed to be a high performance aircraft.

Eric Hereth, master machinist, fabricator and welder, built all components of this remarkable aircraft from scratch, with the exceptions of engine long blocks, wheels, and hydraulic components.

Jerry Baer assisted in all phases of construction.

_________________
The only good skwerril is a dead un
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:25 pm
Post subject: Re: If Doug Kibbey flew a plane
- piney
this would probably be it Cool





Performance: The RP-4 is designed to be a high performance aircraft.


Ya' think?! Laughing


I'd be a little concerned about cooling, myself. Leisurely taxis will be out of the question.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-1Bullet
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 1117
Location: Odessa, Texas
PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:54 am
Post subject: Re: If Doug Kibbey flew a plane
Looks like it would be fast even on the ground!!!

_________________

You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Officer's Club
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.