±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 164
Total: 164
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Member Screenshots
04: Home
05: Photo Gallery
06: Home
07: Community Forums
08: Your Account
09: Community Forums
10: Home
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: News
17: Your Account
18: Home
19: Home
20: Home
21: CPGlang
22: Home
23: Home
24: Photo Gallery
25: Member Screenshots
26: Community Forums
27: CPGlang
28: Home
29: Community Forums
30: Home
31: Community Forums
32: Home
33: Community Forums
34: Downloads
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Home
38: Home
39: Community Forums
40: Home
41: Photo Gallery
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Member Screenshots
46: Community Forums
47: Statistics
48: Community Forums
49: Member Screenshots
50: Community Forums
51: Photo Gallery
52: Home
53: Community Forums
54: Home
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Photo Gallery
61: Community Forums
62: Home
63: Home
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Community Forums
69: Photo Gallery
70: Community Forums
71: Photo Gallery
72: Home
73: Home
74: Home
75: Home
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Home
80: Community Forums
81: CPGlang
82: Community Forums
83: Home
84: Photo Gallery
85: Photo Gallery
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Home
89: Community Forums
90: CPGlang
91: Home
92: Downloads
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Photo Gallery
96: Member Screenshots
97: Community Forums
98: Home
99: Home
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Your Account
103: Community Forums
104: Home
105: Home
106: Community Forums
107: Home
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Home
112: Community Forums
113: Home
114: Home
115: Community Forums
116: CPGlang
117: Home
118: Home
119: Community Forums
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Community Forums
124: Home
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Home
131: Home
132: Home
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Photo Gallery
136: Member Screenshots
137: Community Forums
138: Photo Gallery
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Your Account
144: Community Forums
145: Home
146: Home
147: Community Forums
148: Home
149: Community Forums
150: Home
151: Community Forums
152: Community Forums
153: Home
154: Community Forums
155: CPGlang
156: Home
157: Home
158: Home
159: Photo Gallery
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Home
163: Community Forums
164: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
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.