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Re: BACHSTELZE (WAGTAIL) LAUNCH SPEED
Posted by: Rainer Bruns ()
Date: September 09, 2002 01:58PM

Hi Robert,
Type IX's (only ones which got the autogiro) made flat out a little over 19kn. So they did turn into the wind (just like air craft carriers). Thus true wind speed plus boat speed quickly generates sufficient apparent wind to get thing aloft and keep it there until winched in. Rgds, RB

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BACHSTELZE (WAGTAIL) LAUNCH SPEED ROBERT M. 09/09/2002 01:07PM
Re: BACHSTELZE (WAGTAIL) LAUNCH SPEED Rainer Bruns 09/09/2002 01:58PM
Re: BACHSTELZE (WAGTAIL) LAUNCH SPEED ROBERT M. 09/09/2002 05:43PM
Re: BACHSTELZE (WAGTAIL) LAUNCH SPEED Rainer Bruns 09/09/2002 09:44PM


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