Now you're into circle track territory, where each wheel has it's own
specific diameter, section width and hand-cut tread pattern, not to mention
the offset of the body and running gear on the axles!

On 4/9/06, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>   John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:   Tom Boldway wrote:
>
> >"Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:51:07 -0400
> >From: Tim Demarest
> >Subject: Re: mpg; Fly Carefully...
> >
> >Well, that just leads me to way more questions for the sages of the list:
> >
> > How much wing area do I need to lift my Westie off the ground?
> >
> > Do I need a bigger wing on the left, to provide extra lift for the
> >camper equipment (and the driver)?"
> >
> >Ah-HA! In the early 1940's the Italians (Macchi 202 and 205 fighter
> planes
> >to be specific) came up with an ingenious way of dealing with the
> problems
> >of torque steer in their fighter planes. One wing was half a foot longer
> >than the other, so the added lift of the longer wing offset the engine
> >torque.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> And why not? Some of the earliest propellers had only one blade. The
> other was replace by a bob weight. The purpose was to prevent
> asymetrical thrust and reduce stearing torque pressure.
>
> So you should definitely have variable wing lift to compensate for
> greater weight to one side than the other and to manage lift variations
> produced by variable speeds.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL driver
>
> And in that same vein, the French aircraft designer Marcel Bloch offset
> the engine thrust centerline over 5 degrees to one side, to compensate for
> torque loads. For us wheel-driven folks, would that mean putting a 15" wheel
> on one side and a 14" wheel on the other....?
>
>   hee hee hee...
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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