Celera 500L Fight Tests Said to be Very Promising

[MIflyer]

This is an example of really getting carried away with attaining Laminar Flow. 18-25 MPG is claimed for the Celera 500L. But how do they see out of that thing?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

But how do they see out of that thing?

Cameras feeding a glass cockpit would be my bet.

 

[MIflyer]

Cameras feeding a glass cockpit would be my bet.

Yeah, at the very least one pointing forward and down so they can see the friggin' runway on final. I would be surprised if they did not already have that. A Tesla car has what, four cameras?

One guy I knew built a very nice wooden homebuilt, a Falco, I think. He installed cameras in the wheel wells so he could make sure the gear retraction system was working Okay and just left them in there. On his flight coming back from the West Coast he noted some kind of a problem with the gear and was able to pull some circuit breakers in-flight in order to solve the problem of the MLG door getting in the way of the gear.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yeah, at the very least one pointing forward and down so they can see the friggin' runway on final. I would be surprised if they did not already have that. A Tesla car has what, four cameras?

Yeah, I'd imagine a couple looking obliquely to the rear as well, if for nothing else than taxiing.

 

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[Capt. Vick]

Does anybody remember the Learfan?

 

[Graeme]

Does anybody remember the Learfan?

Yes - I do, Jim.

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[Graeme]

And this projected Homebuilt from the late '90s...

 

[MIflyer]

Or the XB-42 and its airliner version, the DC-8? Which had a hell of a lot better view out of the cockpit?