Thanks, Bill.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: One More Airport Visitor
> Well, Jim it was good for Lear at those speeds, but the reason for the
> fatter fuselage is indeed for the flat floor. A spar laying across the
> aisle
> was a failing of the early Cessna Citations, but it is more difficult to
> design the wing to fuselage fairings of the newer designs. I don't know
> about fuel, but I'll bet some is in the wings. I'll ask a friend when I
> next
> see him. If you like the Premiere, get it now as it may bet discontinued.
> Good aircraft.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nichols
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:15 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: One More Airport Visitor
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I'm not sure that the "Coke bottle" shape is necessary at Mach 0.80, like
> it
> is as you approach transonic speeds. I believe that the fuselage depth
> was
> chosen in order to pass the wing spar structure beneath the cabin,
> resulting
> in a flat floor and better cabin height. Because the wing is so thin, I
> suspect all of the fuel is also carried beneath the floor, but I have no
> real information on that.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: One More Airport Visitor
>
>
>> Very speedy, Jim. But I wonder how the designer got away with ignoring
>> the area square rule: the fuselage seems to be fatter at the wings.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 9 May 2012, at 01:24, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> While at the airport, I also shot a few images of this Beech Premier I,
>>> which had landed earlier. One the speedy smaller biz jets, it came in
>>> from Palm Beach, flying at 33,000 feet and 520 mph. On a cool day, it
>>> can achieve Mach 0.80. Nice travelin'.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Beech+Premier+I.jpg.html
>>>
>>> E-1 and Zuiko Digital 14-54, Ver. 1, ISO 200, RAW
>>
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