They come in here as business charters from time to time. I talked with one
of the First Officers some time ago, and he seemed to really like the
airplane. And he said the latest models were still better than the one he
was flying.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Olympus Camera
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Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] What's this??
> >
>>>
>>>>Aliens?
>>>>
>>>><http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/2013-08-21_airplane002.jpg>
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's a Piaggio P.180 Avanti, damned attractive aircraft:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.180_Avanti
>>>
>>
>>It is also quite a performer, with speeds that make small jets jealous.
>>
>
> Rotan was right about the canard planform that he devised. Beechcraft
> lost the ball when they decided to not streamline the nose and fuselage on
> the Starship, and because of that there was little if any improvement in
> drag and fuel efficiency. Sooner ot later there will be a commercial
> airliner based on that concept. Boeing came close to doing it but opted
> to stick with the traditional planform. I'm thinking that Airbus will try
> it as they are more innovative.
>
>
> Chris
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