Lead Rons

that the aircraft can jettison the. Lead-Rons for disposal after al- titude and safe flying speed has been acquired. Following is a list of tentative advantages that ...
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Lead Rons S. J. Dzik (Continued from November)

SUMMARY

The main purpose of Lead-Rons is to give greater lift efficiency in time of emergency when over loaded aircraft require greater lift efficiency on short runways for safe take-off. Paramount advantage of Lead-Rons is the fact

that the aircraft can jettison the Lead-Rons for disposal after altitude and safe flying speed has been acquired. Following is a list of tentative advantages that can be realized using Lead-Rons. (1) Lifting heavily overloaded aircraft over mountainous terrain. (2) Lifting fuel aircraft tankers off short runways. (3) Lifting overloaded evacuation aircraft under emergency, conditions. (4) Lifting heavy military jet fighters and bombers for climbing ability when rate of climb is the prime factor in terms of time element. Lead-Rons can be aerodynamically designed for any thin wing section with no major redesign of wing structure. A suggested method for quick installation and jettisonable release mechanism is shown in this report. Either plastic's or light metals can be used to fabricate these expendable Lead-Rons. Cost to manufacture Lead-Rons would be very low because of simple and non complex design.

With further research and experimentation on the adaptabili- . ty of Lead-Rons for increasing wing lift efficiency and increasing aircraft safety standards particularly during take-off. It would

not only benefit military aviation but private and commercial as well.

Did you know the Columbus, Ohio Chapter of the EAA meets the last Tuesday of each month, 8:00 p.m. at Dennison Engineering Co., Dublin Rd., Columbus,

Ohio. Refreshments after every meeting. How about the rest of .you chapters sending in your schedules. O—————— Bob

Starr,

8640

S.W. 82nd,

Portland 19, Oregon is interested in hearing from any enthusiasts

in his area and also information on hub design, power and control linkage for small single jriace

helicopters.