@DL: It turns out I had it backwards. You're right that the rave could produce negative lift, which they used for getting the foils to lower...
Correct, but you can't produce negative lift with +2.5 degrees of angle of attack! Greg Ketterman and Sam Bradfield both brag about how great...
@Doug: I'll believe it when I understand how it works. :| Saying "downforce" and producing it are two different things, and given the way the...
@CutOnce: I'm familiar with Dr. Speer's work, including the H105 and the basiliscus. I still think some of his arguments here were nonsense,...
Well, I hate necromancy but this is an interesting discussion. :) This is oversimplified. The sail is going to roll the leeward foil into the...