Apr 17, 2008 channelwing in flight excerpted from ive got a secret. Memorandum presenting testing of an experimental custer channel wing airplane in the fullscale tunnel to investigate the lift characteristics of a channel propeller combination and the flow phenomena in and about a channel wing. Securities and exchange commission brief summary of financial proposals filed with and actions by the s. Custer channel wing corporation 1960s stock certificates. Haber, yair azrieli academic college of engineering azarazar, michael azrieli academic college of engineering kamins, meir azrieli academic college of engineering zilberman, moshe azrieli academic college of engineering 17. Memorandum presenting testing of an experimental custer channel wing airplane in the fullscale tunnel to investigate the lift characteristics of a channelpropeller combination and the flow phenomena in and about a channel wing. Custer channel wing corporation united states of america. This page was last edited on 4 december 2018, at 01. Willard custer devised his unique channel wing arrangement in the early 1930s and worked on it for decades, constructing several successful flying prototypes. The battle of little big horn and the fate of the plains indians welch, james, stekler, paul on. Iii 12 we turn now to the specific paragraphs of the order as to which greyhound was found to be in criminal contempt. As,a result of publication given tests of the custer.
Its stol, capable of extremely short takeoff runs and landings. The custer channel wing is a wingpropeller arrangement designed to produce lift statically or to augment the normal lift when the vehicle has some forward velocity. The san francisco regional office announced april 20th. Channelwing in flight excerpted from ive got a secret. A young man who achieved the heights of success in one of the most horrific wars imaginable, he became an icon of success and unimaginable bravery honored by many. Here is some more information about the custer channel wing. Little bighorn battlefield portland state university. Starring wayne maunder, slim pickens, michael dante, robert f. January 1996 may 1997, vice commander, 93rd air control wing, joint surveillance target attack radar system, robins afb, ga. Two ccw5s flew, eleven years apart, but the type never entered production. Viewshed analysis from multiple points in valley reveals high visibility of custers troops as they took positions on higher ground trees terrain feature partially obscure custers view of activity in valley natives, familiar with terrain, are fully aware of. Langley fullscaletunnel tests of the custer channel wing airplane by. Englar is applying decades of his own research to an aeronautical oddity that hasnt always been recognized as a good idea.
The channel surface is airfoiled, thus it can generate lift. The cafe foundation is a research organization with a 30 year history in testing and evaluation of small aircraft. These free, downloadable pdf files have been compiled by the cafe foundation for use by those who are serious about competing in the gfc and advancing pav technology. The national advisory committee for aeronautics collection at. The advantage of this arrangement is that the propeller produces a highspeed flow, known as the propeller slipstream, through the channel generating greater lift. An analitical and numerical study of the custer channel wing configuration. General custer has served as a plans and programs director, and in staff and management positions at combatant command, air staff and joint staff levels. Wert calls his new biography of george armstrong custer the first fullscale study of his entire life in over three decades 9. Langley fullscaletunnel tests of the custer channel wing. The custer episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Willard custer filed a united states patent in 1929 for a wing design incorporating a semicircular channel or half barrel shape in which an engine was to be fitted in pusher mode.
However, the two cheyenne women signed to the sioux warrior that this man was a relative. Ever wondered if a wing can produce lift at zero ground speed. This airplane looks weird but it actually few extremely well. While doing so, a warrior approached custers body with the apparent intent to despoil it. Figure 1 shows the arrangement in custers final design. Wings 3duser manualwings file format wikibooks, open. In a recent publication nasa has declared the channel wing, usually referred to as the custer channel wing after its inventor, to be an aerodynamic flow control approach with potential for expanding the performance envelope of aeronautical vehicles. In the channel wing, air pulled through the wing by the props combined with forward motion generated double the lift of a standard wing design, giving the aircraft very short takeoff and landing roll.
Please note, that there is current development of wings in progress changing also the file format, so it is advisable to stall work on this document, until the file format stabilized again. Custer, who was actually a relative of the illfated gen. George custer, hoped to exploit the phenomenon to develop short takeoff and. Custers approach was based on the idea that it is the speed of the air over the wing, and not the wing through the air, which generates lift.
The concept was brought to life in prototype airplanes manufactured by the custer channel wing corporation in the 1950s and the. Combined with custer s refusal to sell his patents to other manufacturers, the channel wing faded into obscurity. He has had various operational assignments to include serving as an operational squadron commander and as a vice wing commander. Pdf an analitical and numerical study of the custer. Last year was the first year that i attended the seminar. They allegedly punctured custers ears to help him to hear in the afterlife. The battle of little big horn and the fate of the plains indians. George armstrong custer, americas most famously unfortunate soldier, has been the subject of scores of books, but the custer reader is unique as a substantial source of classic writings about and by him. During the early 1950s, custer formed the custer channel wing corporation to develop and build the fiveseat ccw5 design which was intended for commercial sale. The warrior acquiesced and merely removed custers pinkie finger only.
Channel wing as a potential vtolstol aerovehicle concept. Followed by custer ccw5 flown july 1953, a modified baumann brigadier built by that company with a channel wing and two continental engines, and expected to take off in a few feet, rise vertically, hover and land vertically. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Custer s approach was based on the idea that it is the speed of the air over the wing, and not the wing through the air, which generates lift. Custer channel wing corporation specimen stock certificate. A curated archive of selected papers on ga technology. Canadair to custer, airplane photo archive, history, specifications and performance data. Flight tests of an airplane incorporating two of these channel wings were conducted first by the inventor. Cafe also hosts the annual electric aircraft symposium which brings together experts in the. The channel wing is formed by merging the channel and a fixed wing portion that extends from one side of the channel.
Jun 11, 2011 heres willard custers great grand nephew of gen. Most of the projects are brought by the attendees, and steve usually contributes a few as well. Pdf channel wing as a potential vtolstol aerovehicle. It is without doubt, the oldest ongoing saga in aviation. The custer channel wing is a wing propeller arrangement designed to produce lift statically or to augment the normal lift when the vehicle has some forward velocity. Custer retired early 1968, but remained as consultant throughout prolonged certification program by devore aviation service corporation. The saga of the custer channelwing is probably the most interesting of all vstol aircraft. This is surely a propitious time for a fresh appraisal ofamericas most flamboyant soldier. Here is custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries, and leading scholars. Recent patents on mechanical engineering channel wing as a. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. One more reference is the exporter implemented in perl which is outdated. Steve also did a walkaround inspection on a tripacer. The custer ccw5 was a twinengined, 5seat aircraft of pusher configuration, which used a channel wing claimed to enable low speed flight and short takeoffs.
As the name implies, the channel wing contains a semicylindrical or ushaped channel. Perhaps the only disadvantage was the additional weight and drag produced by the channel wing structure. This means there have been on the order of seventy. The first example n6257c was designed by custer but built by the baumann corporation of santa barbara, california. The custer channel wing was a series of americanbuilt experimental aircraft designs of the 1940s and 1950s incorporating a halfbarrel shaped section to each wing. The custer channel wing is unconventional in that its wing channels replace such conventional aerodynamic devices as wing flaps and slots to provide required lift. This is the story of a single minded man on a single minded mission to change the path of aviation. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. The aircraft was the third and last of a series of custer channel wing designs. Since i have described the advantagesand characteristics of the channel wing in. The channel wing is an aircraft wing principle developed by willard ray custer in the 1920s.
But the channels, which seem out of place, if not freakish, in an airplanes wing, generate high levels of lift, and that opens up. Despite its founders efforts to keep the company solvent, custer channel wing corporation eventually closed through lack of funds. In the custer system, the powerplant is suspended in the channel with the propeller at the trailing edge. Although custer never did succeed in selling the aviation industry on this design there is no question that it worked and who knows but that it may be resurrected some day. The most important part of the wing consists of a halftube with an engine placed in the middle, driving a propeller placed at the rear end of the channel formed by the halftube. He never gave up trying to sell the idea to the mainstream aeronautical industry.