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    That agrees with my own experience, the plane is so draggy already that
    what ever you hang under it does not significantly change the speeds. Also
    that searching for drag reduction through fairings, and cuffs, etc. is somewhat
    an exercise in futility.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJohn View Post
    Just finished a Cargo Pod, Innitial flight tests show no substantial change in speeds.

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    I understand that several of the previous pictures did not post, So here is another attempt.

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    Nice Job!

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    Nicely done,
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    Nicely done, did you have any cooling issues?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitfoxnick View Post
    Nicely done, did you have any cooling issues?
    No Cooliing Issues from the Pod, I had a previous cooling issue after 1000hrs of flight and found a hose starting to kink but not an issue from the Pod. Still have to do all the various speed vs Rpm checks with a couple of other planes that I fly with alot, That will give me the best verifications of any Rpm changes in comparrison to them.
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