Originally Posted by
Downwind Lander
But what makes me think that it is an inefficient wing is a comparison of the engine power and top/cruising speeds of a P & M and the Long EZ, which certainly looks like the ultimate in both elegance and good aerodynamic design - which pays off in performance.
Look at the two in terms of draggy bits - the P&M has lots of external bracing, sticky-out wheels, open cockpit etc etc. All that makes for a marked relictance to slip thropugh fluids like a well-buttered eel.
PDR