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Old January 16th 08, 01:33 AM posted to rec.aviation.student, rec.aviation.piloting
terry
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Default more confusion on cessna performance chart

On Jan 16, 4:44*am, "RST Engineering" wrote:
It is a steeped-in-tradition engineering convention used to describe
something that is very, very close to the correct answer. *It derives from
the very fine hair found on the lower-midsection of the adult female, of
which the red has been experimentally found to be the smallest in diameter..

It took centuries of trial and measurement to prove this experiment correct
{;-)

Well thanks for that Jim. Downunder we have a similar but slightly less technical saying for something that is very close. It is called "within a bees dick"


Terry