|
| If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|||||||
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
January 24th 07, 10:28 PM
posted to rec.aviation.soaring
|
|||
|
|||
Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
Wouldn't pee tube drag be affected by the size of the
instrument? 
|
|
#2
January 25th 07, 03:23 AM
posted to rec.aviation.soaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
Charles McLaurin wrote:
Wouldn't pee tube drag be affected by the size of the instrument? No, no! It's the stream volume and the suction that are important to the required pee tube size. "Instrument" size doesn't matter - doesn't anyone think these things through anymore? -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org
|
|
#3
January 30th 07, 06:00 PM
posted to rec.aviation.soaring
|
|||
|
|||
|
Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?
On 24 Jan, 22:28, Charles McLaurin wrote: Wouldn't pee tube drag be affected by the size of the instrument? One day I am going to fit the outside end of my pee tube to an eight inch venturi. I am sure it will make it far more, um, efficient, and well worth any small L/D penalty. What's a landout when you're grinning like a loon? Ian
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Good news for private pilots' spouses | Skylune | Piloting | 30 | July 7th 06 11:19 PM |
| more radial fans like fw190? | jt | Military Aviation | 51 | August 28th 04 04:22 AM |
| ANG Woman Wing Commander Doesn't See Herself as Pioneer, By Master Sgt. Bob Haskell | Otis Willie | Military Aviation | 0 | March 18th 04 08:40 PM |
| Canard planes swept wing outer VG's? | Paul Lee | Home Built | 8 | January 4th 04 08:10 PM |
| Props and Wing Warping... was soaring vs. flaping | Wright1902Glider | Home Built | 0 | September 29th 03 03:40 PM |
Linear Mode
