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Re: Aero Revelations

To: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>, <land-speed@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Aero Revelations
From: "todd" <todd@twinjugs.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 05:16:45 +0000
> While reading my "Theory of Wing Sections" today I found a couple of 
> things I didn't realize - (1) A streamlined shape that's widest in 
> the middle has the least drag (always thought the best was fatest at 
> 30% with a more gradual taper in the back) - (2) A streamlined shape 
> that's 2 ft wide has less drag if it's 10 ft long than if it's 20 ft 
> long - Less surface with 16 deg. taper is better than more area and 
> 8 deg. taper - Anybody disagree with these things - John

You won't get any argument from me(especially on number 2)John, but from past 
conversations I've had with others, I believe you will find plenty of 
opposition here.
TD






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