REFLECTOR: drag reduction

[Dennis Martin]

A gem of a lesson on drag reduction. I sent it to our EAA local EAA member
list.

Thanks for sharing,

Dennis

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:02 AM, <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Yet more reasons why you should not hang your rod out in the wind.
>
> Kurt
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Balic <velocity_pilot at verizon.net>
> To: 'Velocity' <VelocityXL at fastmail.fm>; 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and
> Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 4, 2011 9:49 am
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: drag reduction
>
>  It was amazing how that tiny wire had more drag than the  10 x thicker
> airfoil shape- good thing we can mount all antennas internally!
>
>  ------------------------------
>  *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<reflector-bounces at tvbf.org?>]
> *On Behalf Of *Velocity
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:12 AM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: drag reduction
>
>  Loved it ,really shows how small things hanging in the wind can slow you
> down.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  *From:* Alex Balic <velocity_pilot at verizon.net>
>  *To:* 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org>
>  *Sent:* Monday, January 03, 2011 10:00 PM
>  *Subject:* REFLECTOR: drag reduction
>
>  Not sure if everybody saw this MIT film- the link came in this month s
> EAA experimenter- it is a must see in my opinion.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftq8jTQ8ANE
>
> PS, I really like the old time accent of the professor
>
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All the best,
Dennis
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