REFLECTOR: Performance

[Kevin Baker]

Any/ or also with the removal of down pointing exhaust drag.

Kevin 

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On May 9, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Dave T Nelson <dtnelson at us.ibm.com> wrote:

> For what it's worth, and my memory could be wrong here, I seem to remember either Burt or perhaps Mike Melville saying that the exhaust thrust could contribute perhaps 1-2 knots.... 
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> Grover,
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> I think the thrust you'd get from the exhaust would be minimal.  Think about this - if you had the exhaust pointed back and took the prop off.  Even with the engine at full power it would not likely push the plane on the ground a even a little.  I think it is the disruption of laminar flow around the cowling that is thought to create drag.  Intuitively, if I had a smooth airfoil, but then had a bunch of jets inducing air low normal to its surface, I would think that would be bad for its aerodynamic efficiency.
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> Also that the exhaust is throwing turbulent flow into the prop is thought to be a problem.  The prop may not be able to perform with the same efficiency it would if a smooth air flow was feeding it.
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> Geoff
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> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Grover McNair <grover at mcnairperformance.com> wrote:
> I’m not an engineer but I would think the thrust from the exhaust aimed to the rear might be part of the benefit. Also when the exhaust exits perpendicular to the laminar flow around the fuselage it makes sense that it would cause turbulence and drag.
> Grover McNair
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