I don't think this e-mail ever got posted either. Sorry if I'm wrong.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Albaugh, Neil
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:12 AM
To: 'Salt Hawk'; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Stopping the streamliners
Kvach;
There is certainly a precedent for aerodynamic braking. The old Mercedes
300SLR race cars used this at Le Mans in the mid- '50s, back when everyone
was using drum brakes. A panel behind the driver was hydraulically raised to
near- vertical and it was effective enough to be banned. Pork-Pie can
probably elaborate on this.
If you've ever watched the History Channel, you may have seen perforated
dive brakes on Navy SBD dive bombers or the expanding- plate speed brakes on
the rear fusilage an F-86, etc. Of course, the faster the speed, the more
effective aeordynamic braking is. I suspect the key to getting it to work
safely is to make the transition from "closed" to "open" stable and
nonviolent.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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