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RE: Sreamliner question.

To: todd <todd@twinjugs.com>
Subject: RE: Sreamliner question.
From: jkamo@rushmore.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:35:51 -0700
I fail to see this logic.......

with a shorter vehicle, it can be surmised that
the air is likely "less" attached, how would one
think that they could now "direct" that less attached
air at a more aggressive degree??

curious  Joe :)


Quoting todd <todd@twinjugs.com>:

> I have a hard time believeing that the length of the vehicle in question is 
> not a major factor in the optimum taper. My thoughts(based on my "very" minut
> 
> amount of knowledge on this) are that the shorter the vehicle, the higher 
> degree of taper needed.
> TD
> PS- i read everything a good handful of you have to say.. you included Pork
> 
> 
> > But what they found out - that the 6 degrees is the safe number -
> >  depends to the shape and to the speed it could be up to 6.2 degrees 
> > - which is a very interested point. In the earlier time the 
> > equipment was not sensitive enough to register this different.
> > 
> > If I get more information I will write a mail to the list.
> > 
> > Think fast.....always
> > 
> > Pork Pie
> 




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