Keith, Dave, & Bill;
Amen on that-- knowledge of basic math & physics can be as useful a tool
as anything in the shop. I'm afraid many kids graduate from high school
these days without knowing much of anything-- but they "feel good about
themselves."
Keith, make sure you record the pitch angle as well as the yaw; lowering
the nose relative to the rear and the overall ground clearance will make
a big difference in lift or downforce as well as drag. Bring lots of
different spoilers to try, too.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Sparky
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 6:26 AM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: High School Physics
Dave and list,
You are so correct about hi school---I feel sorry for the kids
today---they are even more distracted than I was---it amazes me how much
of the stuff I was exposed to in a simple physics class I had as a
Sophmore does apply to the very stuff we are dealing with: you may not
remember the whys---but at least I can some times recal the
relationships:
Waves
Pressure waves
Hormonics
Bernouli
spring rates
levers
Hyds.
ratios
on and on and on---
MR. Turk---I would like to be there for Air Tunnel 101---
what a eye opener that must be going to BE!!!!!!!!!!!Film it an I will
gladly buy a copy:::::::::::::::have BIG FUN
"Sparky"
RATICAL AA/GL 2211
219.124 El Mirage
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