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Re: home made wind tunnel

To: Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com, eaglemot@bellsouth.net,
Subject: Re: home made wind tunnel
From: Nt788@aol.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:52:06 EST
In a message dated 1/24/2003 9:38:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com writes:

<< st had a nice little chat with our aerodynamicist regarding your tunnel
 project.  He said that for flow visualization (which I think is what you're
 looking for as opposed to imperical data) a low speed tunnel (60-70 MHP?)
 will be an excellent tool for you.
  >>
What I did once was carve small shapes, stick pins in them at the cg, and 
blow air at them, and imagine stability. Howard's design (which I scaled from 
his business card) was the most stable! I used this data to think about 
stuff. Jack

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