KRnetters: This sounds analogous to the reason golf balls are "Dimpled".
Don Lively ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hennie van Rooyen [HQP]" wrote: > Hi all, > > Just my 2 cents on this subject. There's a lot of info on the net on this so > I'll not even try to elaborate. > > Air over air causes a lot less friction than air over metal, fiber glass or > whatever. Therefore a very slight rough surface on i.e. a wing (pinholes) > will produce less friction than a very smooth wing surface and therefore also > higher top speed. > > You actually want dull surfaces for more speed as bright smooth surfaces are > purely for appeal and not for speed. The air clings to the surface and this > is the exact opposite of what you want. > > I'm convinced that if you take sandpaper and apply to your KR giving it a > dull, non shiny surface (not nice to look at), you'll get the speed increase > you're after. > > Regards, > Hennie > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Frank Ross > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:13 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: RE: KR> Armoural > > I know there aren't many things funnier than putting a good coat of Armor > All on the seat of a dirt-bike right before a steep hill-climb and watching > the rider try to stay on the seat... > > > Brian Kraut <brian.kr...@engalt.com> wrote: Did you scrape an inch of bugs > off the leading edge before you put that > Armor All on? > > I do know that fiberglass gliders fly considerably better when they are > clean and waxed, but they have a whole lot more wetted area than a KR and > competition gliders likely have much more critical airfoils than the KR > does. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail is confidential and is for the addressee only. > Please refer to http://www.kumbaresources.com/email-disclaimer for important > disclaimers. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
