KRnetters: As I recall F-104's were 2nd in speedto the F-111 and I have been told that their leading edges were so sharp that guards were placed on them when parked not only to protect the edges bur personel as well.
Don Lively ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Bray wrote: > Hello Hennie > So if you are correct Mark J and Mark L's airplanes will slow down when > painted ? > Guess that dependa on the quaility of the job. > T-38's were slick but F-4's , 104's , 105's, SR-71's or the U-2 wasn't. > > Steve Bray > Jackson, Tennessee > > >From: "Hennie van Rooyen [HQP]" <hennie.vanroo...@kumbaresources.com> > >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >Subject: RE: KR> Armoural > >Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:26:29 +0200 > > > > > >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 > > _______________________________________ > 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
