The flying house analogy again ? come on Gordy, you are better than that! The followings popped up in my mind when I read about this rain drop theory :
1) The tiny pits molded onto the surface of golf balls are supposed to reduce the separation of air flow and hence reduce the drag of the ball. Will rain drops on the wing surface actually improve the performance of the model ? 2) Some free flight models have got saw-toothed leading edges on their wings, a feature that is designed to make the air flow turbulent and delay the onset of flow separation or stall. I am wondering whether rain drops will do the same good . I seldom fly in rainy days but even if I do, my fingers are always the prime source of troubles and what I worry most about . Y C Lui --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If you have the latest most exact airfioil matched with the best planform, > span, tail foil and moment, perfectly balanced, and get the highest ever > launch...if you don't find lift, you ain't staying up. If there are raindrops on > your wing, it will make a difference...if you don't find lift you won't stay up > and your wing will be wet. > > Wet houses fly just fine in lift...in fact most of the time when you see > houses flying they are wet, so likely that indicates something about the what > effect raindrops have on soaring :-) > > Gordy RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
