Now folks, why do you assume you can have only a one time 7 degree taper?
You can multiple ones. In fact you can have so many that it becomes a smooth
curve. So all is well...
mayf, out in Pahrump, where it is finally warming up a bit...
----- Original Message -----
From: "todd" <todd@twinjugs.com>
To: <jkamo@rushmore.com>; "todd" <todd@twinjugs.com>
Cc: "Pork Pie" <pork.pie@t-online.de>; <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>; "list
answer" <land-speed@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:05 PM
Subject: RE: Sreamliner question.
> Good point on the less attached air on the sides Joe, but what about the
> rear? Let's go with the extremes here. If we have a vehicle that's 4 foot
> long and a vehicle that's 40 foot long(let's say both are 3 foot wide and
3
> foot tall), then how is keeping the same degree of taper going to help the
> shorter vehicle as much when it has a giant flat plate still present on
the
> rear of it that's sucking wind(drafting), while the 40 foot vehicle tapers
to
> nothing? Is back draft on the rear not as important as the laminar flow of
> the sides?
> I may be missing the boat here, but hey.. that's why I'm here, to learn.
> TD
>
>
> > I fail to see this logic.......
> >
> > with a shorter vehicle, it can be surmised that
> > the air is likely "less" attached, how would one
> > think that they could now "direct" that less attached
> > air at a more aggressive degree??
> >
> > curious Joe :)
>
>
> > > I have a hard time believeing that the length of the vehicle in
question
> is
> > > not a major factor in the optimum taper. My thoughts(based on my
"very"
> minut
> > >
> > > amount of knowledge on this) are that the shorter the vehicle, the
higher
> > > degree of taper needed.
> > > TD
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