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RE: High School Physics

To: "Sparky" <wmtsmith@landracing.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: High School Physics
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 11:13:12 -0500
Keith, Dave, & Bill;

Amen on that-- knowledge of basic math & physics can be as useful a tool
as anything in the shop. I'm afraid many kids graduate from high school
these days without knowing much of anything-- but they "feel good about
themselves."

Keith, make sure you record the pitch angle as well as the yaw; lowering
the nose relative to the rear and the overall ground clearance will make
a big difference in lift or downforce as well as drag. Bring lots of
different spoilers to try, too.

Regards, Neil    Tucson, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Sparky
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 6:26 AM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: High School Physics

Dave and list,

You are so correct about hi school---I feel sorry for the kids
today---they are even more distracted than I was---it amazes me how much
of the stuff I was exposed to in  a simple physics class I had as a
Sophmore does apply to the very stuff we are dealing with: you may not
remember the whys---but at least I can some times recal the
relationships:

Waves
Pressure waves
Hormonics
Bernouli
spring rates
levers
Hyds.
ratios
 on and on and on---

MR. Turk---I would like to be there for Air Tunnel 101---
what a eye opener that must be going to BE!!!!!!!!!!!Film it an I will
gladly buy a copy:::::::::::::::have BIG FUN

    "Sparky"
RATICAL  AA/GL 2211
219.124  El Mirage




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