Neil, one of the most senstive instruments one can have on an airplane is a yaw
string made from yarn taped to the windscreen
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> From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
> Date: 2003/10/29 Wed PM 03:04:40 CST
> To: "'docb8532@aol.com'" <docb8532@aol.com>,
> "'land-speed@autox.team.net'" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: aero lift
>
> Oops, I forgot to delete that trailer..........
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albaugh, Neil
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:03 PM
> To: 'docb8532@aol.com'; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: aero lift
>
> Doc;
>
> Not a bad idea; you could use a sensitive differential pressure transducer
> to sense pressure on both sides of the nose to detect a subtle yaw
> condition. I think the transducer could detect a far lower static yaw angle
> than a driver could. A car may feel like it's going straight when it really
> isn't; as speed increases, it might go unstable and spin.
>
> Maybe an "angle of attack" vane could do the same thing if it was mounted
> vertically. Looks like there could be a zillion channels of data recorded--
> this is getting out of hand. :)
>
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: docb8532@aol.com [mailto:docb8532@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:17 AM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: aero lift
>
> i've been following the discussions on finding a means of measuring lift on
> a
> salt racer.
"Sparky"
Lakester 2211
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