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Re: NACA duct

To: <Flowbench@aol.com>, <piggy@accessatc.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: NACA duct
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:29:26 -0500
Mike

Doing some research. Found a NACA site. Aparently there was some supersonic
inlet research in 1947, but not the typical duct were used to.

JB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Flowbench@aol.com>
To: <saltracer@servusa.com>; <piggy@accessatc.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: NACA duct


> John, I might point out that a NACA duct was a design used mainly for
super
> sonic aircraft. So very we funded factory race teams in the not so distant
past
> tried to use them for radiator, intake openings, etc. Far from successful.
> Take care if you follow this path, you may want to use pressure
differential
> "magnalithic" gauges.
> Mike






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