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"cavelamb" <Xcavelamb@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:VrHng.1345$NP4.15@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Awright.
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> There's more to aerodynamics than that covered by your philosophy.
Huh???
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> Area and airfoil are not really the right starting place for a new
> and novel configuration.
Then where WOULD be the right starting place?
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> Re: the dimensions of your wings...
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> First - learn about Reynolds number.
Okay
> Very few of the published airfoils work well below about 3 meg RN.
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> What does that mean in regard to your choices?
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> Well, the two-foot chord wing is going to have to move pretty fast to make
> 3 meg RN.
How fast? None of these were really choices, just random numbers for
explanation. In other words, 4 10x1 wings = 40 sq ft. or 1 20x2 wing = 40
sq ft. The most important single factor in wing design appears to be square
feet. ??
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> The four-foot chord wing will have twice the RN from the start.
That's built into the RN equation. What's the relevance??
I've no argument here, I am looking for info. So far, I have gotten some
pretty good references.
Gerry
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