Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
January 18th 08, 04:22 PM
"Ken S. Tucker" > wrote in news:d80c9cc5-7bb4-48fa-
:
> On Jan 18, 6:35 am, FledgeIII > wrote:
>> On Jan 18, 7:55 am, "Ken S. Tucker" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Thanks, I was worried it was a new form of Carbon.
>> > Those C-5's are beautiful on final, almost seem to
>> > hover in a head wind, like a blimp with wings.
>> > Ken
>>
>> That's because the fuselage is open at the back. This serves to create
>> air resistance by *suction resistance*, stabilized flight, and keeps
>> the performance easy.
>>
>> Care to explain how that works to us, Ken? ;)
>
> I've studied it...
> http://www.trak4.com/earco/aerospace.html
>
> It's interesting because even high performance A/C
> rely on "suction resistance" when using "speed-
> brakes" and to a lesser extent spoilers.
> It is also the principle of french "parachutes", how
> do you spell that in english?
Splaps
Bertie
:
> On Jan 18, 6:35 am, FledgeIII > wrote:
>> On Jan 18, 7:55 am, "Ken S. Tucker" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Thanks, I was worried it was a new form of Carbon.
>> > Those C-5's are beautiful on final, almost seem to
>> > hover in a head wind, like a blimp with wings.
>> > Ken
>>
>> That's because the fuselage is open at the back. This serves to create
>> air resistance by *suction resistance*, stabilized flight, and keeps
>> the performance easy.
>>
>> Care to explain how that works to us, Ken? ;)
>
> I've studied it...
> http://www.trak4.com/earco/aerospace.html
>
> It's interesting because even high performance A/C
> rely on "suction resistance" when using "speed-
> brakes" and to a lesser extent spoilers.
> It is also the principle of french "parachutes", how
> do you spell that in english?
Splaps
Bertie