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May 14th 07, 11:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Shawn[_3_]
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Tubercles lower stalling airspeed?
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On May 14, 12:37 pm, "bumper" wrote:
"RichardFreytag" wrote in message
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This article:
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/213475
claims that the tuburcles on the leading edge of whale fins actually
improve efficiency in fluid by lowering stall speed. I expect someone
here might have a good sense if this has any likelihood of working.
I'm not so sure, Richard. I remember about a decade ago there was an
independent double-blind study done on the aerodynamics of humpback whales.
Best they could achieve was an L/D of about 0/1 when dropped from 10,000
feet.
bumper
Minden, NV
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As I recall pretty much came out about the same as a bowl of petunias.
Oh no, not again.
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