I'm not an engineer, but I don't think it makes a diference.

I think HP is just a measure of work ... like weight lifted x distance
in y seconds as defined.


Stewart Kissel wrote:
Ok, I'll bite...

Would it be the same amount of horsepower if spread
over a two-place ship's wing-span...as it would if
the 1100lbs was a lead weight?



At 18:30 08 January 2005, Ken Kochanski Kk wrote:
One horsepower is defined as lifting 550 pounds one
foot in one second.


So, if were climbing at an average of 300 FPM (5 fps)in
a two place
ship weighing 1100 pounds ... can we say we are
extracting/consuming/obtaining 10 HP from the thermal
...

KK