ORIGINAL: dick Hanson
ORIGINAL: cyclops2
I agree.
But It was hard to leave it out as I rambled on. Everything I say is stolen from someone elses statements.
How many really new ideas are created in aerodynamics each year ?
Rich
New ideas ?
not many but there are many interpretations of basic laws of nature. (think of four blind men examining an elephant)
In this case , ground effect, it is simple -
when the moving body is close enough to a stationary body to cause a pressure increase between them
the bouyancy of the moving body is increased . The size and speed and shape of the moving body directly affects the pressure and distance of this occurrance..
no aerodynamic mumbo jumbo required.
Why is the term "buoyancy" which is a term relating to objects in fluids being used for aircraft which fly in air (a gas)?