RCU Forums - View Single Post - Surface Drag
Thread: Surface Drag
View Single Post
Old 06-07-2011 | 08:49 AM
  #12  
nicholdime
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: HerefordHerefordshire, UNITED KINGDOM
Default RE: Surface Drag

There is a lot of complicated papers and theory on the subject. Enough hot air to produce a good sized thermal.But nothing directly relating to model gliding. I had hoped to find that somebody had done some simple tests , like taty old tape covered wing produced 8oz of drag in a 20mph air stream (top of a truck ?) .Wing recoverd in smooth shiny stuff produced 6oz of drag