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Old 10-28-2013 | 03:36 AM
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Just to introduce a little perspective, an average model with a wiingloading of 20 oz/sq.ft would be supported by a pressure rise averaging say 0.02% over the underside, and a pressure reduction averaging 0.04% over the top surface. That is hardly pulling a vacuum, just a slight perturbation of the standard atmospheric pressure of 14.7 psi
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