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.