X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:12:25 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from msa1-gh.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.251] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 862738 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Dec 2005 09:33:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.206.160.251; envelope-from=rsmiley@centurytel.net Received: from DOWNSTAIRS (d3-76.rb.gh.centurytel.net [69.29.194.76]) by msa1-gh.centurytel.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id jB4EVqm3025854 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 08:31:52 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <003701c5f8df$7a0af0e0$927dfea9@DOWNSTAIRS> From: "Bob Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Flying in primer question X-Original-Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 06:31:55 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Yep, Walter. The dimples on golf balls allow it to "fly" longer, farther, etc. and have a backspin. My thought is that your experience with the 12 meter boats could be similar to my experience with the lancair. If you could keep the boudary layer attached say for a one foot lineal run with a flat smooth surface or with a roughened surface; I would think that the roughened surface would offer less overal wetted surface hence less drag. Does this make sense? Translats to more speed? and/ or perhaps a potential for a longer lineal run, chord wise for laminar flow before detachment? Also more efficiency and you can then reduce wing area, increase wing loading? Bob Smiley N94RJ