X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:14:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1374457 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:22:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c3b.26bb9b0 (29678) for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:22:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:22:09 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Do the Dew Point affect the "Do" point - Like "Do" it go slower... X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1157995329" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1157995329 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/11/2006 12:12:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu writes: Does that explain why, on a smooth flying day, my airspeed roves up and down as much as 5 knots? Matt, Maybe, maybe knot. I dunno....... But, I am going to try to find out. So many possibilities in our slick planes - pitch change, laminar flow disruption, air mass properties change, etc. Lancairs are just different - where flat-plate drag is a lesser component of performance than some riveted slug with wheels hanging down, yada, yada, yada.......... Puzzled in Chicago, Grayhawk -------------------------------1157995329 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 9/11/2006 12:12:50 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu writes:

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Matt,

Maybe, maybe knot. I dunno....... But, I am going to try to find=20 out.

So many possibilities in our slick planes - pitch change, laminar flow=20 disruption, air mass properties change, etc.

Lancairs are just different - where flat-plate drag is a lesser compone= nt=20 of performance than some riveted slug with wheels hanging down, yada, yada,=20 yada..........

Puzzled in Chicago,

Grayhawk

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