X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:29:24 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.5) with ESMTP id 1805803 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:53:40 -0500 Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.116.86]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JCT00H4JN0PWD5B@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:53:17 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:53:13 -0800 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Wing positive pressure X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <005701c7468e$6dfa2980$650610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0054_01C7464B.5F182D60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C7464B.5F182D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's right, Ladies and germs, lift on a hollow wing is due to the air = inside pushing up on the top skin and pushing down on the bottom skin, = but the top skin wins, hopefully! So if you have a wet wing that's full of fuel it won't fly until you = drain some fuel out to make room for air? I don't think so. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C7464B.5F182D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's right, Ladies and germs, lift on a = hollow wing=20 is due to the air inside pushing up on the top = skin and=20 pushing down on the bottom skin, but the top skin wins,=20 hopefully!
 
So if you have a wet wing that's full = of fuel it=20 won't fly until you drain some fuel out to make room for air?  I = don't=20 think so.
 
Tom Gourley
 
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