Or if your flying a a/c with a foam core wing?

Interesting prespective.. what about propellers which are of solid construction [not hollow]?

JjJ

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Gourley <tom.gourley@verizon.net>

Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 2:29 am

Subject: [LML] Re: Wing positive pressure

> 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
>