X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from [68.202.132.19] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WEBUSER 5.1.5) with HTTP id 1807339 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:46:59 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Wing pressure To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser v5.1.5 Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:46:59 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <00b701c74707$873d8e90$6504a8c0@hoben59c2e82ed> References: <00b701c74707$873d8e90$6504a8c0@hoben59c2e82ed> X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1";format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "James H. Keyworth" : Paul says: The air inside the wing pushes up on the top surface at 40 PSF while it pushes down on the bottom surface at 20 PSF. Hey, c'mon Paul. How can a gas in a closed container decide which way it's going to exert more pressure. Can you blow up a round balloon so its bottom is a flatter curve than its top? JHK