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Another Delta builder has done some testing and come back to me with some hard data for the pressure differential between the wheel wells and the wing's trailing edge. A mamometer with a line terminated in both places gave:
- 1/16" differential during taxi
- 1.25" takeoff/touchdown
- 1" during climb out (100 mph IAS)
- 2.25" with the gear down
- 2" during base and final
I sure someone has, but I don't remember anyone quoting the pressure differential across their radiators. Do these numbers look workable? The airplane doesn't have a scoop dropping down as tested, and the front edge of the wheel well is squared off. I would expect these modifications to significantly increase the numbers, but if this is sufficient neither one may be necessary.
These numbers are not from a duct with air passing through it, but just points on the solid surface of the aircraft. Will that make a huge difference?
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