X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:42:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao08.cox.net ([68.230.241.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 861274 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:41:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.31; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from dell ([24.251.75.43]) by fed1rmmtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20051202233901.ZMAS26964.fed1rmmtao08.cox.net@dell> for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 18:39:01 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003b01c5f799$be9a08f0$0588fea9@dell> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Flying in primer question X-Original-Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:40:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0038_01C5F75F.116CE470" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C5F75F.116CE470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bob Smiley wrote: Does the supersonic fighters have a slick painted surface or a mat = finish? Doesn't a slight turbulance or trapped boundary layer of air = offer a better surface for flight? What say you air racers and = aeronautical engineers? I think with the jet fighters, you have so much horsepower that the = paint doesn't matter much. I'm sure they would see some improvement if = they were painted in gloss. On the other hand, with our limited = horsepower, we'll almost always see some improvement from a slick = surface. (60 lbs of paint! WOW!) Scotty G www.UnleashedAirRacing.com www.WarbirdAeroPress.com www.SeptemberPops.com ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C5F75F.116CE470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bob Smiley = wrote:
 
Does the supersonic fighters = have a slick=20 painted surface or a mat finish?  Doesn't a slight turbulance or = trapped=20 boundary layer of air offer a better surface for flight? What say you = air racers=20 and aeronautical engineers?
 
I think with the jet fighters, you have = so much=20 horsepower that the paint doesn't matter much. I'm sure they would see = some=20 improvement if they were painted in gloss. On the other hand, with our = limited=20 horsepower, we'll almost always see some improvement from a slick = surface. (60=20 lbs of paint! WOW!)
 
 
 
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