new style paint

[Dave Burton]

Or perhaps actually reduce drag!
Seems I remember a few years ago that some of the America's Cup boats found
that by using a textured surface material on the hulls that drag was
actually reduced compared to a very slick surface. My memory is fading fast
but as I remember the textured surface caused the water molecules to release
easier than from a slick surface.

Dave Burton
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  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
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  Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:21 PM
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  Subject: Re: new style paint


  Jim
  It may reduce the drag !! Keep us posted.     Nat
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: jivey61 at bellsouth.net
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 7:16 PM
    Subject: new style paint


    All
    It is too quiet. Suppose a person has a 9.5 lb. primed wide body plane
and he stiples the fuse. with ceiling paint(popcorn texture),  then he
overcoats the stiples with PPG for a coloring. The idea would be to make a
draggy fuse with slower down lines. An increase in power would be necessary
because of the extra drag, we have plenty of power now,so that shouldn't be
a problem. The wings, stab, and verticle would be left clean.  I think it
would work. Also you would not have to rub and polish the finish.   Whaddaya
think?

    I'll give you one guess what I have been doing today.

    Jim Ivey


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