[SPAM] Re: new style paint
Bob Richards
bob at toprudder.com
Sun Dec 4 19:39:03 AKST 2005
You know, that would be the real test of paint texture. One side gloss, the other side rough. See how much rudder trim is needed to make it fly straight.
Bob R.
Keith Black <tkeithb at comcast.net> wrote:
Pretty interesting.
So does this mean that a bad case of orange peel on the paint job would speed the plane up?
What if you only have orange peel on one side?
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Thompson
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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: new style paint
You are correct, Jim!!! The smoother the hull, the more "water like" it is, thus creating more surface to contact the water. That is why a boat will travel faster with a little ripple on the water than on a dead calm day.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: jivey61 at bellsouth.net
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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 12:30 AM
Subject: [SPAM] Re: new style paint
Steve
I think that is called surface tension.
Jim I
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Maxwell
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 10:52 PM
Subject: RE: new style paint
Dave that's same as I have been told, when I bass fished they always said not to polish the hull as it will be slower, their reason was that the rougher surface would create air bubbles to make a buffer to the water = less drag.
Steve Maxwell
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Burton
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: 12/4/2005 12:50:55 AM
Subject: RE: new style paint
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
-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Nat Penton
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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