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<DIV><FONT size=2>Weight over area.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If it weighs 10 lbs and has 2 sq ft of wing thats 5 lbs/sq
ft. which is also 160 oz (16 oz/lb) over 288 sq inches (144 sq in /
sq ft) for 0.5555555.... oz/in^2</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>the only complicated part is converting from oz to lb to
kg... and ft to in to dm^2</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>List your starting point and the form you want the results in
and there's a conversion formula, but I always go back to the conversion of
the units.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:36
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Formula for
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(me) Anyone know the formula? I’d like to plug and play some numbers.
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