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bagobitz
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the answer is...........................................




you'd have a very clean aeroplane.

assuming that the pressure-profile on the wings' ENTIRE surface was maintained constant during the "experiment" I'd expect the aircraft not to move ..... the air sucked into the wing?vac system would have to come from somewhere! therefore there would be a turbulent, predominantly low-pressure area around the aircraft.

I would expect to se the scale oscillate around a mean value as this turbulence buffeted the structure.




in flight, the "dirty" air is left behind! The conundrum also disregards any effect from the tail surfaces.
05-21-2008 09:42 AM
 
 
spork
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The conundrum also disregards any effect from the tail surfaces.

On a traditional airplane the tail surfaces don't contribute to lift. They push down.
05-21-2008 02:44 PM
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rcfreak7
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it would be C it would be like flying a heli and redirecting the wash so it does not affect the heli in any way do you have a flying heli no

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05-21-2008 09:05 PM
 
 
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05-23-2008 08:51 PM
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