Forum: RIBs & ribbing
28 September 2005, 12:27
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
28 September 2005, 12:15
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Maybe above 50 mph the drag they create to do...
Maybe above 50 mph the drag they create to do their job has got to the point were there is little (or maybe even -ve) overall benefit? :eh:
It would be interesting to see what happens to their...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 September 2005, 17:06
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Sorry JW - I didn't mean that!!
Are they...
Sorry JW - I didn't mean that!!
Are they manually adjusted, or part of some computer controlled system - both examples are big commercial (40m and 100m) high speed boats/ships - I've no real...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 September 2005, 16:55
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 September 2005, 15:50
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Conventionally it does. Thrust implies an...
Conventionally it does. Thrust implies an applied force (whether accelerating or otherwise), drag implies a resistive force. You are right on the up and down tho' - direction is pretty meaningless...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 September 2005, 15:33
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 September 2005, 15:21
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