Awesome videos; check out #2, too!
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Originally Posted by
Mike Switzer
that is a pretty good video
While you're out on YouTube, check out the #2 video of that series, too. Shapiro (the guy doing these experiments) is still used in aerodynamic classrooms today. I especially like the smooth vs. rough ball experiments. It says a lot about turbulent (rough ball) and laminar flow (smooth ball) with respect to positive (back side of ball) & negative (front side of ball) pressure gradients and a little thing called Reynolds Number (illustrated well in the drop tube experiments). These are GREAT videos, Rick! Thanks for sharing! -Ron
Oh, PS, as everyone else has mentioned, I'd go with the fixed gear, too ... unless you're planning to go up in the compressibility (Mach) flight levels.