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To: Paul R.

It has more to do with the surface area of the top and bottom of the camper. If the top of the camper has a higher surface area than the pressure over the camper will be lower.

Look up Bernoulli’s Principle.


18 posted on 10/22/2015 7:19:10 PM PDT by raybbr (Obamacare needs a deatha panel)
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To: raybbr

I studied Bernoulli’s Principle (just a day or 2, IIRC) in my college Physics course. :-)

And, as I said, I went to various sources online (NASA, Model Plane forums, etc.) The subject gets complicated quickly. But I don’t need a precise answer - just a rough “back of the napkin” type estimate would do.

That said, from what I do know, it looks to me like the shape of the camper would cause a slight downward force, and the design for that may be intentional. But, really, this thing’s cross-section is more like a block of wood with slightly angled / rounded corners, than a wing. And then the “front” is tilted up...


30 posted on 10/22/2015 7:38:25 PM PDT by Paul R.
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