Chuck wrote:

A while back, we were looking for the pressure distribution on an RV6
contained in an article in Sport Aviation. I found the article and scanned
in this picture.

Chuck Dunlap

Thanks for scanning this Chuck.  It's great to have it electronically.  I bet I have looked at this picture a hundred times, and I am only now noticing the low pressure on the landing gear fairings.


Ken Powell
kenpowell@aristotle.net

About that simulation, can anyone supply the corresponding pressure
ranges for the false colors, please?  And at what speed the "plane" was
flying?

Thanks,
AI Nut

AI,
The bar graph on the left side of the pressure distribution shows that the highest pressure (top of the graph) is a dark blue while the lowest pressure is red (bottom of the graph).  Use the bar graph to determine the relative pressure depicted on the aircraft.

Ken Powell
kenpowell@aristotle.net

 
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