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Old 04-06-2013, 07:13 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Julian Edgar -- Oh, OK. I was thinking of something like the one on the left.


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Georgia Tech University continues to research 'blown' boat-tailing.As of a decade ago or so,the 'pump' power required to create the effect exceeded the power savings from it.
[citation needed] I'm sort of banking on the fact that the air is pumped already w/ maybe some additional hp absorbed in the Coanda nozzles. 40 sq. inches at the engine tin at 1:1 would be a slot 3/4" wide and 50+" long.

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