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MetroMPG 06-30-2015 07:43 PM

Future fodder for foolishness: bug splatter-shedding paint improves fuel economy!
 
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Actually, it's true! But for aeronautic applications...

Quote:

NASA scientists are now developing coatings that help aircraft shed or repel bug guts during flight. After screening nearly 200 different coating formulations [...] it has created a coating that could reduce the amount of insect insides stuck to the wings by up to 40%.

With further optimization, such coatings could allow planes to use 5% less fuel
Source:
Airplane Coatings Help Recoup Fuel Efficiency Lost To Bug Splatter

NASA’s insect-shedding surfaces reduce drag by keeping plane wings cleaner in flight


Airplane Coatings Help Recoup Fuel Efficiency Lost To Bug Splatter | June 29, 2015 Issue - Vol. 93 Issue 26 | Chemical & Engineering News

Countdown until this shows up on a car forum as a fuel economy mod?

whatmaycome14 06-30-2015 08:02 PM

That's pretty cool. I'm sure it would help for automotive vehicles... traveling at the same speeds... :)

MetroMPG 06-30-2015 09:12 PM

MPGuts-be-gone!

For all your driving out of cargo planes fuel efficiency concerns.

320touring 07-01-2015 06:29 AM

I'm not even going to read the article- just popped in to award an A for artistic alliteration in the post title-I approve very much:)

RedDevil 07-01-2015 06:35 AM

Why, to lose all those dimply tripstrip like little vortex generators? :p

Joris 07-01-2015 06:36 AM

I think this falls in the splitting hair.. uh bugs catagory

Fat Charlie 07-01-2015 08:28 AM

But I already use Rain-X...

user removed 07-01-2015 08:32 AM

I live about 20 miles from NASA Langley and find it astounding that NASA needs to spend my tax money when the Paint manufacturers should be doing this, without my tax money. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

It just shows how insignificant they have become, a bunch of old farts like me riding their retirement plans to 80% (40 years).

They could help me with my idea instead of waxing and polishing a wings leading edge. Wonder how many billions they flush down the toilet on this?

I should not even read this thread and make my blood pressure spike, but then I guess you could call it a stroke test.

regards
mech

elhigh 07-01-2015 08:39 AM

With sufficient space to run up I suppose my car could cruise at 100+, but any efficiency gained would, of course, be lost to the speed demon.

Attempting such in the truck would necessitate paint that could shed bits of piston and crankshaft. The 22R is a dogged and relentless mill, but it is NOT happy at high revs.

JRMichler 07-01-2015 01:19 PM

A friend once told me that washing the bug splats off his airplane was good for about 2 MPH. His normal cruise speed was around 200 MPH.


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