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[Frank Lee]

Originally Posted by noeryan

GA aircraft aren't pointy because they have a prop. Look at a pusher prop. Like a Long EZ. I've been putting this on the back burner until I can get you guys hard evidence to prove my point... I've got a friend doing some testing on spheres with planed front ends (modeled after the cameras on heli's). Its neat watching the stagnation build. If I can find a way to get the videos to you guys I'll send it. It just seems important to remember that your drag is the difference in pressures... Decreasing frontal pressure and increasing rear pressure is the whole point of this.

It's not the presence of a prop that make GA aircraft blunt. They could make them pointy if they needed to.

[noeryan]

Haha ok frank. Well, I got my picture... yall check it out. This was using hydrogen bubbles to visualize the flow in a water tunnel. The Re was pretty low (~18000).

[Frank Lee]

Perhaps some definition is in order? Such as what should be called blunt and what should be called pointy?

[noeryan]

thats a sharp craft ya got. Doesn't it have a safety parachute attached to it's airframe? B.A.! Yea definition would be good. I would consider this pointy...

[TestDrive]

Thanks, Frank.