Author Topic: Wheel pants vs. bare wheel drag (Read 1176 times)

Robertc · « **on:** March 13, 2015, 07:39:14 PM »

Does anyone have interchangeable gear that has both wheel pants and bare wheels that can
get data on difference in battery use for each? Curious in difference.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2015, 11:13:16 AM »

I calculated wheel drag. I'm afraid it's not much. I can dig out the calculation and send it to you if you like.

Igor Burger · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2015, 11:25:16 AM »

Wheel pats have little less cd, I thing 0,25 vs 0,22 but crossection with pants is larger, so the drag is aproximately the same.

In any case I did not see any difference in consumption, it is certainly less then difference due to air pressure, temperature etc.

Dean Pappas · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2015, 12:59:43 PM »

Hi Gang,
But crooked wheel pants can sure mess up the trim!
Dean P.

Tim Wescott · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2015, 02:28:01 PM »

Ask Randy Powell! He made some really super-zoot thing with wheel pants about a foot long that crashed on the first outing when one got cockeyed.

Does the turbulence from wheels vs. wheel pants make a difference in the smoothness of flying?

Author Topic: Wheel pants vs. bare wheel drag (Read 1176 times)

Robertc

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