Thanks, Bill, Bob.
Your concurrence was my thinking, prior to the explanation given to
me via second hand from an aeronautical engineer.
The explanation was: "... at slow speeds the full cross section had
to be considered..." or, something to that effect.
Bruce in Seattle
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, WcarneyJX@... wrote:
>
>
> The only way I would approach camber measurement is the shape of
the rib,
> similar to what Bob says. Cutting out the rib is the only point
which I feel I
> have real control due to sagging and billowing that may occur in
the film once
> the airframe is in use.
>
> Bill C
>
> In a message dated 2/2/2006 9:21:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> RLBailey_at_... writes:
>
> The most precise answer I can give is that the camber is that of
the air
> foil centre line as for all outdoor aviation. The centre line is
that midway
> between the top and bottom surfaces. Camber of the top of the rib
is, to me,
> a good enough approximation.
>
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