Re: my analysis: Kibbie Dome times vs. Johnson City

From: Steve Brown <rtxc_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:29:20 -0000

There's nothing on the roof (which is fairly new btw) ... but there
is a ventilation system which exhausts on the sides at about light
level. That being said, the system was clearly off when we
flew...there was almost no drift at all.

Drift in Kibbie is significantly less now than, say, 10 years ago.
I'm pretty sure the new roof is the reason. The building used to be
very drafty if it was windy outside. I can recall several instances
in the late 80's and early 90's when it was unflyable due to outside
wind. This time one of the days was very windy and there was no
effect on our flying.

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "mark9420012001"
<SandySchaefer708_at_...> wrote:
>
> Kibbie has been said to have an air regulator system. This would
> explain the small difference in air temperature between floor and
> ceiling.
>
> Another factor at Kibbie is the false ceiling. Last year, to
retrieve
> hung models the students watching the office went up into that
room. I
> could see the lights come on from the floor and the pole used
though
> gaps in ceiling/floor to free models. In essence the best air in
any
> building is right on the ceiling with increasing importance as the
> building height becomes taller which is impossible reach at Kibbie
> Dome.
>
> Does anyone know the height of room above flying area of Kibbie
Dome
> or seen the air exchange system that most likely would be attached
to
> building's roof?
>
> Mark Schaefer
>
Received on Mon Jul 17 2006 - 20:30:36 CEST