"Plastic, I'm afraid you've been misinformed - there is no real 'lee' effect behind a ski jump"
Actually I was guessing. I know how detailed performance calculations can be so even if there was something slightly significant it would be in there. There would be no mileage in a flip up screen extending down the sides of the deck to reduce the on-deck WOD or an air curtain?
I did see one idea for increasing WOD for landing purposes though when I mentioned it jokingly to a colleague he went deadly serious and said that it was highly classified.
Mr Farley
Interesting picture, that asymmetry is a bit less than a full 330gal tank (2500lbs?). Would there be any any issues with ski-launching such an load-out - drag on the loaded outrigger perhaps? I did think it odd that the fuel asymmetry had got progressively worse during the day as the trial progressed and the pilot hadn't noticed anything amiss until it rolled over on its final launch.
Last edited by Plastic Bonsai; 27th Nov 2012 at 22:18.