Let me preface this by saying I'm a fixed wing pilot and a helicopter crew chief with several thousand hours flight time. I also spent several years supporting wind tunnel operations testing aircraft and spacecraft in another lifetime. That said, I'm having a terrible time trying to relate the operation of an aircraft wing or helicopter blade to the functionality of any kind of paddle. In my mind, wings generate lift by orienting them to present the least planform to the medium it's moving through, in most cases. Paddles must present the maximum planform to generate the most resultant force to the kayak and paddler. Can anyone point me to a very basic source of information or theory, preferably web based, that can get me somewhere in the neighborhood of what you people are talking about? Looking at the movies that someone provided a link for earlier did nothing to alleviate my confusion. Thanks in advance, Dave G. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 10 2003 - 07:44:31 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:31:07 PDT