On Dec 5, 2007, at 3:31 PM, Peter Treby wrote: > I still wonder whether there is any foil type lift operating, as > seems to be claimed sometimes. I have heard claims of lift created like a wing, but not so much like a "foil". I guess it depends on your definition of a foil. Sticking your hand out a car wind you can feel lift. I don't know that your hand is a very good foil, or even a much of a wing, but it is still able to produce some lift. I am certain a GP can produce lift. Is it the optimum shape to produce lift? Probably not. Would an asymmetrical shape potentially produce more lift? Probably yes. But there is already a very good paddle that does this, it is called a wing paddle. I am not sure what you are trying to get at. If you want a paddle that works like a wing, why aren't you talking about a wing paddle? They work very well. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Dec 05 2007 - 13:50:58 PST
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