10-03-2015, 04:37 PM
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Dazed and Confused
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: TN
Posts: 11,624
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Originally Posted by mojo1986
I used to cut spill holes to reduce the wobble during descent, but I have no idea (other than using reduced surface area as a starting point) how to calculate the increase in rate of descent. But my observation was always that a small spill hole didn't really change the descent rate very much.
Joe
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It's a really simple scientific law. The nicer your model, the less effect a spill hole will have on decent on a windy day. However, it will have the inverse effect on hard landing surfaces, making decent rates increase with the increase in model quality.
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