Just plugged a few numbers in and it doesn't seem unreasonable !
...Wayne
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> [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Barker
> Sent: Friday, 4 May 2007 7:24 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Bridge explanation
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>
> Heh, sorry. PSI and Knots.
>
> Does it look right?
>
> Chris
>
> On 4 May 2007, at 10:00, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
> >>
> >> Sorry, I wandered off on a tangent. I associated your mention of
> >> aquaplaning with what I was taught in the mid-70s about aircraft
> >> aquaplaning. It's probably cobblers, but they taught us that an
> >> aircraft might aquaplane down a (ground)speed of 9vP,
> where P is the
> >> tyre pressure. It's just one of those things that has stuck in my
> >> head ...
> >>
> >
> > Units man !
> >
> > P is in kpa, psi ?
> >
> > ground speed km/h, mph, kn ?
> >
> > ...Wayne
> >
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