Dunbar wrote:
It is interesting to see how the much different the plot looks with a rider onboard. Dramatically changes the results at higher yaw angles. It may sound like I'm joking but do the riders limbs create lift? I'm a private pilot and they taught us that you give pretty much anything enough angle of attack and it will create lift.Pretty much...yeah...some riders "sail" better than others (and it's probably more the torso, than limbs). And it's fair to say, based on that plot, that "Foam Dave Zabriskie" sails pretty damned well.
However, the main takeaway from those plots I get is that the deltas appear to stay consistent, rider or no, which I think answers your question above.
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