Mite performance numbers

[Rob Sigurdson]

Has anyone tested their mite to evaluate various performance data, such as Cdo, equivalent flat plate area, etc.? I would be interested to see what results anybody has.

[Gil Gilbert]

Rob

No, because suspect nobody knows what those numbers mean.

Gil.

[Glenn]

Huh? Flat plate what?

[Scott Royall]

Come on Guys. We should be open to learn this kind of stuff. I don't know what Cdo is but I do have a general concept of Flat Plate Area. I don't know how to calculate it. I probably won't ever get into the math enough learn how to do it but it would be very interesting to know about. Are there any other engineers out there?

[Gil Gilbert]

There is no need to be concerned about Cdo and equivalent flat plate area values for the mite because that is what wind tunnels are for. Cdo is the object's (airplane) total drag coeffieient at zero lift. The equivalent flat plate ( f ) is used to determine that drag.