Posted by Kendall Raine on September 09, 2002 at 10:06:14:
In Reply to: Suit loss numbers are questionable... posted by Bob3 on September 07, 2002 at 08:27:18:
They probably are excessive, Bob. A straight Boyle approach ignores different compressibility factors amongst types of neoprene as well as structural rigidity. Other than empirically testing, however, I don't know another way to come up with a number, so I took the ham fisted approach.
Regardless, the differential in wing failure mode is the basis of the advantage, not the specific number.