DIY 700W solar install.
I just bought 10 102W First Solar series4 thin film panels ($550) but only have room for 7 along drivers side of my roof. May add the other 3 to passenger side if getting by them is not to much of a p...
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Ivylog wrote:
Bill, as a pilot of over 45 years I even remember the B principle BUT there is a little more to how a wing create lift...angle of attack being very important and the high pressure created by/under it. Some people think lift is due solely to the camber of the wing...the B principle. Sorry but it’s not that simple. A cambered wing only increases the differences in pressure that create lift...with no high pressure under the panels, there will be very little lift. The most important item for lift is the angle of attack of the wing...the panels probably have a negative angle of attack once the air off the front front finally comes back down.
I will put small pieces of paper between the supports and the roof. If they are still there after a short high speed run I’ll not worry about holding them down.
But if no air is under the panel it will lift as the speed will create the pressure differential - Right?
That's why things fly out/off the back of a truck if not tied down.
I owned a lot of trucks back in the day and Sh*t flew off if not tied down - Flew off - not from anything else but air pressure differentials.
Sure it will all work out - Mine are Bolted and stationary. :)
Just keep your eyes on it.
Bill
