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Jim Cobb wrote:
> 
> Airplanes use a concept called "Camber", which is the horizontal angle
> one wing has to the other. The more camber the wings have the more stable
> the airplane but the less maneuverable. Stunt planes have a very low or
> even negative camber, but they are very hard to fly and will wear you out
> trying to keep them straight and level.
> 
> As I don't tend to spin around on my axis frequently when I dive I prefer
> a the reasonable "camber" that a set of standard wings provide. I tend to
> dive with my tanks up and my face down looking for goodies and lobsters
> on the bottom. To me the bondage results in negative camber which does
> not suit my style of diving.
> 
>  Jim
> 
> 

Wrong again. Camber is the shape (x - section) of an aerofoil. Dihedral
is what you're thinking of. 'Negative' dihedral is anhedral.

Kevin Pickering
kevpix@gl*.co*.uk*


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