Actually, I was thinking a flush mounted static probe rather than a pitot. It would be interesting to see if a transducer could pick up the pressure fluctuations from separated flow and be able to see the difference from attached flow.
After doing some work with the RAAF's P-3 wing tips, I am pretty sure it is feasible. -----Original Message----- I saw a photo from 30 years ago of your upper wing surface near the trailing edge pitot probe, Anthony. Pressure should be equal to pitot until the thickening separated boundary layer encompasses the wing probe when the pressure difference should increase rapidly. Might be useful on some gliders which are very well behaved at low speeds and thermal nicely but don't climb well unless flown a fair bit faster. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
