when i installed gap seals yes i woiuld say i say an improvement in roll and climb has anyone fitted vortex generators phill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Seifert" <rseif...@socal.rr.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 1:43 AM Subject: Re: KR> gap seals
>I installed gap seals, and would have to agree; I saw no aerodynamic > benifit, but in my case they flutter at stall speed and so they are now my > stall warning device. You results my vary. :-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry&Sallie Flesner" <fles...@verizon.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:59 AM > Subject: Re: KR> gap seals > > >> >> Larry said: but I recall that there is no aerodynamic gain in covering >> the >> >opening with the RAF48 airfoil. >> > >> >It is my understanding that regardless of airfoil, that the primary > benefit, >> >and reason for the wing gap seals for ailerons is for the benefit to > climb >> >rate. >> >Colin Rainey >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> What I said was: >> >> "The bottom needs to be open when using the piano hinge >> to get the correct downward deflection. Some have covered >> the opening with a gap seal (easily done) but I recall that >> there is no aerodynamic gain in covering the opening with >> the RAF48 airfoil." >> >> It's the bottom opening that I was talking about. The hinge >> closes the top and provides the aileron gap seal to eliminate >> airflow from bottom to top or vise versa at the wing trail edge. >> >> I recall someone testing both the RAF48 and the new airfoil >> and found no aerodynamic benefit when closing the bottom >> aileron gap on the RAF48 airfoil. There was, as I recall, a >> benefit with the new airfoil in the climb rate. >> >> It's been a while so I could be in error. If so, someone will >> correct me. >> >> Larry Flesner >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: > 30/01/2007 09:31 > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 25575 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len
