If I may... --------------------------------------- Fred: "(if) a barn door no taper wing doesn't require washout," Old Piper Hershey-bar wings I've looked at have washout. Which ones are you referring to that don't 'need' washout? Washout is one strategy to helping the root stall before the tip. Hershey-bars aren't immune from this need. --------------------------------------- Fred: "(what would a no taper wing need if it just changes thickness from root to tip but not chord?"
It's long been my understanding, an alternative to washout for almost any (general aviation, Hershey-bar or tapered) wing would be to have the chord/thickness ratio become 'fatter' as you near the tip, not thinner. This allows the tip to keep flying while the root stalls. Seems I first heard about this approach from the BD-5, which had a tapered wing. (I could sure go for a Hershey-bar now) Tom
