Re: Tail plane stalling Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-08 Thread Peter Stephenson
ect: Re: Tail plane stalling Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest,Vol 23, Issue 5 > No a tail plane stall at that point would be bad. The Twin > Astir's wing airfoil was designed by Eppler so that it just > mushes as it gets close to the stall. The mushy stage keeps > the

Re: Tail plane stalling Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-07 Thread Anthony Smith
]> > To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia.'" Sent: > Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: RE: > [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5 > > > > There are no tail-lets yet because the amount of induced > >

Re: Tail plane stalling Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23,Issue 5

2005-08-07 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 07:25 PM 7/08/05 +1000, you wrote: >Talking of tail planes: in some designs, does the tail plane stall before the main plane to prevent >inadvertent stalling such as the Twin Astir? > >PeterS You had better hope it doesn't stall. At high AOA a tailplane stall will most likely result in pitch U

RE: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-07 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 11:11 AM 7/08/05 +0930, you wrote: >There are no tail-lets yet because the amount of induced drag from the >tailplane is relatively small compared to the rest of your drag. I am not >sure that the reduction in induced drag will compensate for the increased >profile drag of having the tail-let.

RE: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-07 Thread John Parncutt
tralia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5 At 07:37 PM 6/08/05 +1000, you wrote: >If winglets work so well, why are there no tail-lets? Take a look at a Beech 1900 at www.airliners.net I noticed this while helping refuel one at Forrest one stormy night a few ye

Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-07 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 07:37 PM 6/08/05 +1000, you wrote: >If winglets work so well, why are there no tail-lets? Take a look at a Beech 1900 at www.airliners.net I noticed this while helping refuel one at Forrest one stormy night a few years ago. Not only tailets but a BIPLANE tail. I suspect the "tailets" and bipl

Tail plane stalling Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Stephenson
ing in Australia.'" Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5 There are no tail-lets yet because the amount of induced drag from the tailplane is relatively small compared to the rest of your drag. I am not sure tha

Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-06 Thread Don Ingram
Wayne Carter wrote: If winglets work so well, why are there no tail-lets? AND, when the future of jet turbine turbo's and self-launchers finally arrives, (please hurry up, Mike B) will they need to be mounted on a topstick, or can they be low mounted behind the cockpit, such as the trial Apis u

RE: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-06 Thread Anthony Smith
n.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5 If winglets work so well, why are there no tail-lets? AND, when the future of jet turbine turbo's and self-launchers finally arrives, (please hurry up, Mike B) will they need to be mounted on a topstick, or can they be low moun

[Aus-soaring] Re: Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5

2005-08-06 Thread Wayne Carter
If winglets work so well, why are there no tail-lets? AND, when the future of jet turbine turbo's and self-launchers finally arrives, (please hurry up, Mike B) will they need to be mounted on a topstick, or can they be low mounted behind the cockpit, such as the trial Apis unit. Wont this mount