RE: [RCSE] tip stall tape

2002-01-10 Thread Bill Swingle
The tape should go on the top. The tape is intended to turbulate the air flow's boundary layer. It is intended to delay stall because the turbulated flow tends to remain better attached to upper surface. In addition to a saw tooth shape, a simple linear arrangement is also used. The linear

[RCSE] tip stall tape?

2002-01-08 Thread Michael Martz
-- I was wondering where I could find some of that zigzag tape that is used for getting rid of tip stalls.. I have a DG-600 that has a nasty tip stall and somebody mentioned trying the tape as the wing is obechi sheeted with glass winglets so I cant seem to put any significant washout in