Bill,
If airfoils do not make any difference, then why do the guys you mentioned always try to find better more efficient foils and planforms all the time? I consider myself an average to slightly better than average pilot and I guarantee I could tell the difference between the way plane flew with a Clark Y and 7037. There are a lot less difference between the 7037 and 7035 and MH32, but I would guess I could tell the difference between the 37 and the 32. I usually agree with most things you say, but I am going to have to go with Dave this time.
See Ya,
Pat McCleave Wichita, KS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Malvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Say What!!!!
On 10/28/04 17:01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> You take the Clark-Y, I'll take the Drela and let's do a mano y manothing sometime.
How about I send my designated proxy, say DP, and let him have a whack at it? OK? Still up for the mano-a-mano thing?
Or maybe ask the guys at the Rose Bowl soaring Festival few years ago who
got their heads handed to them by JW flying a 2-channel foamy 2-meter beater
how they feel about this issue.
I think the point that Gordy was making (and GOOD GOD STRIKE ME DEAD NOW!) and that I agree with, is that by and large, the differences between the major competitive airfoils are largely academic in the hands of "most" of us.
I have always wanted to build 5 identical TD planes with 7035, 7037, MH32 and so on airfoils. Then take them out to the field and let 10 normal guys fly them and try to sort which is which. I will bet that you would get 10 different lists.
Nothing to get our knickers in a twist over. But I think that once you cross
a certain performance level, what you are flying makes far less difference
than how much you are flying (and practicing effectively).
All you guys on the right, take a couple of steps back. We need a little more room over there :~} Thanks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Malvey
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