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Forum: Aerodynamics

02-12-2012, 08:49 PM

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Does anyone put the extra washout on their wing tips?

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Posted By quorneng

As a fast glider the performance will be...

As a fast glider the performance will be marginally improved without wash out, providing the wing has sufficient torsional stiffness to hold its incidence accurately all along the wing when at speed....

Forum: Aerodynamics

09-04-2011, 11:45 PM

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Does anyone put the extra washout on their wing tips?

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Posted By quorneng

How the ailerons perform can have a big influence...

How the ailerons perform can have a big influence on a plane's stall behaviour.
I shot this video of my Wing Dragon with separate flaps to demonstrate its speed range.
It has a tapered wing with no...

Forum: Aerodynamics

09-02-2011, 11:36 PM

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Does anyone put the extra washout on their wing tips?

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Posted By quorneng

GreenAce92 It is worth remembering that washout...

GreenAce92
It is worth remembering that washout becomes 'washin' when flying inverted which will ensure the tip stalls first!

Washout does cause a slight reduction in the wings efficiency however...

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