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NACA 2412 - 4/16/2008 11:44:14 PM   
crashontakeoff



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Will an airplane with a NACA 2412 airfoil make a decent slope glider?

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RE: NACA 2412 - 4/17/2008 10:34:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		With a favourable wind, a plane with a shingle for a wing will make a decent sloper. Tex.

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RE: NACA 2412 - 4/18/2008 12:44:59 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Tex Gehman

With a favourable wind, a plane with a shingle for a wing will make a decent sloper. Tex.

the 2412 is a good old fitzall shape -which is thick enough to build with good strength
done right as good as any
the "super duper pooper slope guys may say other shapes are better - but if you are building the wing -this is a good one

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RE: NACA 2412 - 4/18/2008 2:25:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		It won't be super fast but it'll do nicely on a sport sloper or on a PSS style.


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