Oh man!! I enjoyed those posts to the limit!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Science brings a lot to any discipline, but...having TLARd a fair number of planes....I can attest to the fact that they quite often work very well.

I can also attest to the difficulty of transferring the data on a computer screen to REAL modeling materials. We start out with "X" airfoil...and after assembly, and sanding...and covering....what is it then?

Unless we're using precisely sized, dimensionally stable materials and sophisticated manufacturing processes, I feel the end result is a mere interpretation of the original airfoil.

I've seen folks at the field with horribly warped surfaces....SQUARE (you read that correctly: SQUARE) leading edges...entire sections of covering vanishing in flight, and the stuff still flies halfway decent.

Go figure.

Do your best work, and when you can say "That looks about right"......You're golden.

'Nite.