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Old 12-06-2011 | 09:45 AM
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Default RE: Would Slotted Flaps Really Work?

ORIGINAL: rmh

How about at 3.6 lbs and 10 knots?

Since lift is proportional to CL and to V^2, if the flap increases CL 1.5 times, the landing and take-off velocities can be reduced to 0.8 respect to non-flap wing.

......and that works like that even for ultralight and overpowered foamies.