ORIGINAL: da Rock
ORIGINAL: speedracerntrixie
In full scale it will increase efficiency and of course that is important to save fuel costs but us R/C guys don't care about that unless its a pylon racer or sailplane.
Do you have a name or two of full scale planes with thick, square TEs on any surface? I've never seen any ever and would really like to see what thickness is being used.
Yes- the EXtra wings use the thick squared te
the effect (thick low pressure area along the TE)- helps keep the flow on the wing laminar - I have two of the new Splendor patten models and a VisionAire - these all have extremely thick squared TE
Two reasons : one is integrity- the structure is all injected mold modified EPP with internal CF supporting structure
The Splendors are quite fast and track like they are on rails ( the 635 rx must be damped for fast flight or there is a issue with flutter .
having done hundreds of pattern models and IMAC etc., I find these new foamies to be every bit as accurate flyers as any of the wood/ Carbon fiber etc., planes . I was amazed but having three of these things -it is obvious it isn't a imagined thing- they really work.
As others did/do- I also worked for years on nice razor sharp TE for wings stabs and rudder .
No more .