Originally Posted by
bjr_93tz
Please, this is pattern not gliders, so stop the empirical testing and collection of quantative data.
Just tell everyone the plane "presents" better and has greater rudder authority with the tuffs off wool and watch the competition follow the trend.........
Time to apply some shag pile to the Aries I think..(some red crushed velvet with corduroy paneling might become hip again)
Hi Alex,
Pay little attention to stuff like that in the above post.
Keep up the great work ,especially if you are interested yourself. Those that are not interested do not HAVE to read it.
The demands from a pattern plane are high and very varied.
Knowledge is power. Understanding is a basic requirement.
The induced drag in the last two examples must be very high.
Also looking at them with 'lay man' eyes it seems to stand to reason that all that flow on both the low and high pressure sides must destabilise the model in high AOA KE manoeuvres - or - at least leave it unstable so prone to disturbance by small forces from the thrust source and or climate conditions.
I have been thinking about a fuz,, with very flat sides and small turtle decks/ flat bottom.
I think that with flat sides very small fences would do a lot and could done in such a way that the aesthetics are good.
Brian