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Old 07-31-2004 | 10:38 AM
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acropilot_ty
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Default RE: Laminar Flow

The Nemesis was a formula 1 racer that used a 14% thick laminar flow airfoil, and it was unbeatable in racing for several years. Because the laminar drag bucket is so narrow... maybe 4 degrees angle of attack with a thick leading edge... The pilot had to fly in a different profile then the others. Instead of flying straight, then making high aoa turns he would stay in a constant turn and make a much greater radius around the pylons, he would also stay a bit higher then the other planes to stay out of the turbulence from their wakes, and the ground itself. Here is a link to the nemesis web site http://www.nemesisnxt.com/

Ty