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Old 09-17-2002 | 06:04 PM
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Default Airfoil's

Are you allowed to use a full flying stab? That is basic sailplane technique. It should minimize horizontal stab drag at any AOA.

For racing, it sounds like you need a foil with very low cd at low cl and low cd at high cl. What you can give up is the medium cl range. High cd in the mid cl range may be acceptable for racing. For most airplanes, however, this would be bad. Just wondering.