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Old 03-07-2005 | 01:09 PM
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Default RE: LE slats and flaps-worth the effort?

Here's the arrangement I'll be using on my sport jet for the leading edge flaps.

To make this work, I've made a male mold, from which I mold the round interior piece... the "leading edge within a leading edge. (second photo)


Bob Violett has 'em on his F-100. Bob Fiorenze put them on an F-18, and Larry Wolfe has put them on several aircraft. The camber change does make a difference, at larger-than-park flyer size.
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