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Old 05-05-2006 | 10:25 AM
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Default RE: The pitfall of a flat stab with square leading edge

Thanx again for the replies, as this has been educational for me.

One thing I should point out is that Alan Brown's main complaint with the flat constructed stabs was not that it was flat as much as that if the leading edge wasn't rounded, but square, that it would cause seperation at an earlier angle of AOA, possibly causing the tail to stall before the wing. I'm sorry I didn't make a better point of this earlier. As I discovered on my PC-9, the stab's L.E. is rounded, and I've decided to use it after all ( The realization that I'd have to buy 3 rolls of Oracote for the stab might have played a roll as well.. Ya Think? )

Cheers,

Bill