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Old 10-09-2007 | 02:10 AM
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Default RE: angle of incidence


ORIGINAL: Bad_Daddy

If the full scale has 4 degrees, you already have your answer.
Sorry, but no.....not so simple. Apologies for calling you out on this, Big Daddy.[&o]

It's completely dependent upon the C/L and and anticipated cruise speed at a given weight. The target incidence is the one that produces X lift to fly X weight at Y speed over a Z wing. Exactly NONE of those variable are the same as the full-size and the ratios between them will be different as well. Not even an exact scale wing will produce an apples-apples comparison due to the effect of reynolds numbers.

IMHO.........