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Old 05-22-2008 | 10:41 PM
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Default RE: Vortex Generators

Vortex generators are just one form of turbulator. The effectiveness of turbulation to delay the stall is dependent on the airfoil's separation bubble charactaristics.

I've had good luck with two sailplanes that I used turbulators on and in another case they didn't help at all. So do not be surprised if adding turbulation is not a general solution. In some situations they will help and in some others they won't.