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vasek 02-24-2018 07:13 AM

Tip Tanks toe-in ?
 
Would a slight toe-in on jet tip tanks track better in the air ?

Dave Wilshere 02-24-2018 10:39 AM

Don't see it, its just going to add tip drag and possibly give you adverse (opposite) yaw

Rider-60 02-24-2018 11:39 PM

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It is toe out on some full size aircrafts, the most noticeable being the F18F, but on a model I would just leave them at 0°.
However you can put them at a slight down angle, maybe 1° this will compensate the shift of the center of push.

ozief16 02-26-2018 08:58 AM

The super hornet is angled out for separation issues (ie dropping or punching stuff off so it doesn’t come back and bump into you). So not necessary for a model

The down angle of tanks on the FS is so they are aligned with the relative wind for normal flight (ie compensate for angle of attack). Makes sense in a model for lowest drag. For tip tanks I would think same incidence as the wing but there are smarter people here

hope it helps!

vasek 02-26-2018 03:04 PM

Thanks for the help guys.
So if I understand correctly, for a model, the wing tip tanks should be parallel to each other and same incidence as the horiz stab (which has 0* incidence in flight). Right ?

ozief16 02-26-2018 03:40 PM

I think the same incidence as the wing, but there are smarter people out there. Yes parallel

Dave


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