Hello John;
I am inerested by your information concerning laminar flow.
What is your idea to reduce drag?
bientt,
Michel Auvray builder 145, 270 hours fly with my Europa (monowheel)
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>In a message dated 11/29/2005 2:58:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>europa-list-digest@matronics.com writes:
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>> So get rid of much of that drag; it need be only relative to
>> a big, even faired bump on the fuselage bottom, and stowed
>> outriggers but in a place where some wing lift suffers.
>> Like laminar flow wheel pants, if one has a way to trust the
>> fairing mfr's sales literature. With laminer flow, fairing
>> drag goes down something like 60%.
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>> I've seen a dozen or so flying Europas now and I've been very surprised that
>> no one I've seen is installing flap gap seals and positive seals on the
>> ailerons, rudder and trim tabs. Stopping the pressure equalization between
>> the
>> upper and lower surfaces of the wings and stab, plus the left and right side
of
>> the rudder has been shown to significantly improve sailplane performance.
>> It's puzzling to me that more Europaphiles aren't using these techniques.
>>
>> On another note, my Sensenich hollow carbon prop arrived yesterday. All I
>> can say is "WOW". The quality is excellent! I'll let everybody know what it
>> weighs shortly.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Lawton
>> Dunlap, TN
>> A-245 (Installing the prop today....)
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Michel Auvray
mau11@free.fr
29/11/2005
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