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Old January 24th 07, 11:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Udo
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Default Wing Tape - Does Thickness Affect Performance?



On Jan 23, 4:00 pm, "Andy" wrote:
wrote:
Tape drag not a huge effect, but can add up to 10 or 15 points over the
course of a contest.How many days would that be? Can you also tell me how many points it

costs for the drag of an open airvent and an extended pee tube?

Andy


I am do not know about the tape, but a 6"-7" pee tube could generate
about .2 lb of drag at 85 kt, hence a one day contest base on a 1000
points, all else being equal, could reduce the points count by 12-15
points.
Udo