"Barnyard BOb" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:34:20 -0700 (PDT), scottperkinsusa
wrote:

A few years ago I saw some photos from a company that made
strap on slats which could be placed on the outboard portion ahead
of the ailerons to delay stalling in that area of the wing and
preserve roll control further into the stall.
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Any idea where the inventor/test pilot is buried? vbg


- Barnyard BOb -

My, my, you are such a lovable little fuzz ball! ;-)

In theory, something like that should be have an effect similar to the slats
on a Helio Courier--but locked in the open or deployed position.

However, I really don't know how well or poorly it may have worked, and I
suspect that it has been replaced by those little "delta" shaped leading
edge vortex generators.

I don't fully understand the theory on those either, although they certainly
seem more promising than the older method of degrading the inboard portions
of a wing to achieve the desired progression. If anyone has experience
and/or theoretical knowledge, I beg to be enlightened.

Peter