I think the idea is to use auto flap for dynamic soaring. The work load of
flying in a sine wave pattern, and high g forces, is already going to be
intense. Adding the work load of continually changing flap settings
manually might just be too hard to do.


Cookie


At 15:23 11 November 2013, Wallace Berry wrote:
A prototype automated flap system was mentioned in the recent Duckhawk
discussion.

My question: Given that our manual flap settings cannot be optimal, how
much real-world improvement in climb and cruise could be gained with an
automated flap system that always has the flaps at their optimal
position ( a hypothetical "perfect" flap setter)?

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