Il giorno lunedì 12 giugno 2017 07:38:22 UTC+2, Bret Hess ha scritto:
Hi, we see lots of mylar gap seals and read lots of discussion of them. Does anyone know of an engineering study that quantifies their effect on sailplane wings or other wings? Nothing pops up quickly in Google. I'm wondering how much science there is to this practice.

I'm hoping for more than anecdotal comments. Saying that top racers all use them doesn't tell us much because so do almost everyone.

To put things simple (may be too simple): think how the wing works, lower pressure on the upper surface than on the below surface, if you open a hole the air pass-by

Carlo