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I have the copy of the CAFE test of Cozy Mk IV canard where it states
that swept wings tend to start stalling at the tip rather than the root. This moves the center of lift forward and is a bigger problem for aft CG. By the very nature of a canard configuration, if the aft wing stalls, the tip will stall first, as it it in the upwash caused by the tip vortex coming off the canard. The inboard part of the aft wing is in downwash from the canard. With that said, the aft wing of a canard aircraft should NEVER be allowed to stall. If it does, the neutral point will shift forward and the aircraft will become longitudinally unstable. The idea is for the canard to stall first. This makes the airplane more stable and causes the nose to pitch down. While canard planes swept wings typically already have those "vortilon" tabs, has anyone investigated placing a few vortilons near outer wing part to compensate for the early tip stall tendency? The vortilons are always placed on the outer part of the aft wing of a canard configured aircraft, to keep the outer aft wing from stalling. There is no sense on placing them on the inboard wing, unless the aircraft is really screwed up. On early VariEzes, it was found that the outboard portion of the aft wing, of poorly built aircraft, would stall. Rutan retrofitted a cuff on the outboard aft wing, to prevent this stalling. |
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