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Improved shear/stall-spin alarms
On Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:22:59 PM UTC-6, Michael Huber wrote:
"Trust me" I don't. "it still works" Only in the loosest possible definition of "works". The wing's downwash is affected in a big way by a lot of things unrelated to AOA. To get free of the wings near-field effects an AOA probe needs to be several wing chords ahead of the LE which is why you see air-data nose booms on test aircraft. Find me an example of an aircraft with the AOA probe aft of the wing. Nose cone sensors would be too close to the wing as well but the location has proven adequate in a large number of aircraft. Come to think of it, I saw a photo of Mark Mocho's Pegasus with the TE probe on the nose which makes a lot of sense aerodynamically - if a line boy doesn't trip over it. |
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Improved shear/stall-spin alarms
"Trust me"
I don't. I agree, donīt trust, test it youself . Build it, see if it works for you at the TE probe, test other locations, improve it and give it back to the gliding community. Itīs $20 for material and some fun time spent on a hobby, so thereīs not a lot to loose. which is why you see air-data nose booms on test aircraft. Flight testing is a pretty different application with different requirements than a simple DIY glider stall warning, isnīt it? Nose cone sensors would be too close to the wing as well but the location has proven adequate in a large number of aircraft As you say, not a perfect location, but a reasonable compromise. Come to think of it, I saw a photo of Mark Mocho's Pegasus with the TE probe on the nose which makes a lot of sense aerodynamically - if a line boy doesn't trip over it. Aerodynamically better position with usability issues vs. fin mounted probe as a reasonable compromise for most pilots, same situation as for the AoA sensor position. Michael |
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Improved shear/stall-spin alarms
On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:58 -0700 (PDT), Bill D
wrote: [snip] To me, pressure ports on the top and bottom of the nose cone seems the least intrusive. What about contamination by runway crud? rj |
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Improved shear/stall-spin alarms
On Tuesday, June 11, 2013 4:27:04 PM UTC-6, Ralph Jones wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:58 -0700 (PDT), Bill D wrote: [snip] To me, pressure ports on the top and bottom of the nose cone seems the least intrusive. What about contamination by runway crud? rj No worse than static ports or pitot tubes. The ports I'm thinking of would be just like static ports - flush with the surface. |
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