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Vortex Generator Technicalities, By Peter Garrison
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May 29th 06, 05:42 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Vortex Generator Technicalities, By Peter Garrison
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The Point of the Article is to understand their use.
Peter makes these statements.
"Vortex generators seem like a discordant
element in aerodynamic design" and "violating the rule that smoothness
is
desirable above all things"
Think, very hard about his statements. I have agreed with the first one
for many years.
Vortex Generators are a correction, of a poor airfoil use, at a given
angle and air pressure
ISTR hearing about someone with a Cherokee who used them to
reduce drag on his fuselage.
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