If you want some REAL drag (and lift), build a set of flaps like I did for N56ML...each one 44" long and using all of the chord length aft of the aft spar, about 11". Maybe that's why I never had any trouble landing that plane. Best I could measure is that they were good for at least a 5 MPH lower landing speed, if not more. See the last few pictures near the bottom of http://www.n56ml.com/owings.html for the whole story, but the enclosed photo should give you the idea. The ailerons were sized to give equivalent effectiveness to the plans-built version, given area and distance from the centerline (moment).
People ask me what I'll do differently on the next one, and the answer is "not much"... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com -------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 99101051.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 94315 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://list.krnet.org/mailman/private/krnet_list.krnet.org/attachments/20131203/033b12ea/attachment.jpg>
