Dan Heath wrote:

> The RAF-48 is not laminar flow.  I understand that the new wing is, but
may
> be of the kind that is not as prone  to having problems in the rain.  I am
> sure that Mark L. can answer for the new wing.

Ashok tested the new airfoils with "trip strips" that simulate bug guts
(which I would think would be a lot worse than rain) and found minimal
impact to Cl.   This was one of his design criteria.

Almost done reorganizing the basement, and then I can get back to the KR...

Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL
N56ML "at"  hiwaay.net
see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford


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