Alex, Vortex generators are generally not that effective except when used on canard airplanes. Rick Wilson. --- "Alexander Birca (MD/RMD)" <alexander.bi...@ericsson.com> wrote: > They are called Vortex generator, they are the > rain/bugs contamination fix. > I had asked before KR-netters opinion about to use > them on KR, but it seems > no body know about. Generally the Quickie and > Dragonfly owners who have installed them > reporting not only fixing bugs/rain contamination > fixing but as well lowering the stall speed. > > BR, > Alex Birca, > Moldova > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Ross > Youngblood > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 10:51 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR>rain and the kr > > > Good thing you don't live in Oregon. > > I've seen some paint damage on spam cans out here > due to flying in severe rain. I haven't flown my KR > out here, but haven't heard from local EAA ers not > to fly in the rain generally. > > Their was a canard aircraft which had some rain > issues > and I think I heard some similar comments from a > Long-EZ > pilot who had some canard fix. I'm open to hearing > from netters on this, but haven't been "warned" off > of flying when the wing gets wet. > > I think this is one of those "laminar flow" type > concerns > and at the moment, I don't even recall if the KR > airflow > RAF-46 (I think) was a laminar flow airfoil. It's > older > so I would bet it is not laminar flow... but I'm a > hose > head, and often wrong. > > -- Ross > > -> each time it drizzles i don't fly i cant find any > information on the > -> effects > > of lite rain other then higher stick pressers with > the Kr. it seams that > > most wood propped airplanes don't fly anyway do to > damage with or > > without > > urethane edge is what i understand. i just like > to know if IM caught in a shower > > will it do damage to the aircraft i always wipe it > down if it gets wet or > > washing i also avoid the hinge points (controls) > mac. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > n1055a flying > > flymaca711...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > -- > ___________________________________________________ > Check out the latest SMS services @ > http://www.operamail.com, which allows you to send > SMS through your mailbox. > > Powered by Outblaze > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
===== Rick Wilson, Haleyville, Alabama KR2-0200A -99% rwdw2...@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
