Netters; The stall characteristics of the new AS50xx-series airfoils were documented in the development of the airfoil, based on the airfoil analysis and the wind tunnel testing. In addition to the technical development work, an article was prepared and published in Contact! magazine about the development of the airfoil and its characteristics compared to other popular airfoils. The airfoil was tested in the air on a representative KR2 by Troy Petteway, who found the performance to be as predicted.
There is a simple plot of lift coefficient of the RAF48, AS5045, and 23012 at http://flysquirrel.net/CLplot01.JPG and the 23012's plot (the heavy dashed line) shows why the Bonanza goes radical when the wing runs out of lift... the Cl looks like the peak of the Matterhorn at the top. Not to criticize the Bonanza here, but rather to explain what the AS50xx-series development was looking for (and found). Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net _________________________________________________________________ Tired of slow downloads? Compare online deals from your local high-speed providers now. https://broadband.msn.com
