I don't believe it makes a lot of difference. Other issues effect performance more than this one. The issue is more one of practicality. Sharp trailing edges are more easily damaged. I have found that model airplane trailing edges work well as a base to reinforce this area to form the trailing edge.
Ron Eason Web Page: www.jrl-engineering.com ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "John Bouyea" <john...@speakeasy.net> Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 08:06:53 -0800 I have a question about the thickness of the tailing edge section. This photo of Richard Shirley's trailing edge shows a blunt profile. http://www.bouyea.net/gathering2004/P1002293.jpg The Cirrus people told me this is done to improve the feel at higher rates of speed. (Interestingly, both Cirrus and Richard have aluminum ailerons.) Most of the KRs I have seen have very thin (i.e. sharp) trailing edge sections. Does anyone know definitively about what this type of change might do to the standard RAF airfoil? John Bouyea KR2/ Hillsboro, Oregon http://www.bouyea.net <http://www.bouyea.net/> _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at jrl-engineering.com
