There is a good article about trailing edges in Kitplanes. It explains what the different edges will do.
--- "R. Eason Sr." <r...@jrl-engineering.com> wrote: > 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> > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
