Phil 9 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Is there any merit in building a wing that utilises different airfoils in different sections of the wing.ie a semi symmetrical ( or symmetrical) shape in the centre third of a wing to help cut through the air without the flat bottom wing ballooning effect. with a flat bottom airfoil at the tips of the wing producing more lift at the tips (to help prevent tip stall and add stability)or is this a waste of time as the overall effect of the sections just average outEdited By Phil B on 27/02/2011 14:22:47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Hi Phil, I suppose the most obvious thing is to design washout at the wingtip, so that the root stalls before the tip. More than that, needs much more consideration ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 best wing for sports use was designed by Skyways, for their plan pack series, they utilesed a symetrical section, with progressive symetrical toward the tip, this gave, in efect, washout, but was much superior to using the same section, on the full size Zlin Trener, it was symetircal at the root, and UNDERCAMBERED at the tip--go figure that one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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