REFLECTOR: Snake Oil or the Best thing since Orville & Wilbur?

[Jim Sower]

Definitely snake oil.  Been tried again and again over the years.  
Doesn't work.  Can't work.


Scott Baker wrote:

>At EAA Golden West a fellow (credenitals unknown) dropped by the Velocity
>display to introduce a product that would "increase cruise speed and
>propeller efficiency by 15%".  This miracle product was a something akin to
>high-tech Scotch tape with numberous "bumps" on it, creating a "golf ball"
>type of surface.  In fact, the fellow likened his product to the performance
>of a golf ball.
>Has anyone tried this "golf ball" tape product either on the wings or the
>propeller?
>I'm just curious if this is "Snake Oil" or the "Best thing since Orville and
>Wilbur"?
>Scott B.
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