REFLECTOR: Runway length

Chuck Jensen cjensen at dts9000.com
Tue May 24 13:51:02 CDT 2005


The top end or cruise speed loss is not perceptible, if there is any.  At cruise, there's just not a lot of airflow across the VGs, so the increased drag is minimal.  The VGs are really very effective and are as close to a free-lunch as you can get.

Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of Brett Ferrell
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:44 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Runway length

 Brett wrote...
You might want to consider installing the vortex generators also, it will lower
your takeoff and landing speeds (and top end, too!) if you plan to regularly
land on a short field.  I'm not flying yet, but I bought mine from CCI.  I
think the factory sells them as well, but CCI's are UV light resistant out of
the box.
http://www.mywebco.com/cci/

Brett


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