REFLECTOR: barn door speed brake

[Scott Baker]

I don't know of anyone who has installed speed brakes in the wings.
This type of speed brake kills lift in additional to being a drag device.
Killing lift on the main wings invites a deep stall when the aircraft gets slow.
Installing an in-wing speed brake in the canard guards against a deep stall, but it will also increase the stall speed.  Again, not a good thing when the aircraft gets slow.
I think a better approach is to look at additional drag devices that deploy from the top of the fuselage - or - maybe a panel that deploys from the nose gear area on RG models.
SB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard J. Gentil 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 2:54 PM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: barn door speed brake


  Scott,

  Has anyone done a speed brake system in the Velo wings?

  Richard

  Scott Baker wrote: 
    Plan on installing a speed-brake in all FG models, especially when operating with a fixed pitch propeller.
    SB
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