REFLECTOR: vortex generators

David Scharfenberg dave at winco.net
Sun Aug 5 23:10:40 CDT 2007


I west to Lowe's and they didn't have any of the small angles, but they 
did have some plastic pieces that were made to go on the edges of 
paneling.  With a little work they look just like vortex generators.

Thanks for the responses.

Dave


On Aug 5, 2007, at 8:00 AM, Alex Balic wrote:

> You could use the tiny aluminum angle extrusions from Lowes/Home 
> depot- and
> attach with caulking/adhesive (do not use silicone caulk if your 
> surfaces
> are unpainted, it will be almost impossible to remove completely later 
> from
> the primer and prevent proper adhesion of your future top coat ) 
> probably
> some plastic angle out there, just not as readily available
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of David Scharfenberg
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 11:29 PM
> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: REFLECTOR: vortex generators
>
> Does anyone remember what people were using to make inexpensive,
> temporary vortex generators?  It seems like they could be cut from a
> readily available product, but I can't remember what it was.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Scharfenberg
>
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