REFLECTOR: Another VG question

[bulsr at bellsouth.net]

 Tom,

Maybe 12 pairs on each wing (24 VGs/wing) and 16 pairs on the canard (8/side) is the right ratio?

Bob

  -------------- Original message from Tom <tomcat05 at comcast.net>: --------------


> Recently got the instructions and templates from Velocity and am still 
> waiting on the StolSpeed VGs. In the interim I did something that may 
> cause me to lose my male chauvanist card--I actually read the 
> instructions. Anyhow, the plans call for 12 pairs of VGs on each wing 
> but 16 pairs on the canard which is obviously a much smaller surface. 
> I'm sure this has been tested and works but I'm just trying to better 
> understand the concept. If you want the canard to always stall first 
> shouldn't you be less aggressive with VGs on the canard??  Why not use 
> half the recommended number on the canard? thx for any input..Tom
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