REFLECTOR:Lower Winglets
Scott
reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:38:33 -0700
>One notable feature of the Velocity lower winglet is the airfoil is
>backwards; i.e., the airfoil should be the other way, the camber on the
>outside (Check out Rutan's design, and you'll see that is the case). Even
>as it is, the lower winglet can help stability by reducing the 'spill' off
>the tip enhancing the lift at the tip just a bit, and further reducing the
>vortex. With the camber on the outside it would do more than just stop
>the spill, it 'pushes' the air inboard, more effectively eliminating tip
>vortex, and maybe some other good things.
One notable result of not having the lower winglet is increased speed,
which doesn't quite jibe with the above discourse?
Scott