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Forum: Aerodynamics

04-01-2020, 09:45 AM

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Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

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Posted By BMatthews

They added that as a patch to massage the air...

They added that as a patch to massage the air flowing up and around the LEX. Without a wind tunnel to test for if you need it or if it is needed there's no point in trying to put something like that...

Forum: Aerodynamics

03-26-2020, 10:55 AM

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Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

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Posted By BMatthews

Like the triangle shaped side strakes along the...

Like the triangle shaped side strakes along the root of the fuselage on the F18 and F16. The point of those is that at high angles of attack they form a strong rolling vortex that flows over the...

Forum: Aerodynamics

03-21-2020, 09:09 AM

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Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

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Posted By BMatthews

CL, for something of this sort I would strongly...

CL, for something of this sort I would strongly suggest that you make the baffles so they can be added and removed and just as importantly moved around easily. You're going to want to do a lot of...

Forum: Aerodynamics

09-13-2011, 10:24 AM

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Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

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Posted By BMatthews

RE: Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

I always wondered why the F18's had that stuck on vane. At one point I thought it may be a special antenna for something fitted to the plane later and hence why the odd looking mount. I hadn't...

Forum: Aerodynamics

02-09-2011, 04:07 PM

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Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

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Posted By BMatthews

RE: Anti-stall flow directors - anyone..??

It's also got far too small an area to do more than just cause turbulence.

His would not have been the first thing that was presented in magazines that had questionable theory and results...

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