Another possible drag reduction: No hat hanging there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Thomas Koszuta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "RCSE" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Pondering T-tails
> >>More Efficient > > > Pardon? I've not heard anything indicating this. What could this be > attributed to? > > Maybe: 1. Gets tail out of the down wash of the wing. > 2. Helps the interference drag at the point of > union of the fin and stab. > > These are the only possiblities I can think of but they're pretty minimal. > I'd not hang my hat on either. > > Any more possibilities? > > Bill Swingle > Janesville, CA > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and > AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
