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Old 17-04-2015, 10:18 PM
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The Underdog
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Thought id do some aero testing of wing angles tonight. i took videos of string tests at various angles see see how steep i can go before flow seperation. il not post the vids because they will bore you but il show some screen shots so you get the idea of what i did.

so this is a standstill pic of the strings

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so rather than pics of all the angles i tried, il just show you the lowest and highest.

so this was lowest at 7 degrees.

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if you dont understand how this works just look at the strings and see how they are connected right up to the tip of the wing.
this is good and shows no flow seperation.

now this is full at 19 degrees.

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notice how the string doesnt stay attached. this is bad and called flow seperation. its just drag and little to no downforce.

so i found an optimum angle of around 12 degrees before flow seperates. so i have a range of around 7 to 12 degrees to play with on track next wk.

thanks for looking and hope your not bored.