Also known as a Fletner strip, as pioneered in the First World War by means
of doping a strip of washing line to the TE of control surfaces. And
probably copied from someone else's application prior to that time.
There's nothing new under the sun!
Duncan McF.
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From: <freefolk@screaming.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Gurney Flaps
>
> Thanks Dave and Mike for the split pencil advise, will give that a try.
> Tim, my flaps were 0.4 degree out of alignment, but curing this didn't
> reduce
> the sideforce. The Gurney Flap is named after Dan Gurney the US F1 and
> Sports
> Car champion who discovered that a small lip perpendicular to the trailing
> edge of the then fixed racing car rear wings could be used to adjust
> downforce
> to suit conditions. Just try the web for a LOT of information.
>
>
> Brian Tarmar G-OBJT
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