Fred Klein a crit :
> Gentlemen,
>
> While trial fitting the wings and setting the angle of incidence, I
> took some time to mock up an enhancement of the fairing in hopes of
> reducing interference drag. The gist is to start w/ the radius of the
> standard fairing just forward of the spar and extend the tangent point
> aft along the fuselage waterline until abeam of the flap trailing edge.
>
> Might this be: Much ado about nothing?...a promising
> development?...beyond the pale?
Fred,
Nice pictures and mockup.
Reducing interference drag is always worth some thought. Some in flight
data, such as tuft tests prior to any modification might prove valuable.
Also, if drag is in consideration, cooling drag is an area where the
Europa could really benefit.
Best regards,
--
Gilles
http://contrails.free.fr
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