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Old 11-08-2008, 08:22 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Hi,

Since zigzag tape is so thin, it cannot help reattach turbulent air. The pictures of the zigzag tape in the wind tunnel have it in the high pressure air on the leading part of the wing, and it helps create a slip layer near the surface.

It can't pull turbulent air in from a distance away.
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