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Old 12-15-2011, 11:50 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sc2dave View Post
IIRC, those fins you refer to as LEX fences are called vortex generators.I worked on these F/A-18 jets in the service back around '91
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Question for the Aero Experts - Page 2 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

You are right.

The concept or lesson here is that vortexes can be tools and do a job.
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